Today, I've been a vegan for a year. It's also the day that I met my dad's new best friend, who happens to be a retired butcher. They tried to pull an intervention on me for not "being sensible" by eating meat. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my vegan step-mom found out I ate at McDonald's yesterday. She gave me hell and asked me how it feels to give money to "murderers". All while my dad sat quietly by because he's too whipped to speak his mind. It wasn't even her house a month ago. FML
Today, when I told my family I was a vegetarian, I expected them to make fun of me because that's just my family. But what I wasn't expecting was my dad to use raw meat as a puppet and make it say, "Eat me! Eat me!" then throw it at my face. FML
Today, my family dragged me to a steakhouse, knowing full well I'm vegan. I sat there, with my sad little salad, watching as they stuffed themselves with burned animal flesh and laughed at me. They wonder why I hate them all. FML
Today, I was at my boyfriend's house for dinner with his family. His mom cooked up a steak dinner, except that I'm a vegan, but trying to be a good girlfriend, I forced it down. Upon his mother finding out I was a vegan, she called me "disloyal to my beliefs." FML
Today, after being a vegetarian for 5 years, I found out that my boyfriend of 2 years has secretly been feeding me meat. His reason is that he thinks it's "funny" that I still call myself a vegetarian afterwards. FML
Today, after weeks of me "forgetting" to buy meat and animal products, my husband asked to talk. I was hoping he was getting the hints that I wanted us to go vegan. He wanted me to get checked for early-onset dementia. FML
Today, after having been a vegetarian for 8 years because I'm opposed to cruelty to animals, I lost a bet and had to eat a whole cheeseburger. I loved it. FML
Today, my vegan sister told my kids where meat and dairy products come from, in a very detailed way. They now refuse to eat meat, and want to, "rescue all the poor animals." FML
Today, I saw my mom sneaking meat into her spaghetti sauce. She told me she sneaks meat into most of the food she cooks. I've been a vegetarian for 8 years. FML
Today, I got dragged along to a family dinner. Some idiot invited my douchebag vegan uncle, who spent half the night making condescending remarks and lecturing us on how disgusting it was to have steak on offer at the table. A fistfight eventually erupted, and the cops were called. FML
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Bekll 31
Fruits and vegetables were once living too before consumed.
PleaseStayChill 9
I don't care if it's a meat, vegetable, fruit, or an freaking article of clothing. If it's delicious, I'll eat it. if it's not delicious, put hot sauce on it. Then it's delicious and I'll eat it.
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hotcaligirl 10
Out of all of those beliefs (meat-eaters, vegans and vegetarians) I've found that vegans push their life-choices on me and judge me more than anyone. But, after reading these comments, I'm not so sure I can blame them as most of these "meat-eaters" or "omnivores" sound ignorant as ****. It is true- inorganic meat is pumped full of hormones and other shit that causes cancer, lack of nutrients, obesity and many other diseases, but so are vegetables and fruits. It's disgusting what the food market is coming to, but I digress. Being vegan is your life-choice, OP. I'm sorry he put you in an uncomfortable position, there are many positive health benefits to being vegan. I'm actually allergic to soy, so being vegan is not really an option for me. He was probably just trying to show off for his new friend by picking on you.
TheMathMajor 26
Just so you know, you don't have to eat soy as a vegan.
dlomaceda 1
I don't see how you didn't know your dads "best friend"
vintage3113 6
I am sure that I enjoy meat (especially bacon) about as much as the next person commenting on here. but I definitely know what it's like to be pressured to eat things you'd rather not, having been a very picky eater as a kid. Hopefully your dad can come to terms with your decision
ryggsekk 8
l don't think vegan is a good lifestyle, all the vegans l'v meet have been really tired and barely standing up or been in a really poor condition. it dose not seem healty at all
gid189 3
YDI for being vegan - duh.
Quiet_one 22
I don't understand why people jump all over vegans just because they're vegan. If you're not trying to preach it to me and it's not making you sick I don't see anything wrong with eating however you want, no matter what your reasons are. Don't let them get to you, OP. Congrats on having the willpower to stick with it!
cupcake4eva 6
Come live life. EAT MEAT is how.
JamieDolamore 2
Humans have teeth that show they should be omnivorous - we have features for eating both meat and vegetable matter. Therefore you are ignoring your dietary needs, which is not being sensible, is it?
Naomi Lacelle 14
As long as you are getting all the vitamins and nutrients you need to be healthy, you should be allowed to eat whatever you want to. I'd say someone who does veganism properly and does their homework before becoming a vegan probably is in better health than at least half of the people preaching about how eating meat (which is fatty, allows the abuse and murder animals, etc) is "sensible", and how avoiding meat and dairy is not. Personally, I don't care if someone eats meat or not. Everyone needs to just mind their own business (as long as your doctor says you are healthy of course).
Puruttya 6
start watching veganism epitome of malnourishment on youtube. you will change your mind.