My mother-in-law wants to cook meat in my house

[Guest guest]

If you feel you need to comply with her wishes, buy (or have her buy) her own

cookware, cooking utensils, plate, bowl, silverware, and most importantly

SPONGES and store everything separately. If you have a garage with a sink, have

her wash the dead animal remains into the garage sink. Keep separate trash can

also for bones/scraps so you don't have to smell it in the house.

 

Over the years, I have very rarely allowed someone to eat meat in my house. They

have never been allowed to cook raw meat in my house with my pots/pans. I had a

teen living in my house for 5 months (escaping an abusive home life). He

surrendered to only cooking veg in the house. I occasionally agreed to him

bringing in pre-cooked meat (frozen pizzas with pepperoni, microwaved meals,

etc...) but it's only pre-cooked or microwaveable, never raw. I have a separate

set of dishes and utensils for eat-meaters (which I very rarely use...less than

once a year for pre-cooked foods). I never, EVER let meat touch my sponges.

Ever.

It's so disgusting I want to barf just typing this.

It's really hard to have an eat meater living in the house. I felt I had to

" give in " to his addiction. He's 18 and autistic and from a heavy meat-eating

cultural background. When he moved out, I gave him all the meat dishes/cookware

he used.

 

Good luck.

Amy in Pacifica

[Guest guest]

John,

 

I agree that the MIL is inconsiderate, but honestly - if Rose's husband doesn't

have the cojones to tell his Mom to knock it off there is a bigger problem

here.

 

Greg

 

 

 

>Rose,

>

>I think it's really ill-mannered and impolite of her to impose her

>meat-cooking on you in YOUR home. Would she NOT cook meat if you visited

>HER home? My omni/carnivore guests (including mother-in-law) have always

>respected my meat-free choice and go out when they need to devour an

>animal. I would be very firm, polite but not apologetic, about this

>issue. If she can't show respect for you, how can you return it?

>

>John

>

>rlacy853 wrote:

>>

>>

>> I'm physically ill every time she visits. She comes all the way from

>> Scotland once or twice a year for a month long visit. I've sent her

>> the link to the Earthlings video and a link to a doctor who states

>> that vegetarians cannot digest meat. I even go as far as providing her

>> with precooked meat. What else can I do or say?

>> Her latest compromise is to buy her own skillet and cooking utensils

>> so I don't get sick when she cooks here.

>> But she seems to care nothing for my mental state. I told her farm

>> animals have as much right to live as dogs and cats.

>> If there is no solution, how do I live with her in peace?

>> Thank you for listening,

>> Rose

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

I'm sure there is a nice hotel she can stay at with a kitchenette that she can use to do whatever she wants. I know it's expensive, but it's either that or do not cook meat in your home or don't come at all.

Tara On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Greg Smith <gsmith59 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

John,

 

I agree that the MIL is inconsiderate, but honestly - if Rose's husband doesn't

have the cojones to tell his Mom to knock it off there is a bigger problem

here.

 

Greg

 

 

 

>Rose,

>

>I think it's really ill-mannered and impolite of her to impose her

>meat-cooking on you in YOUR home. Would she NOT cook meat if you visited

>HER home? My omni/carnivore guests (including mother-in-law) have always

>respected my meat-free choice and go out when they need to devour an

>animal. I would be very firm, polite but not apologetic, about this

>issue. If she can't show respect for you, how can you return it?

>

>John

>

>rlacy853 wrote:

>>

>>

>> I'm physically ill every time she visits. She comes all the way from

>> Scotland once or twice a year for a month long visit. I've sent her

>> the link to the Earthlings video and a link to a doctor who states

>> that vegetarians cannot digest meat. I even go as far as providing her

>> with precooked meat. What else can I do or say?

>> Her latest compromise is to buy her own skillet and cooking utensils

>> so I don't get sick when she cooks here.

>> But she seems to care nothing for my mental state. I told her farm

>> animals have as much right to live as dogs and cats.

>> If there is no solution, how do I live with her in peace?

>> Thank you for listening,

>> Rose

>>

>>