I have foundlots of people (the closer they are, such as friends and family!) to benegative toward vegetarians and vegans alike. I truly feel that in some cases it's ignorance on their part about how food animals are treated, sometimes they are not 'spiritually' (for lack of a better word)
Tonya,
Your comment about family reminded me of my sister-in-law's
interpretation of why I refused ham at her table... I was newly dating
my now husband, Bruce at the time. I found out years later that my
sister in law was telling people I was Jewish, because I didn't want her
pork! She
Tonya,
I understand everything that you're saying. I do what I can to educate my
friends and family whenever I get a chance. I have found that after all these
years, the majority of those I am closest to have accepted my lifestyle, and
after listening to what motivated me to "change", have a
In a message dated 11/27/05 1:42:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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She just
couldn't understand any other reason for not wanting to eat pigs, so
funny
OMG!! Nina, that is TOO funny!
Rebecca,
Kudos!!
A very well written and informative post.
Hugs,
Patti
Wendy's remarks brought to mind an old story I heard in church once: An old man was walking along the beach after a storm. The beach was FULL of thousands of star fish. Eventually he came upon two small children running up and down the beach, picking up starfish and flinging them back into the
Wow Rebecca! I had no idea that people would even
think that it's their place to comment on your
personal eating habits. How odd. I do think that you
are right though. Some people in the world DO just
have a mean bone in their body or are miserable and
want everyone around them to be so too.
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