My Dad Wants Me Not To Be A Vegetarian!?!
My Dad Was Like Oh Okay W/e You Can Be One And Then Today He Makes Soup With Pieces Of Chicken In It And I Told Him I Wasn't
Gonna Eat It And He's Like Why Are You Now Starting To
Be A Vegetarian?And Blah Blah Blah....And Then He's Like
Eat The Soup Or You Can't Eat Anything Out Of The Fridge!
And I Was Like Why Not?!And He's Like Because I Said So.
So Now I Made Some Noodles And Ate Them Dry With Pepper.And I'm Starving!!!
Any Advice?
My Dad Is One Of Those Traditional Mexican Type Dads.
Answers: What Should I Do?
My Dad Was Like Oh Okay W/e You Can Be One And Then Today He Makes Soup With Pieces Of Chicken In It And I Told Him I Wasn't
Gonna Eat It And He's Like Why Are You Now Starting To
Be A Vegetarian?And Blah Blah Blah....And Then He's Like
Eat The Soup Or You Can't Eat Anything Out Of The Fridge!
And I Was Like Why Not?!And He's Like Because I Said So.
So Now I Made Some Noodles And Ate Them Dry With Pepper.And I'm Starving!!!
Any Advice?
My Dad Is One Of Those Traditional Mexican Type Dads.
Tell your father that is your choice and he has no say in it. If he still protests tell him your reasons on why you believe that way. Remember you and only you can choose what to eat and when to eat it. If you are hungry but only have meat, go to the grocery store and buy some soy beans. Soy beans have a lot of protein so you can get protein from soy beans instead of meat. I respect that you respect animals. But I love italian food with the little spicy meatballs to give up meat.
Reason with him
Start out by getting lots of facts, its going to work best if you are 100% sure on what you are talking about. Its easy to find lots of info using Google, browse for yourself as you will learn alot.
Point out that its
a) better for health
b) better for environment
c) better for you mentally( , as I assume you are objecting on ethical issues, sorry if thats incorrect)
Most importantly , do not get angry- the situation will not be resolved that way.
Good Luck.
Until you are 18, your Dad tells you what to do. You can reason with him, if you like, but he has the last word.
When you turn 18, you get to make the choice as an adult
Since your dad buys and more importantly cooks the food, it's also not fair to him and/or your mother to expect two meals to be prepared each evening. Being a vegetarian is a personal choice but if you are unable to afford and/or unwilling to cook then it's also not fair to expect your parents to support your decision. I don't know your situation, but some families cannot afford to go the two meal route each evening aside from the simultaneous need for access to the kitchen for food preparation. In my house, eating as a family is also a requirement so that could infringe on that as well.
this sounds like child abuse, lol
seriously, have some pasta and top it with spinach, or broccoli, or mushrooms and garlic.
try veggie burgers, they make "chick'n" "beef" and yes even "ribs"
I had yellow rice and black beans for lunch.
how old are u, he should respect your decision...
Don't try to argue or reason with him. Make an appointment with either your doctor or a registered dietician, and ask him to come along and discuss it.
tell him why you became one and give some facts and proof he may not go veg with you but he'll support you
He is your dad. But that doesn't mean you can't let him know how you feel. If you truly want to just be a Vegetarian....pick the chicken pieces out and eat the soup...simple as that.
whenever he makes you food w/ meat or anything in it refuse to eat it & dont eat anything else it will show him you're serious and also try to talk to him tell him you'll becareful & tell him why you are doing this! hope it helps!
its ignorance he grew up raised that meat is a requirement and familiys struggled to put meat on the table
by the way those weren't egg noodles were they??
You know, many vegan parents would say if the children wanted to eat meat by saying ok, you can do it but not in my house.
The thing is until you get your own place or you start paying for your own food your father has the right to what goes down in his house.
That's awful... remember, he can't force you to eat anything... if he actually shoves food down your throat, that would be considered child abuse. So keep refusing to eat meat and eventually he will have to give in. Tell him how important it is to you without making him feel guilty for eating meat. Offer to cook your own meals so that it won't involve extra work for him. Good luck.
Your Dad just loves you.
Many say that the parents rule the house and they know best and you need to follow their rules because they are the boss until you move out or buy your own food etc. That is total bullsh*t. My parents were drinkers and smokers and made our lives a miserable living hell and I'm supposed to follow what they say and tell me to do? Forget it. Your parents are humans. For them they can remember being your age like it was yesterday, yet, they have a selective memory, don't they? They choose not to remember when their parents drove them nuts and did things to make them angry etc.
Anyway, why not eat some traditional Mexican food -- it's almost all vegan stuff anyway. Tell him you want to eat traditional Mexican food that you make yourself from scratch. You want to learn about your roots. You eat some traditional foods and say, "Your ancestors grew up on this food, and so will I."
You can also say, "Fine, I won't eat anything, and when I faint at school I'll tell them 'My dad won't let me eat any food'." That would be BIG trouble for him. Looking like a bad parent is pretty bad, but a bad parent that doesn't feed their kid and the law gets involved etc.... Oh, really bad stuff. You'll see a look in his eyes... he'll pretend that it doesn't bother him... but in the back of his mind, "Yo, you'd better not let that happen to yourself man." Ha ha... anyway, find out what his problem is and deal with it. It's not about you, it's about him.
"My Dad Is One Of Those Traditional Mexican Type Dads" --- Well dear, then you know from experience that this is a losing battle . . . traditional fathers ... whether they be Mexican, Italian, Greek, Jewish, etc . .. are a force to be reckoned with and they do it out of love.
So rather than create a problem for yourself and rupture the relationship between you and your father . . . do the best you can and wait until you are out of the house.