Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 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. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 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 > > > > **************Planning your summer road trip? > Check out AOL Travel Guides. > > (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 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 **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 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. > > > > > ( > http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016 > ) > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > --- > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 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 ---- http://www.care2.com/c2cvegpets (and others listed on http://beanvegan.blogspot.com) " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) ______________________________\ ____ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals./tc/blockbuster/text5.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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