Animal Products as gifts Dining out-rant

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That's awesome Sandi!

 

I wish I had the same luck. DH's Mom, a wonderful woman, who is very

supportive of me and my being Vegan shocked me last year. She is

very spiritual, a healer, knows alot about toxins in foods, etc and

probably the closest friend I have to being Vegan without being

Vegan. And then for X-Mas last year she gave me a box of Ferrero

Rocher chocolates. LOL I about fell over. Now, these were my fav

chocolates when I wasn't Vegan, so it was nice of her to remember

that. I'm just not sure how she thought I would eat them.

 

A couple years ago when we were still talking with DH's Dad, he and

his wife gave me a leather wallet as a gift. I was absolutely

astounded. Now they have never supported my Veganism, but this was a

little too much. I basically explained why I could not (would not)

keep it and thanked them anyways. I said " I know it is the thought

that counts and I appreciate it. " But then after I thought, well

they couldn't have been thinking too hard about me to select that

item.

 

At least my closest friends and family do not do this. And if they

did by mistake, I would smile, thank them and then give it to

another who could use it.

 

Nikki

 

, " Sandi "

<sandisweeti13132001> wrote:

>

> ---I haven't tossed anything out in like 6yrs. now people know

> better to waste their money on an animal product for me.

>

>

>

>

> In , " earthstrm " <earthstorm@c...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Sandi,

> >

> > Please don't toss it! The landfills are full enough!

> >

> > Return it, recycle it, freecycle it, donate or give it away!

> Someone

> > can and will use it. It is unfortunate an animal had to die to

> make

> > it, but now that it is done, at least keep it out of the

> garbage.

> >

> > Nikki