Re: Conflict on being vegan
I've been vegetarian over 20 years, and my father STILL has to make rude comments about it at family gatherings.. and they wonder why I try to get out of them. I don't go if I can possibly avoid them. It's not worth it, plus it's depressing to walk into the dining room with dead animals all over the table. (We have to have turkey AND ham!)He also still can't get it through his head that this includes chicken for some reason!?!?tLewis Faye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I was vegetarian for about 6 years and it just amazed me at how many people would monitor my eating habits. I wouldn't make an issue of it and I was flexible that if I was at a party or something I would eat whatever was served--with or without meat. Let me go to a restaurant with a group and bear in mind, I never called attention to the fact that I don't eat meat, my order would literally hijack the conversation. You would think I sprouted 2 heads or something. I do not know why what other people eat or don't eat bothers some people to the extent that it does.wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question: why in the world would anyone takeoffense to the personal choice of being a vegan? Especially to the point of kicking a vegan out of agroup? I don't understand this concept. I couldfathom a group of vegans not wanting a non-vegan intheir cyber group, but the other way around? Cansomeone fill me in on why this would be? Justcurious. Thanks. I have no problem with what anyoneis doing as long as it isn't hurting anyone oranything, and being vegan does not qualify.__ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.comYahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
Re: Conflict on being vegan
In a message dated 11/27/05 12:22:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He also still can't get it through his head that this includes chicken for some reason!?!? Ditto that for fish.. My reply is, "If it has a face" Patti
Conflict on being vegan
I have a question: why in the world would anyone take offense to the personal choice of being a vegan? Especially to the point of kicking a vegan out of a group? I don't understand this concept. I could fathom a group of vegans not wanting a non-vegan in their cyber group, but the other way around? Can someone fill me in on why this would be? Just curious. Thanks. I have no problem with what anyone is doing as long as it isn't hurting anyone or anything, and being vegan does not qualify. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: Conflict on being vegan
Not sure what you're referring to, but if this happened (kicking a vegan out of a group), then I'm mystified too. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Conflict on being vegan I have a question: why in the world would anyone take offense to the personal choice of being a vegan? Especially to the point of kicking a vegan out of a group? I don't understand this concept. I could fathom a group of vegans not wanting a non-vegan in their cyber group, but the other way around? Can someone fill me in on why this would be? Just curious. Thanks. I have no problem with what anyone is doing as long as it isn't hurting anyone or anything, and being vegan does not qualify. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com hr IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor hr This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
Re: Conflict on being vegan
I was vegetarian for about 6 years and it just amazed me at how many people would monitor my eating habits. I wouldn't make an issue of it and I was flexible that if I was at a party or something I would eat whatever was served--with or without meat. Let me go to a restaurant with a group and bear in mind, I never called attention to the fact that I don't eat meat, my order would literally hijack the conversation. You would think I sprouted 2 heads or something. I do not know why what other people eat or don't eat bothers some people to the extent that it does.wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question: why in the world would anyone takeoffense to the personal choice of being a vegan? Especially to the point of kicking a vegan out of agroup? I don't understand this concept. I couldfathom a group of vegans not wanting a non-vegan intheir cyber group, but the other way around? Cansomeone fill me in on why this would be? Justcurious. Thanks. I have no problem with what anyoneis doing as long as it isn't hurting anyone oranything, and being vegan does not qualify.__ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
Re: Conflict on being vegan
I don't know, Wendy. I'm NOT a vegetarian, but I have friends who are. I don't understand that either. I personally don't think it's appropriate for cats, as their systems are built to digest raw flesh, but I would never pass judgment on a member who fed a vegan diet to their kitty. Just like I wouldn't want anyone to pass judgment on me for feeding dry. I don't have time to prepare home made meals for myself or my cats either! Guess the bottom line for me is "Do unto others, as you would have others do unto you". My 2 cents. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: wendy To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 12:53 PM Subject: Conflict on being vegan I have a question: why in the world would anyone takeoffense to the personal choice of being a vegan? Especially to the point of kicking a vegan out of agroup? I don't understand this concept. I couldfathom a group of vegans not wanting a non-vegan intheir cyber group, but the other way around? Cansomeone fill me in on why this would be? Justcurious. Thanks. I have no problem with what anyoneis doing as long as it isn't hurting anyone oranything, and being vegan does not qualify.__ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Conflict on being vegan
I've been veggie for um a little over 25 years. I made the transition gradually. It is interesting to get reactions. I'm not around people I don't know that much, but every now and then it's really weird to get people's reactions to how I choose to eat... I remember a long time ago interviewing at a company, and I knew the person who owned it from 10 years back, and he laughed and said what do you eat, grass?. I didn't take offense, it was just really odd. What different lives and realities we all have. (Like sprouting 2 heads - I like that!) Gloria At 12:54 PM 11/23/2005, you wrote: I was vegetarian for about 6 years and it just amazed me at how many people would monitor my eating habits. I wouldn't make an issue of it and I was flexible that if I was at a party or something I would eat whatever was served--with or without meat. Let me go to a restaurant with a group and bear in mind, I never called attention to the fact that I don't eat meat, my order would literally hijack the conversation. You would think I sprouted 2 heads or something. I do not know why what other people eat or don't eat bothers some people to the extent that it does. wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question: why in the world would anyone take offense to the personal choice of being a vegan? Especially to the point of kicking a vegan out of a group? I don't understand this concept. I could fathom a group of vegans not wanting a non-vegan in their cyber group, but the other way around? Can someone fill me in on why this would be? Just curious. Thanks. I have no problem with what anyone is doing as long as it isn't hurting anyone or anything, and being vegan does not qualify. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNjkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA21haWwtZm9vdGVyBHNsawNmYw--/SIG=110oav78o/**http%3a//farechase.yahoo.com/Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
Re: Conflict on being vegan
my brother-in-law asked me once, at a holiday dinner where i was NOT partaking of the main course, what? are you one of those people who kills innocent vegetables? it was said affectionately, and i took it that way. one of my favorite things to do, back in the days when i really was strictly vegetarian, was to cook up fancy big main courses, feed everyone and watch them scarf down--then REMIND them, at the end of the meal, that it had been meatless they never noticed, because it was good food! but i don't understand why how people eat, or love, or choose to live is ever open to judgment by others. to her dying day, my mother referred to the whole state of maine as, that god-forsaken wilderness you lived in. (i lived in bangor, btw) people! -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
