So why do kids think they can become vegans against their parents wishes?!
So why do kids think they can become vegans against their parents wishes?
And why do the so called "adult" vegans support this decision?
Fact is if you are under the age of 18 you cannot legally make important decisions like that. You health and well being are your parents responsibility.
And then on top of that the so called adult vegans (most of them losers in their early 20s, you know who you are), encourage such rebellion.
Fact is if one of my kids came to be and said they wanted to be vegan, I would be like sure you can do that, you can also be out of here by the end of the day. All because you saw a sick and twisted PETA video (which btw are designed to influence children of that age, think joe camel) doesn't mean you have the right to a lifestyle change.
Get a clue kiddies its their way or the highway.
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As usual vegan and proud misses the mark, like the typical vegan radical he cannot logically think out a question and instead goes off on a rant about meat. Guess what, there are plenty of healthy meat eaters in this world, and if a parent wants fo feed a kid McDonalds or feed a kid vegan crap it doesN't matter ITS THE PARENTS RIGHT.
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Also the 40% profit from happy meals? hahahahaha ohh thats a good one....cite it please please cite it.
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Sure if kids want to do their own shippoing and cooking by all means they can, they can also find a place to live, pay their own mortgage and take care of themselves....
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Yeah Mr. Vegan and Proud I am sure there are, also plenty who are anemic and have jaundice because they are morons. (so yeah lets let little kids roll the dice with it)
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umm yeah a parent can force a child to eat meat. Sorry kid, I know you don't think this, maybe when you are an adult you will figure it out.
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1 week ago
As usual vegan and proud misses the mark, like the typical vegan radical he cannot logically think out a question and instead goes off on a rant about meat. Guess what, there are plenty of healthy meat eaters in this world, and if a parent wants fo feed a kid McDonalds or feed a kid vegan crap it doesN't matter ITS THE PARENTS RIGHT.
1 week ago
Also the 40% profit from happy meals? hahahahaha ohh thats a good one....cite it please please cite it.
1 week ago
Sure if kids want to do their own shippoing and cooking by all means they can, they can also find a place to live, pay their own mortgage and take care of themselves....
1 week ago
Yeah Mr. Vegan and Proud I am sure there are, also plenty who are anemic and have jaundice because they are morons. (so yeah lets let little kids roll the dice with it)
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umm yeah a parent can force a child to eat meat. Sorry kid, I know you don't think this, maybe when you are an adult you will figure it out.
your main point is to do with the parent's 'right' to feed the child what they want. This is very timely since only this morning on the news were reports about the problem of obese children who are fat because their parents insist on feeding them high fat food like chocolate and chips. One set of parents exercised their 'right' by smuggling blocks of chocolate to their obese child in hospital. This goes to show that not all parents know what is good for their children when it comes to food.
If a child has a genuine interest in a healthy vegan lifestyle and understands the implications, why not let them try it? Tell them they can do their own shopping and cooking, by all means (they'll soon learn that way that a vegan diet is not easy to maintain), but why treat an intelligent child like a moron by forcing it to eat something YOU like to eat?
i think it's funny that your username is "endive"(a vegetable) considering what you're writing about XD
So it's okay to feed your kids Mcdonalds?But they can't be vegans?Why aren't you complaining about that or meat from animals given hormones and antibiotics?Last time I checked heart disease was the number 1 killer in the US,and colon cancer the second, vegan diet can help prevent both of those.If my parents never let me become vegan then I would still be eating fast food, drinking soda,eating candy,etc,following the standard american diet(SAD).If I never went vegan I would most likely be overweight and diabetic,just like my dad,my grandpa,and just like my great grandpa.My stepmom just recently had to have a surgery for gallstones too.I'm really the only person inmy family qho isn't overweight or obese,I also happen to be the only vegan or vegetarian.
BTW,Mcdonalds makes 40% of its profit from happy meals.
edit:Guess what,there are plenty of healthy vegans in this world.
A parent cant legally force a child to eat meat either. If the said child eats a healthy vegan diet, there is no reason not to support it.
I agree with you. Although I'm not sure how I personally would feel if my child wanted that type of lifestyle, I agree you have the upper hand in saying, yes my child can or cannot do this. There's a time and a place for everything, when they are mature adults they may choose what type of lifestyle they choose to live. I would just hope I did a good job in raising them, and they'll become healthy functional people that contribute to society. But...Until then my rules apply in my household. If I see something needs to be done, and If I feel its in the best interest in my children, no one has the right to tell me how to raise my kids. If people choose to be vegetarians, by all means its your life do what you want, I won't tell you otherwise. If you think its a healthier lifestyle for your family/ kids, go for it! But in return they do not have the right to tell me how to live my life, or how to raise my kids. You can have meat and have good nutritional diet. I have been eating meat all my life, I have no health issues, I am not over weight, if anything im probably under weight, and yes I enjoy the occasional fast food. But it doesn't mean my lifestyle is bad, It just this is how I feel, and I am going to raise my kids the same way.
It is a very good question, and I am still not sure how i am going to answer this. But, let me say I am an adult (born in the mid 60's) who spent six years as a vegan, and live a lifestyle very close to that today.
The decision to become vegan should not be taken lightly, by either the parents or the child. I agree many teens become vegan simply because their friends are. These teens are the ones who remain vegan for a very short period of time, and usually find themselves eating a pepperoni pizza a few months later.
But, parents have been giving kids a longer leash in the past few decades. I remember hearing one parent say her five y.o. wanted "to do takeout" one night. She thought it was endearing. I was thinking, i would have sat him at the table and fed him some form of gruel.
If my child came to me and said they wanted to be a vegan, I would ask for reasons. If their reasoning was logical and made sense, I would then ask how they planned on doing this. I would ask for specifics - a healthy meal plan, and methods of providing those meals. If it was well thought out, sincere, and honest I would feel compelled to follow through. If it wasn't, you would have every right to present your side of the argument. Don't weaken your child's personality by viewing their ideas as immature. Respect them and they will respect you.
A vegan diet should not be entered lightly, or superficially. It should be well defined, developed, and planned. I would ask for a two week menu, no take-out, with plans on the acquirement of said food.
It is afterall a form of harmless rebellion - deny this act - and the next one may be much worse.
I think that kids should be able to make their own decisions about what they eat. The important thing is that they get the correct nutrition. Lots of kids don't realize the strange foods they would have to eat to get all the specific proteins and nutrients you need when you are growing. Even adult vegans don't realize what they are missing in their diets. Vegetarian is ok for kids, but when you take out all of that dairy also you need to be eating lots of different things to make it up. For example, to get all the specific proteins you would need to eat 7 different kinds of lentils, lots of which aren't even available in The United states. I would just encourage my kids to eat healthy until they are grown and then go completely vegan.
I would of thought a parent would want thier child to grow up healthy and live longer.
How does meat help in that regard ?
"their way or the highway" is hardly a rational arguement. Was logic too complex for you ?
Or is it that deep down you realise there is no logic to eating meat and forcing in on young people
So, its ok to send kids to war to die at 17, but they cannot choose what to eat....strange moral values the world has......
Why do parents complain about their kids being vegan or vegetarian? Don't most parents want their kids to eat their veggies? I think it's just a control issue when parents tell their kids they can't choose for themselves what they will and will not eat.
wow i dont know what planet you dropped in from, but good luck with that. kids are not robots, and by your logic child abuse is ok, heck its no one right to butt in on what you do with your kids- right? as for being 18 to make important descions, many states let kids older than 16 get birth control, abortions and other medical services without a parent consent. why would you really care if your kid doesnt want to eat meat, of all the things on earth your going to have to fight about with a teen, why would you choose food to be one of them. and no you cannot make someone eat anything. good luck trying to pry apart clenched jaws, and if that kid starts dropping weight over it- hello dcs. why even bother going down that road, most kids will move on anyhow. the more hard *** you get the harder they will rebel, when they do turn 18 whos to say whether or not they will want any relationship with you. ask my father about that one- oh wait you can't, i havent spoken to him in 4 years, his wife left him and hes all alone - he was a hard *** too. he tried to make me eat pork and beans once, never happened again. we sat for 2 days over the same bowl of food, i lost weight, still refused to eat it, he resorted to hitting me so i ate it, then promptly threw up on him. ( i hate beans and pork upsets my stomach ) i refused to eat for almost a week after that . the videos are sick but thats what happens in slaughter houses, sorry the truth is so ulgy but thats just the way the world works. cows dont kill themselves, and they sure as heck dont want to die. im sorry your so violent and hatefilled, hopefully your children are far more understanding and can forgive you for your narrow hateful beliefs. oh and good luck with kicking them out, hope you like having dcs all up in your business. you dont have to like your kids but you do have to take care of them, unless you dump them in foster care which would probably be better than living with you. you'll sound like a real moron to the social services agent " gee i just kicked him out because he wouldnt eat a hamburger, who cares if he got molested and was starving my house my rules" yeah thats a real solid basis for abusing or neglecting your children.
You are so ridiculous! Of course you can 'legally' make decisions on your health before your 18. Why should you be forced to do something that you feel is wrong, just because your parents are uneducated on the subject?
Here's a question. Why is it legal for stupid parents to feed their kids junk? Foods which have so many man-made ingredients in that their fat lardy backsides are probably going to be preserved for all eternity after their fatal heart attacks? And no, I'm not having a rant about meat eaters. I'm talking about all junk.
Hey edive did your mom beat you with a head of lettuce and scream Vegans killed your father? What crawled in your colon and died? CHILL OUT..