saphire_moon_2002

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tricia,

It seems as though your family is pretty supportive, when my son was about a month old we were having dinner with the inlaws and they were talking about how they cant wait to feed my son hamburgers and I told them we were raising him vegan, well....... that didnt go so well.

My Husband didnt back me up much not untill the end and he wasnt even veggie yet at the time so they thought that I was the only one involved in that decision. They were so pissed off we didnt talk for some time. What I have always hated about my inlaws is that they treat my son as if he was more their son then my own, well in the beginning anyways but I put my foot down and my son is vegan, my husband is now vegan (since he watched the peta videos) and my inlaws are very happy with my sons development. They have even cut down on the meat, they arent perfect, although they understand the concept of no dairy and eggs, they wonder why my son cant have yogurt covered chocolate...lol

but they are soo supportive now.

On my side they know not to say anything bc I have a big mouth =)

ok now im rambling.

Tina

saphire_moon_2002 <taz121798 wrote:

Tina, Its good to know at least i know someone who isnt too far away raising another vegan child.... all kids at that age r picky... my daughter was about that old when i weaned her from the breast... she was not happy..lol.. but she has always loved fruits and veggies...so maybe shes meant to be vegan... my family is pretty ok with it... my mom lives in arizona and doesnt see her daily but when she came she did give her foods like marshmallows cuz she didnt know..but i wont hold that against her... shes learning... but when i first said we were vegan and what i want her to eat etc... she asked me "can she eat chicken"... yeah not to smart of a question there... some say well wow shes limited in her food...what is she allowed to eat...then i ramble on ... the most interesting part should be xmas... with my grandparents who we

only c at xmas and if we go up north... they probably wont understand vegan or why i chose it... but oh well.. im making my own lasagna...ive never eaten tofurky and i dont know if i wanna spend 30$ on a food i dont know if we r gonna like...my step mom is the person who always makes my daughters bday cakes...and she has already asked how she can make a vegan one..so thats good.. how it goes is ..its my kid ..and i will raise her the way i want to... if she wants to eat meat when shes older than thats her choice but for now my decision... wow im rambling... tricia -- In , tina b wrote:> Hi,> I'm from Toronto, Canada> I have been on the list for a while but I don't have much of a chance to post, I have a 17 month old son and recently went back to work.> I think its great that your daughter is excepting her new diet, your lucky I'm sure allot of

parents would have a much harder time.> My son is also vegan and it is very challenging at his age, he is very picky, we have good days and bad days but the older he gets we have more good than bad.> How is your family excepting your new diet?> I think one of the hardest things about becoming vegan is dealing with your family especially when you have children.> well good luck,> Tina> > > saphire_moon_2002 wrote:> Hey Everyone, I am a new vegan. I shouldn't even say 100% vegan .. > im attempting 100% but there r still some things out there that slip > by my vegan radar. I havent been 98% vegan for too long. Just a few > mnths and have already noticed a big difference in not only the way > my body feels but other things as well...I do have a 4 1/2 yr old > daughter who is doing quite well on the diet.. altho she does still > ask occasionally about

going to mcdonalds for a garden salad but > nothing else cuz they "are made from animals".. she is beyond > compassionate towards all animals and im happy that she is young > enough where it is easier to instill this lifestyle and even if she > doesnt stay vegan she will at least have better health in the > future...> > I live in Canada.. in a little city.. but there is still some > health food stores but sometimes books and so forth aren't > available.. i was jus wondering if there any other canadians on this > list?? well thats it for now ...i have already learned quite a bit > from previous msgs... > > > > > To send an email to - > >