veggyjenn22
05-17-2005, 04:17 PM
Hello there all. My question is this. I have 4 kids, two younger and one 13 year old and one 12 year old. And, my husband and I have decided to go vegetarian, and as close as possible to vegan as possible. Our dilema is this. One of my daughters is a little hesitant about this change. I have told her that we will slowly phase out the red meat and then chicken, then the other meats. Whereas my other daughter is a willing particpant.
The rest of our extended family has given us a hard time about this ideology. Some say we are following a cult like fad out of hollywood...I think you get the negative thoughts we are getting from our family. When really the motivation is purely health and lifestyle, and thought to the well being of our animal friends. To my question...sorry! How have you as either a parent to teens or being a teen handled this particular problem? Any help would be of great assistance. Our vet has even suggested that we put our 4 dogs & 3 cats on a vegetarian diet. Well thanks for ideas.
Jenn
The rest of our extended family has given us a hard time about this ideology. Some say we are following a cult like fad out of hollywood...I think you get the negative thoughts we are getting from our family. When really the motivation is purely health and lifestyle, and thought to the well being of our animal friends. To my question...sorry! How have you as either a parent to teens or being a teen handled this particular problem? Any help would be of great assistance. Our vet has even suggested that we put our 4 dogs & 3 cats on a vegetarian diet. Well thanks for ideas.
Jenn