Talking vegan

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing all your " talking points " . I have talked with my

daughter about why we don't eat animal products. Cheese is probably

the hardest to understand because so many of her friends eat large

quantities of it! Cow's milk is not a problem because she genuinely

likes soy milk and may never have even tasted cow's milk except as an

infant in China. I've explained that mommy and baby cows mostly are

separated so that the milk can go to people and that we don't want to

keep the mommies and babies apart. We have visited a local farm that

raises animals (organically and fairly decently) and we have talked

about the fact that the animals she loves to watch will be killed for

someone's food and that we don't eat that way. But I have refrained

from talking about the killing of animals in front of other children

or families. Its a hard path sometimes because we have friends who

once were vegetarians or who have all the right environmental

politics but still eat some meat and I feel its their choice although

I also feel that by not speaking up more in defense of the suffering

of animals or the health consequences of eating animal products that

I am not taking an opportunity to make a positive impact. We are so

fringey already! Good to have this list and a few veggie friends with

kids. Thanks!

Bea