Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 My family is kinda hard on us about being vegetarian, and my son is starting to think it's wrong. We are literally the ONLY vegetarian/vegan in our entire family. My son does not have any friends who are either. He really does not want to eat animals by his own choice..this morning, he even said " mom, are you sure a chick didn't get killed when they took this egg from the mama? " He wasn't going to eat it. I told him that that egg DID NOT have a chick in it, and the hen was free to roam around. It really is his own choice (i think he's about to go vegan), but my family thinks I'm " brainwashing " him. Sometimes to fit in, he will say he likes meat, too. I think he's becoming ashamed of his beliefs. Is there anything I could say to him to make him feel more secure and/or proud about his choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 I don't know how old he is but you can remind him of all the animals that get to live because he doesn't eat them. I would tell my kids that I was so proud of them for making the choice to go against what other people do to be kind and sensitive to the animals. You might also want to show him some info on health and vegetarianism. My kids are also the only vegetarians we knew (now I find out that the social worker in the school is veg). They have actually begun to have thier friends say they no longer want to eat meat. Of course, my oldest knows exactly what happens to the animals raised for meat and the younger one knows they are not treated well and are killed. They go out and tell that to the friends. The moms are getting a little upset with me. I just offer to share some recipes with them. It is a challenging road if everyone is saying it's wrong. Simply expain to him why it is right in a manner that is appropriate for his age. Good Luck Irene Lopez <onereallybadgirl wrote:My family is kinda hard on us about being vegetarian, and my son is starting to think it's wrong. We are literally the ONLY vegetarian/vegan in our entire family. My son does not have any friends who are either. He really does not want to eat animals by his own choice..this morning, he even said " mom, are you sure a chick didn't get killed when they took this egg from the mama? " He wasn't going to eat it. I told him that that egg DID NOT have a chick in it, and the hen was free to roam around. It really is his own choice (i think he's about to go vegan), but my family thinks I'm " brainwashing " him. Sometimes to fit in, he will say he likes meat, too. I think he's becoming ashamed of his beliefs. Is there anything I could say to him to make him feel more secure and/or proud about his choice? For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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