My Dad will not let me.?!
Answers: I am 14 and I wrote my parents an essay on why I want to be a vegetarian, reasons to support my actions, and alternatae food choices. My dad reacted in a negitive way tell me I would lose weight, and not be able to grow because "I need my meat" HE says it is impossible for me to not eat meat and still grow and thinks I am just going to wither away. I told him ther was no way he could make me eat meat so he started takeing away my privilages and telling me I would not win this battle. I told him he could take away whatever he wanted and it still would not change my mind. He told me he was sorry but he wouldent let me be unnurished. He is unknown that there are alternatives besides meat! I told him a million times but he does not get it! I offered to show him websites of statistics and vegitarian meals but he refused. Please help me!!!! Also he says he has no time to cook an alternative meal for me.
Hi.
I am 13 and I am a vegetarian. my mom is a vegetarian so I didn't have the problem with "not letting me go vegetarian." You are right...you don't need your meat! I get plenty of protein and I feel great! I might even go vegan! =] Tell him that you don't need your meat and print him out the statistics about how being vegetarian is healthier. Tell him a lot of kids and teens are turning vegetarian! My friends want to turn vegetarian....one of my friends did...one of my friends wants to but hasnt yet. You can also just say that you refuse to eat meat....but in a nicer way.
Thank you for going vegetarian!! =] Your body will thank you!
Good Luck! =]
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You may need to wait until you're able to buy and make your own food. That said, you live in an omnivorous household. They eat the same things we do, they just eat animal products on top of that. Unless all your family eats is crap, there should be plenty of vegetarian choices for you.
Make a deal with him. He has to contact your doctor and get a referral to a registered dietician. You and he go to the dietician's office and ask him/her if your proposed diet is safe. If the dietician says no, you shut up and start eating meat. If the dietician says yes, he lets you become vegetarian. I'm sure he will agree to that.
Continue to approach your father in a positive way and don't let it break down into arguing. Tell him that you would like to give it a try but you are willing to renegotiate if he finds that you are losing weight or having other ill effects. Also, tell him that you are willing to make healthy vegetarian meals for the whole family and that it is a great way to help out. Tell him that instead of an alternate meal, you would be happy to take larger portions of what everyone else is having with the exception of the meat.
........... And if absolutly nothing else works, get your parents to take you to the pediatrician (make up a good excuse if necessary) and bring it up in front of the doctor and let the doctor give your dad a clue.
Good Luck
I have a problem trying to over ride your dad. At 14 you should be learning to cook. Before becoming a vegetarian one should learn all about it. It does have some cons.Raw veggies are great but many are imported and are contaminated with bacteria and need to be cooked.
I am only 65 and wish I could totally agree with you. But I have to tell it like I see it.Hope we can still be friends. I will give you the best advice I can and would like to meet your dad.---Bea
i tried the same thing and it is better without meat and my parents dont want me to cuz im like underweight...but for alternative meals, u can cook boca and morning star products in the microwave for like 2 minutes, just like a snack and its easy! u should talk to someone else about ur feelings and they could help u get through to ur dad...
Your dad loves you and is just worried. From what I read here, you'll have to eat meat or "wither away".
Then, don't be lazy and cook your own stuff.
i don't understand why you would
1) discuss family issues over the Internet
2) paint a very negative picture of your father. as if he is an ignorant fool. did you ever consider that he is right and you are wrong? how arrogant of you to assume you know everything
3) think that you know what's best for you at this point in your life. unless you can prove that they abuse you in some way, they have legal rights and obligations over you
4) why you would value the opinions of complete strangers over the Internet simply because they agree with you over that of your parents. you seem to have no problem sleeping in their house, buying stuff with their money and pretty much depending on them for everything in your life. yet you cannot even show some respect with regards to something like this?
You are a minor living at home. Your parents know best at this point in your life. Live with it. If you think you know better, get out, emancipate yourself from your parents, get a job and buy and cook your own food.