So, Im a Vegetarian and everything but just recently my Family attacked me for it!!?!
they went in my room and saw my vegitarian books and veg news magazines and they came downstairs and said that im not doing anything to stop people from killing animals!. and that animals were made by god so we can kill them!. :(((( I WAS CRYING CUZ I SHOWED THEM WHAT THEY DO to animals in the slaughter house and they were laughing and saying that we make decisons for animals cuz they cant decide for themselves!. So i got upset and was yelling about and they weree saying we can do what we want with animals "HELL DO WE CARE!.!.!.!.WE CAN **** THEM AND STILL EAT THEM CUZ WE MAKE THE DECISION FOR THEM!!!:(( I COULDNT belive what i heard i just felt more horrible!.
anyone have anything to keep me focused and on track!. and please tell me that i AM MAKING A DIFFRENCE BY BEING A VEGAN!.:(Www@FoodAQ@Com
anyone have anything to keep me focused and on track!. and please tell me that i AM MAKING A DIFFRENCE BY BEING A VEGAN!.:(Www@FoodAQ@Com
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it seems to me that they were actually TRYING HARD to push your buttons and hurt your feelings!. That was extremely disrespectful of them!. Tell them that they should respect your decisions like you are respecting theirs!. Just use that as an example of what not to be like when you have your kids!.
You do make a difference, you lower the demand for animals and you save water and fossil fuels, energy with the more conscious choices you make!. You will also get health benefits in the long run!. You are also making a statement about being against animal cruelty!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You do make a difference, you lower the demand for animals and you save water and fossil fuels, energy with the more conscious choices you make!. You will also get health benefits in the long run!. You are also making a statement about being against animal cruelty!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Don't let them get you down, obviously they haven't done their research!. Vegetarians save approximately 95 animal lives a year! You're also helping to save the environment!. Factory farms are at the top of the list of polluters!.
http://www!.chooseveg!.com/vegetarians-sav!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.chooseveg!.com/vegetarians-sav!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
you totally are! everyone makes a difference! Ur family is totally wrong!. Thats the wa people at school act to me!. Thats bad ur family is doing that!. Just dont give up! They just dont realize that what they are saying is all wrong, becase you are making a difference!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
vegans may save 95 a year but mcdonalds alone slaughters 10,000 a day!. but if you believe you are making a difference then you are!. and noone can be mad at you for standing up for what you believe in!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Firstly tell ur family that you can b a vegetarian/vegan if u want!. and being vegan does help more because all dairy produts are made from animalz!. did u no that just 2 make milk they take the babi animal from itz mum!Www@FoodAQ@Com
It seems they're not supporting your decision!. Please remember your cause is right!. Killing animals for food is wrong!.!.!.you know the truth now!. Stay true to your beliefs and force your family to accept your decision!. They cannot force-feed you in anyway - THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW!. At best, they'll continue to taunt you and question your beliefs!. Ignore their meanness - they're just being blind on purpose!. If you need to count on advice of people, come to this forum and we all would love to help you plan your life in a vegetarian wat!.
All the same time, you shouldn't force YOUR beliefs on your family!. Let them continue to enjoy meat!. If it leads to arguments, debates and sullen feelings - you must undergo the torture!. Remember every bit of crap you face from your own family will make you see one day you at least did something for those poor animals!. Be proud!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
All the same time, you shouldn't force YOUR beliefs on your family!. Let them continue to enjoy meat!. If it leads to arguments, debates and sullen feelings - you must undergo the torture!. Remember every bit of crap you face from your own family will make you see one day you at least did something for those poor animals!. Be proud!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yeah don't let them down!. You will learn that this world is full over narrow minded fools, if you don't do things the "normal" way then it's wrong!. Just don't let it affect you and at least you have to guts to stand up for what you believe in!. You are definitely making a difference, good work!. If you want something to motivate you search "meet your meat" on youtube!. It's upsetting though!. also it is very good for you to be on a vegetarian or vegan diet, theres heaps of reasons why you should be vegan, here's a few links for you!.
http://www!.peta!.org/feat/chineseFurFarms!.!.!.
http://www!.veganoutreach!.org/whyvegan/en!.!.!.
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=VIjanhKqV!.!.!.
There's tons of stuff on the net!. You help the enviroment, yourself and animals!. Everyone wins when your vegan!. It only gets easier and easier so don't give up!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.peta!.org/feat/chineseFurFarms!.!.!.
http://www!.veganoutreach!.org/whyvegan/en!.!.!.
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=VIjanhKqV!.!.!.
There's tons of stuff on the net!. You help the enviroment, yourself and animals!. Everyone wins when your vegan!. It only gets easier and easier so don't give up!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
In your lifetime you are going to meet a lot of people that are going to do their best to bring you down or belittle the things you are doing!. It is hard when people do this, and even harder when it is someone we love or someone who is suppose to do their best to build you up and support you(ie-parents, siblings, friends, etc)!.
There is only one person in this world that you need to answer to, and that is you!. You cannot change the way some people are, no matter what you do or say, but you can change your reaction and how you handle your feelings afterward!. You are probably not going to be able to change the way your family acts or thinks, so there is no point in letting it get to you!.
Your family is allowed to have their opinions on things the same as you!. Just b/c they feel one way does not mean you need to feel that way, or that their opinion(which is the operative word), is fact!. In the end it is just opinion, and a narrow minded one at that!.
I would suggest allowing your family to say what they want!. You do not have to listen to it!. If they start belittling your choice, laughing, stating their opinion(in order to make you feel bad), ect!., than just excuse yourself from the conversation!. A simple "We both have different view points on the subject, and the discussion goes nowhere, so I would prefer to not talk about it!." should suffice, and if they will not let it drop, calmly say "I do not wish to discuss it further!." and leave, go for a walk, or outside, or to your bedroom!. Some times people will continue to try and get you to come back or argue, but this is where you'll need to be the bigger person and just keep walking!.
You are making a difference by being vegan!. You may not be stopping the killing of animals already alive, but you are decreasing the demand for animals bred!. There are 100 or so less animals being bred and then killed for you!.
I always think of a quote from a song I heard once, when people say I am not doing anything to stop the killing of animals or what I do is not enough, and it goes like this:
"!.!.!.I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me!.!.!."
I think these lyrics say it all for me!. The things I do may not change the world and the way people do things!. I am not a vegetarian to convince people that they should not harm animals, but rather, I do it for me, b/c no matter what others do or say, I won't let it change who I am!. I won't do what I think is wrong, just b/c other do it or b/c it may not change things on a grand scale!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
There is only one person in this world that you need to answer to, and that is you!. You cannot change the way some people are, no matter what you do or say, but you can change your reaction and how you handle your feelings afterward!. You are probably not going to be able to change the way your family acts or thinks, so there is no point in letting it get to you!.
Your family is allowed to have their opinions on things the same as you!. Just b/c they feel one way does not mean you need to feel that way, or that their opinion(which is the operative word), is fact!. In the end it is just opinion, and a narrow minded one at that!.
I would suggest allowing your family to say what they want!. You do not have to listen to it!. If they start belittling your choice, laughing, stating their opinion(in order to make you feel bad), ect!., than just excuse yourself from the conversation!. A simple "We both have different view points on the subject, and the discussion goes nowhere, so I would prefer to not talk about it!." should suffice, and if they will not let it drop, calmly say "I do not wish to discuss it further!." and leave, go for a walk, or outside, or to your bedroom!. Some times people will continue to try and get you to come back or argue, but this is where you'll need to be the bigger person and just keep walking!.
You are making a difference by being vegan!. You may not be stopping the killing of animals already alive, but you are decreasing the demand for animals bred!. There are 100 or so less animals being bred and then killed for you!.
I always think of a quote from a song I heard once, when people say I am not doing anything to stop the killing of animals or what I do is not enough, and it goes like this:
"!.!.!.I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me!.!.!."
I think these lyrics say it all for me!. The things I do may not change the world and the way people do things!. I am not a vegetarian to convince people that they should not harm animals, but rather, I do it for me, b/c no matter what others do or say, I won't let it change who I am!. I won't do what I think is wrong, just b/c other do it or b/c it may not change things on a grand scale!.Www@FoodAQ@Com