Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 In a message dated 2/19/07 8:32:32 PM, veg4animals2006 writes: > oes he know exaclty why you are veg? Or the real reasons to be veg?I > believe so. When he was home over the holidays, I told him that in my efforts to > be kind and tolerant of others, I may have neglected to let him know why we > are veg and how strongly I (we) feel about it. I talked to him about > nutrition, and non-violence (he and his sibs went to a Quaker school, so they HAVE > to have gotten that!). > A child raised with certain beliefs is eventually going to be curious about > the " dark side " . Every teen will rebel.. maybe this is just his way of doing > it? I do think this may be it. He and I are (have been) extremely close > over the years. He is my best bud and quite an amazing young person. I > know that sometimes the closer the child with the parent, the harder they may > feel (subconsciously) they have to push away and that they KNOW which buttons > will have the biggest effect. > Education about vegetarianism may be the way to go on this one.....I'm > wondering if maybe some of his trainers at school have talked to him about eating > meat. (I'm certain they don't know!) Books on vegetarian sports stars > anyone? > > I'm curious.. how did you raise him to be vegetarian from birth? I have a > six month old son.. and my fiance and I are curious about how to go about > introducing our reasons for not eating meat to a small child... thanks for your > input. > This was the easy part. Having an older brother and sister made it easier, probably. We didn't have meat at home, we talked about not eating our friends and animals are our friends. We have lots of funny stories from over the years. One day we were in a grocery store and he wanted to know (3 yr old) why they had neon outlines of animals in different parts of the store. Cows in the beef section, pig in the pork section, etc. I explained that it was where they kept the meat from those animals and that some people eat those things. Then he saw the chicken and said in a yelling voice " HEY MOM! DID YOU KNOW THAT THE THEY SELL ROOSTER MEAT HERE? " There were many laughs, but I think it was nervous laughter. I'm happy to answer any specific questions you have about what he/they did eat over the years. We started with lots of breastmilk, graduated to bananans and other fruits, vegetables, and tofu. He has been a wonderfully strong athlete and very smart. I credit his diet for lots of it. Whenever I got the chance, I would stop when we saw farm animals near the road. There is nothing more powerful than standing next to a cow and looking into his big brown eyes. I would let my kids pet them and talk to them about kindness. Our daughter was/is quite dramatic. She is 5 years older and probably helped a lot. She would talk about Charlotte's Web frequently, and is an animal lover. Thanks for listening. Of all of our offspring, this one is the last one I expected to experiment in this way. Pam in Chapel Hill, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Well, I think talking to him will be the best way. I'll look up some books about vegetarian athletes.. I have a list of veg stars around here somewhere.. lol I kills me to say this (especially since I know you're deeply wounded by his experimentation), but all in all he's going to do what he wants. After you talk to him, he may decide that meat-eating is his route.. but you never know.. hopefully he will learn the errors of his ways.. maybe in a few weeks.. maybe in a few years. I did a lot of stupid things just to spite my parents. Some of it didn't last, some of it lasted longer than it should have. Just let him you love him, but no his choices! I wish you the best of luck! And, I'll be back with those books! Jessica, Robert, and Baby Jesse Life is an adventure in forgiveness. Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990) " pmfree3 " <pmfree3 Monday, February 19, 2007 9:07:55 PM Re: Re: Teen thoughts? In a message dated 2/19/07 8:32:32 PM, veg4animals2006@ writes: > oes he know exaclty why you are veg? Or the real reasons to be veg?I > believe so. When he was home over the holidays, I told him that in my efforts to > be kind and tolerant of others, I may have neglected to let him know why we > are veg and how strongly I (we) feel about it. I talked to him about > nutrition, and non-violence (he and his sibs went to a Quaker school, so they HAVE > to have gotten that!). > A child raised with certain beliefs is eventually going to be curious about > the " dark side " . Every teen will rebel.. maybe this is just his way of doing > it? I do think this may be it. He and I are (have been) extremely close > over the years. He is my best bud and quite an amazing young person. I > know that sometimes the closer the child with the parent, the harder they may > feel (subconsciously) they have to push away and that they KNOW which buttons > will have the biggest effect. > Education about vegetarianism may be the way to go on this one.....I'm > wondering if maybe some of his trainers at school have talked to him about eating > meat. (I'm certain they don't know!) Books on vegetarian sports stars > anyone? > > I'm curious.. how did you raise him to be vegetarian from birth? I have a > six month old son.. and my fiance and I are curious about how to go about > introducing our reasons for not eating meat to a small child... thanks for your > input. > This was the easy part. Having an older brother and sister made it easier, probably. We didn't have meat at home, we talked about not eating our friends and animals are our friends. We have lots of funny stories from over the years. One day we were in a grocery store and he wanted to know (3 yr old) why they had neon outlines of animals in different parts of the store. Cows in the beef section, pig in the pork section, etc. I explained that it was where they kept the meat from those animals and that some people eat those things. Then he saw the chicken and said in a yelling voice " HEY MOM! DID YOU KNOW THAT THE THEY SELL ROOSTER MEAT HERE? " There were many laughs, but I think it was nervous laughter. I'm happy to answer any specific questions you have about what he/they did eat over the years. We started with lots of breastmilk, graduated to bananans and other fruits, vegetables, and tofu. He has been a wonderfully strong athlete and very smart. I credit his diet for lots of it. Whenever I got the chance, I would stop when we saw farm animals near the road. There is nothing more powerful than standing next to a cow and looking into his big brown eyes. I would let my kids pet them and talk to them about kindness. Our daughter was/is quite dramatic. She is 5 years older and probably helped a lot. She would talk about Charlotte's Web frequently, and is an animal lover. Thanks for listening. Of all of our offspring, this one is the last one I expected to experiment in this way. Pam in Chapel Hill, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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