I need help...:(?!
I need help...:(?
ok so i was thinking about going veg for a couple months and today i saw some videos that kinda pushed me all the way... i told my dad and he didnt care he kinda just joked with me about it... but when i got home from school and told my mom she freaked...
she told me she doesnt support me and i'll just have to starve because she's not cooking 2 meals (which she wouldnt have to cuz i'm a darn good cook)... she also told me that i'm trying to seek attention and thats all veggies are trying to do...
what should i do?? should i continue on or go back to meat for my mom???(basicly my mom hates me and doesnt support me)
Answers:
First of all, your Mom needs help !
I give you lots of credit for your choice !
Meat is the worst thing in the world for us, I am 60 years old & worked in a health food store for 10 years & what all I found out about meat would make you sick, all of the hormones they inject into animals & how filthy they process meat. if she is dumb enough to think you are using this to seek attention, don't worry about her, if she keeps on eating meat & junk food she won't be around long enough to bother you when your older & healthier than anyone else in the family !
Good luck !!
No ,If thats what you wanna do by your own food if you don't got a job get one!
I can't tell you what to do but you have to do what's right for you. If you feel you can't eat meat anymore stop eating it. But first try to talk to your mom, try to expain why you want to give up meat, how you can get your nutrition anyways, and tell her that not everyone is trying to seek attention. A vegetarian diet can be very healthy (much less satured fats) and help you psychologically. Find information online and show her. Find also some videos (there are more than enough) and show her how animals get treated...
I hope I was able to help you
Hanna
If you can cook for yourself, then you are old enough to decide what goes in your mouth. Don't let your mom push you away from being vegetarian. Tell her that you have an open mind and are willing to try everything once, and that you feel this is a moral choice to you.
I have just been the same situation as you described. I decided to give up meat for lent (just to see what it was like).. My dad was OK with it, but my mom completely flipped out. I just told her my reasons for wanting to go vegetarian and no matter what she said she knows that she cant force feed me. That would just be cruel and weird. But this has been one of the best decisions I've ever made and I have stuck with it even though lent has come to an end. My mom has gotten accustomed to it now that she sees I am serious about the whole thing, and sometimes now she even asks me to make her meals because they look so good! So go out in the kitchen and whip up a really good meal that will make your mom jealous :) hehehe.
Just be informed about what nutrients the human body needs and make sure you get them every day. The last thing you want is to end up in the hospital with your mom saying "I told you so". You sound like an intelligent person, I am sure you will do just fine. Good luck and what a great decision you have made. No matter where you go people are going to look down on you because you don't eat meat, which isn't the "norm" but just smile and know inside that you have made the right decision for yourself.
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Honey, I have no idea how old you are, but it seems like you have a good head on your shoulders. I can't blame your mom, I wouldn't want to cook 2 different dinners every day either, but if you can cook, how about eating the wonderful veggies, breads etc that your mother puts on the table and just bypass the meat (if you are allowed, maybe you can make a great bean dish or rice or some other dish the whole family will enjoy)
Have you tried to seek attention by being different in other ways, that your mother would say that? Either way, a vegetarian diet is healthy, and most vegetarians choose that for health or religious reasons, not to seek attention.
I wish you the best.
I am not vegetarian, but many of my friends are, and since I love them, I have learned how to cook many tasty, vegetarian meals that even meat eaters love, and don't miss the meat at all.
My advice to you would be to do what you feel convicted to do, in the quietest way possible, as long as you live in your parent's home. I'm sure your mother does not hate you, but she might be frustrated. Even parents make mistakes sometimes.
I wish you the very best is whatever decision you make.
I gave up meat when I was 8 years old for a year because the taste just made me sick. I had to hide the food in a napkin and gave it to the dog after dinner. I finally got fed up and told my dad and he told my mom and she didn't care. She just let me eat other things for dinner. Now we are all spoiled adults and my mom gets 3 different things to eat for dinner and is quite used to everyone's different tastes. So maybe someone else in your family would like a change from your mom's cooking. You might want to ask.
your mom being completely crazy. im vegetarian and i do it for animal rights not because im an attention seeker. try to make your own meals and if that doesnt work come to my house and my mom will cook something for you. jk. seriously try talking to her and your dad about it. good luck.
Be a vegetarian... my mom didn't support me too much either, but she definitely doesn't hate me for it, and if your mom does... then she has problems.
you could get a job, and buy all your own food, then cook it... completely eliminating your parents from the situation.
Or you can just get your dad to buy you food, and you can cook it... (If you don't want to get a job)
Good luck.
Tell Mom you would take care of your own food/cooking. Make sure in going vegan you have a balanced diet especially make sure you have enough proteins, otherwise you can get protein deficiency because most of the proteins are found in meat.
I know that this situation isn't easy because it's your mom, but the reality is that you will probably be criticized a lot for becoming a vegetarian. My family thought it was a fad and my parents gave me that my-daughter-the-idiot look. A year later, the only thing that has changed is that I pushed it a bit further and am now vegan.
Don't give up what you believe. Your diet is your business, it's always been your business, and not eating meat doesn't suddenly make it someone else's business. If nothing else, it'll prove to your mom that this lifestyle isn't about seeking attention. Good luck!
Parents that age are living in another time and place. Many were brought up being taught to follow what they are told to do without question. They refuse to consider change. They definitely have NO clue about what goes on behind their meat and milk, and they will actively refuse to be enlightened about it because it would pretty much bring part of their little world crashing down, the world they've been told is just A-OK and people who are doing things differently are just out to cause trouble. So, while I'd love to suggest that you tell your mom your reasons, even show her those videos, she might just wind up even more mad at you (as though the animal industry abuse was your fault.)
You'd think they would be happy that their child has some sense of ethics and intelligence, but, no - remember, change is bad to them - they don't understand it, and they don't want to be bothered learning, or explaining it to friends why their child is doing something different.
That being said.. :) ... I don't know your age, but you said you can cook, so I'd say go for it. Tell your mom not to worry about your meals anymore, that you'll be happy to cook your own - or, offer to cook the whole family's meals without meat. She might be a little more "accepting" if she gets out of the chore of cooking nightly. Or, just ask her to make a little extra of the vegetable portions - she doesn't have to cook a totally separate meal.
Don't give up who you are and what you want to do, not even for your parents, when it is something as positive as this. Good luck!
I am so sorry for you, my dear. I fully support my daughters decision to become a veggie. I wish you were my kid!!! Shame on your mom!! Do what your heart tells you. If you want to be vegetarian, find some things you can cook for yourself. My daughter loves curried cous cous, mac and cheese, spanish rice, grilled veggie kababs, stir fried rice and veggies, omelets with green peppers and onions, stuffed jalapeno peppers, grilled cheese sandwhich, bean and cheese tacos, bean and cheese and rice buritos, etc. The only other thing you can do is eat just the side dishes your mom fixes, and then go all out veg when you are on your own. Best of luck, sorry you have a mom like that. Email me if you would like to
It's really disappointing to see your parents taking it in such a horrible way.
I would say, start cooking your own meals.
People told me it was just a phase that I'd be going through. Four years later and I'm still going strong.
Good luck hun!