] Hello ~ Erika

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Thanks for the welcome, I am glad I am part of this group, nice people and

great recipes! My oldest (10) says no way when I asked him if he would ever

stop eating meat, my youngest son (8)says yes he wants to stop eating meat. My

youngest (4), I don't really think it will be a big deal to her if she stop

eating meat (to me its a big deal and to all the animals). What ever I eat she

eats with me. When I buy her a happy meal when we go to town she wont eat the

hamburger, she is interested in eating my beans and rice. When we have

lettice in the house she will get a handfull of that and eats it, well any

fruit

or veggie for that matter. When I was younger I was never a real big meat

eater.

 

 

Erika

 

 

 

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Hi again, Erika.

 

Can I ask you something - to satisfy my curiosity

(I have a grown son, 48 this summer, so he's no

use to ask! And I don't want to upset the

grandchildren, who will be 11 and 8 this year, by

asking them long distance (anyway, they're all

omnivores).

 

About YOUR kids: Does your 8 yr old have a

_reason_ why he wants to stop eating meat? I

mean, is it because he's heard that it's really

made from nice animals, or because he thinks it's

not healthy, or not cool, or because he doesn't

like the taste, or even because he wants to tee

off his older brother and/or please mommie???????

(I presume the 10 yr old just wants to eat what

he's used to eating.)

 

I'm not being cynical - I'm really really curious

why one son would say OK and the other would say

NO WAY You know???? Of course, they lead

different lives, really, being different ages -

and 10 is 'very grown up' etc. - but . . . . ?

 

(My own granddaughter (the one who will be 11) is

VERY fussy about food - and a confirmed omnivore,

as I say.)

 

Anyway, hon, don't answer this if you don't feel

like it - it's very intrusive I know. I am

interested, however. We usually know why adults

decide to give up meat - even though it can get a

bit complicated for some - but kids are sometimes

a whole different kettle of lentils

 

Thanks for the lovely reply. Glad you like our

recipes!

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

--- ArizonaMommyOf3 wrote:

 

> Thanks for the welcome, I am glad I am part of

> this group, nice people and

> great recipes! My oldest (10) says no way when

> I asked him if he would ever

> stop eating meat, my youngest son (8)says yes

> he wants to stop eating meat. My

> youngest (4), I don't really think it will be a

> big deal to her if she stop

> eating meat (to me its a big deal and to all

> the animals). What ever I eat she

> eats with me. When I buy her a happy meal when

> we go to town she wont eat the

> hamburger, she is interested in eating my

> beans and rice. When we have

> lettice in the house she will get a handfull

> of that and eats it, well any fruit

> or veggie for that matter. When I was younger

> I was never a real big meat

> eater.

>

>

> Erika

>

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[Guest guest]

sorry I didn't back to you I have been busy working in my yard and stuff

with the kids. My youngest son, Christian says he wants to stop eating meat,

killing an animal is bad he says but he will still eat meat with his friends and

with his brother. For the past month and a half my boys have been saying that

their stomachs have been hurting them, those have been on days that they had

a lot of meat. Yesterday a friend brought over some beef jerky and later

that day my oldest comes home feeling sick and took a three hour nap. I havent

done anything differently in the way I cook their food or anything. They do

that same thing when they had chicken or a hamburger from school. My kids will

eat tofu tacos and stuff that I make and have no problem with that.

 

 

Erika

 

 

 

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I'll answer for my own self. I would gladly have given up meat as a child.

I didn't like the idea of eating animals, and I did not like the texture of

most meat. I certainly considered it both as a child and as a teen, but

never tried because I figured it would be too difficult to manage in my

family. I was not a child to make waves, and my dad is a farm-boy who grew

up raising animals for food.

 

When I was married I started reacting to beef (throwing up when we ate it)

and my move from omni to vegan was very quick. My family accepts that I am

vegetarian - certainly it is easier to accept that your child can't eat meat

because of a physical reaction to it than a moral argument - but my brothers

in particular would *never* consider being vegetarian. My younger brother

will try vegetarian dishes ( " Just don't tell me what's in it " ), but my older

brother won't try anything weird. One time at a family bbq he accidentally

helped himself to one of our veggie burgers, and was horrified afterwards

that he had eaten it - and didn't even know it.

 

We were all raised the same, in a family that ate meat, but not large

amounts, and believed that animals were given to man for food, but I am the

only one who would consider being vegetarian.

 

Pam

 

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Pat <drpatsant wrote:

 

> Hi again, Erika.

>

> Can I ask you something - to satisfy my curiosity

> (I have a grown son, 48 this summer, so he's no

> use to ask! And I don't want to upset the

> grandchildren, who will be 11 and 8 this year, by

> asking them long distance (anyway, they're all

> omnivores).

>

> About YOUR kids: Does your 8 yr old have a

> _reason_ why he wants to stop eating meat? I

> mean, is it because he's heard that it's really

> made from nice animals, or because he thinks it's

> not healthy, or not cool, or because he doesn't

> like the taste, or even because he wants to tee

> off his older brother and/or please mommie???????

> (I presume the 10 yr old just wants to eat what

> he's used to eating.)

>

> I'm not being cynical - I'm really really curious

> why one son would say OK and the other would say

> NO WAY You know???? Of course, they lead

> different lives, really, being different ages -

> and 10 is 'very grown up' etc. - but . . . . ?

>

> (My own granddaughter (the one who will be 11) is

> VERY fussy about food - and a confirmed omnivore,

> as I say.)

>

> Anyway, hon, don't answer this if you don't feel

> like it - it's very intrusive I know. I am

> interested, however. We usually know why adults

> decide to give up meat - even though it can get a

> bit complicated for some - but kids are sometimes

> a whole different kettle of lentils

>

> Thanks for the lovely reply. Glad you like our

> recipes!

>

> Love and hugs, Pat

>

>

> --- ArizonaMommyOf3 <ArizonaMommyOf3%40aol.com> wrote:

>

> > Thanks for the welcome, I am glad I am part of

> > this group, nice people and

> > great recipes! My oldest (10) says no way when

> > I asked him if he would ever

> > stop eating meat, my youngest son (8)says yes

> > he wants to stop eating meat. My

> > youngest (4), I don't really think it will be a

> > big deal to her if she stop

> > eating meat (to me its a big deal and to all

> > the animals). What ever I eat she

> > eats with me. When I buy her a happy meal when

> > we go to town she wont eat the

> > hamburger, she is interested in eating my

> > beans and rice. When we have

> > lettice in the house she will get a handfull

> > of that and eats it, well any fruit

> > or veggie for that matter. When I was younger

> > I was never a real big meat

> > eater.

> >

> >

> > Erika

> >

> >

> >

> > **************Planning your summer road trip?

> > Check out AOL Travel Guides.

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> http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016

> )

> >

> >

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> > removed]

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> >

[Guest guest]

Hi again, Erika

 

You say:

 

My youngest son, Christian says he

wants to stop eating meat,

killing an animal is bad he says . . .

 

Okay, that was what I was wondering. So it's the

animal thing - good for him - not just that

they're cute but that killing them is wrong. Nice

kid you have there!

 

> but he will

still eat meat with his friends and

with his brother.

 

Well, that's what many kids have to do to get

along with their peers, isn't it - and some

adults too - compromise. I don't think you're

disturbed about it (I wouldn't be). He'll settle

into what is a comfortable pattern for himself

before long - well, time is relative after all.

Then maybe he'll be able to tell the others what

he has told you: that it's wrong. Baby steps.

 

> For the past month and a half

> my boys have been saying that

> their stomachs have been hurting them, those

> have been on days that they had

> a lot of meat. Yesterday a friend brought over

> some beef jerky and later

> that day my oldest comes home feeling sick and

> took a three hour nap.

 

Interesting. Too bad for your boys, of course,

but nevertheless interesting that it should

happen right now. Well, you can figure out what

the physical cause is - perhaps with the aid of a

healthcare professional or perhaps on your own

through the elimination system. If their health

is affected, of course, that's another good

reason for them to leave me*t alone. We all know

it isn't healthy for us to have in the quantities

that it's consumed with the north american diet,

SAD.

 

> My kids will

> eat tofu tacos and stuff that I make and have

> no problem with that.

 

Well maybe for the sake of their health and your

own peace of mind over their health you can

continue to make they yummy veggie stuff As

your younger son says, if they wish to they can

always eat in the omnivore way when with others -

if they still want to do that. I must say - and

someone else wrote this recently somewhere or

other (I've read so many emails today) that it's

easier to explain one's veg choices if it's a

matter of health and people are quicker to

understand. (Or something like that - you know

what I mean! LOL)

 

Lots of luck with your veggie diet - and with

your two sons. You're a good mama!!!!

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

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called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw)

 

 

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