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Hi, I’m becoming a vegan and am having no issues with it. I am 14 and have been a vegetarian for almost a year, and have always wanted to be a vegan. But my mother refuses to support me in this quest and will not switch any products or even let me purchase my own. she says soy milk does not belong in our house. what should I do?
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Rebekah. B
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Is there a reason why she’s being so stubborn about it? And may I ask if your dad or any other family member supports it? If they do, ask if you could possibly purchase another refrigerator, maybe from a garage sale or online/newspaper ads and keep it out in a garage, and tell her that your foods won’t bother her "normal" foods, and ask if she would please respect that it’s your choice because it’s a strong belief of yours. If she’s being so stubborn, is there a way you can continue on just being a vegetarian, and go on the quest to be a vegan after you’ve moved out?
Show her some websites or literature. Maybe whatever made you want to go vegan. Let her know the health benefits as opposed to the animal cruelty aspect. People tend to respond better to those.
Here are some sites that can help:
http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-health-tips.asp
http://www.veganhealth.org/
http://www.vegan.org/FAQs/index.html
I’m sure you could find some accredited doctors and medical sites that will explain why veganism is healthy as well.
hmmmmmmm probably because vegan things cost more?
you should ask her why she wont let you
cant you bcome oganic vegeterian, drink and eat organic milk and eggs
or are you doing that already?
why do you want to be a vegan? is it because you think that animal products are a bit disgusting/not hygenic or because of the animals?
if it is because of the animals then just get organic milk and free range eggs.
It really isn’t her choice to tell you what to do with your money. I am the only vegetarian in a house of meat-eaters, and I often have to make my own meal (and I am younger than you) because my mom refuses to make a vegetarian dish like spaghetti, burritos, grilled cheese, vegetarian chili, etc. If your mom absolutely refuses to let you have soy products in the house, find another protein source. You can start eating peanut butter and other high protein things like that. She should respect your choices. Good luck!
p.s Let her know that by not letting you eat soy products when you become vegan, she can jeopardize your health and hurt your growing body.
Being a vegan is great as long as you eat correctly and healthily.
I am sure your mother thinks its some far out lifestyle. The irony is that parents are always trying to get their kids to eat their vegetables. A vegan eat lots of vegetables…..so you would think parents would be extatic.
Meat, dairy and eggs are detrimental to our heath anyways. Good Luck, keep trying.
To the person who suggested "if it’s for the animals, switch to organic eggs/dairy"
Animals that are farmed for dairy products are still treated very cruelly, and when they "burn out" of pregnancy/lactating, are sent off to slaughter, which supports the meat industry.
Cows that are used for milking are kept perpetually pregnant. When they give birth, the girl calves are kept for future milking, and most of the boy calves are kept for veal. Again, supporting the meat industry. This is why a lot of vegetarians decide that being vegan is more in line with their value system.
I’m sorry your mother isn’t supportive. As a vegan mother, I would love for my kids to want to be vegan.
As a 14 year old, it seems fair to let you make this choice and if it means extra money spent on groceries, it seems a good compromise would be to make you cover the difference in grocery money.
I would show her some websites about healthy vegan diets and see if you can get her to see it your way.
Or show her some videos about how awfully animals are being treated on dairy/meat farms.
Good luck!
stay vegan. my parents didn’t accept me going vegan at first. my dad asked me to eat dairy or eggs. they are fine with it now.
I think she is concern about your nutrient intake. It’s hard to have proper nutrient daily intake by being a vegan.
Listen to your mother, she knows what’s best for you. She’s still the one putting the roof over your head. When you move out and can pay your own rent and medical bills, you can become a vegetarian, or a chain-smoker, or an alcoholic, or a vegan, or whatever you want to be.
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS!
"Soy milk does not belong in our house!" Wow… that’s wrong. Soy milk has even better stuff in it than milk. It is REALLY healthy for you! You’re mom is flat-out wrong. You really have to talk to your mom about why this is important to you, and if it doesn’t work, either live with eating vegetarian, or just refuse to eat anything non-vegan.
Good luck!
~*Mistfloral*~
Most parents are concerned about a child’s health what you could do is explain to her that you know where you are going to get your vitamins from and that she should at least give you one month to see how this works.
If things work out then she should let you become vegan.