Newbie here....

[Guest guest]

Hello and Greetings,

My name is Jen and I'm a 37 yr old mother of two very active boys

ages: 6 and 13. I'm happily married to my DH of 9 yrs.

I also share my home with a Ball Python named " Genre " .

I wanted to join this group because I have made the life-changing

decision to become a vegetarian. I have read a lot about this

lifestyle online and from books, but nothing can really help you to

understand it like talking to those that are there.

To my family it sometimes seems as though they think I have

stepped into another universe all-together. But for me I feel it is

not just a life-changing, but a life-SAVING thing I have decided to do.

Here is the personal stuff: I am 5'2 " and 244 pounds, not

exactlly what you would call physically fit. I also struggle daily

with mental disabilities as well. I have been diagnosed with several

things: Panic Disorder, BPD, OCD, PTSD, Sever depression and Bi-polar

disorder.

Wow, can't believe I laid it all out there , but I feel that the

more I tell people, the better they understand where I'm coming from.

I am a very creative type person (hair color changes almost monthly,

have several tats (but done now), aspiring writer, love needle crafts,

animals, and the Lord)

I hope to make some friends here and learn a lot more about

living the vegetarian life. I have heard of people who thought they

could do it without learning from others, and failed, because they

didn't eat right and lacked vitamins and minerals their bodies

needed. I want to learn as much as I can so that does not happen

here.

Thank you for listening to me ramble. (big smiles)

God Bless ALL,

Jen