If your son or daughter decided to become vegan or vegetarian would you support them? Why or why not?

[Lucy68]

[NathanDavis]

my idea of support is to provide informed choices for them...

and this would require a few visits to the doctors, especially if they are younger and still developing

this is a matter of health first, and the rest comes second

my responsibility would be to ensure the first is prioritized, the rest, is up to some negotiation

and I would be following the example and lead of one of my best friends in this life, because she has been a vegetarian since the very womb, before she was born... and she has always prioritized her health with doctors, it is an actual life style for her and all she knows... not just a trendy whim that started out of who knows what influence, and this is why I would not want for children of mine

[Cubus]

I would ask him why.

[Lucy68]

Cause they wanted to help the environment and keep thhr animals alive. When I used to tutor kids, one of the girls I taught said she did it to help the environment and to help keep the animals from going extinct

[Cubus]

What animals you eat?

You eat chickens and cows that are everything but endangered

[Lucy68]

According to her she believed if she wasn't then all the animals that we do eat (i. e., chickens, cows, turkey, pigs, deer, etc.) would become extinct. I don't know in all our defense she was like 13 years old

[Cubus]

These animals you listed are one of the most common mammals and birds in the world. They are far from extinct. Unless one eats a meat of tiger or a rhine, which is marginal

[Cubus]

I never heard a valid reason to be a vegan, unless you have some health issues with cholesterol for example.

[Lucy68]

My childhood best friend (may her soul rest in peace) became vegan cause her doctors wanted to see if the vegan diet would help make her cancer free due to her brain tumor coming back.

[Lucy68]

And while at university the reason one of my roommates was vegan was he claimed we were killing the environment. And I had a classmate back in highschool who was vegan, but she did it cause she had fibrosis and her doctor said a vegan diet should help keep it at bay

[Cubus]

If it is for healthy reasons - ok, I understand it. But I don't see any reason if you are healthy.

[Lucy68]

The vegan roommate was extremely healthy. He just said we not being vegan was killing the environment. But while at university I knew a lot of vegans and them seeing you eat meat was like a crime. In example, I had a guy spit in my face all because I was eating a cheeseburger with bacon at the university dining hall😑. He called me a murderer, spat in my face, and then got beat up by a couple of guys

[Cubus]

They are so pro environment and they have shoes or a handbag made from the skin of snake or crocodile

[Lucy68]

UGGs are made from sheep and they where them

[Cubus]

If you wanted not to hurt any creatures you would have to starve yourself to death, and none of them is willing to do so.

[Cubus]

Thank you for Most Helpful

[Lucy68]

You're welcome

[AsaKyo]

If they were vegetarian, that's fine because they eat anything that isn't meat and I can easily substitute dinner that has meat with something else

Vegan.. is also okay, but I feel like that would be a little more high maintenance since there's a lot more that goes into that other than, "I don't eat meat"

[alcorriher]

all my kids would have my full support in whatever life choices they decide, despite me having my own fears and wants for them.

[SnowedIn]

I would support them to an extent. If the cost becomes exorbitant and this isn't something that was for a medical reason, we'd have to talk about it. The other thing is that they can't go all anti- whatever and be disrespectful about our choices. I only mention that because I have two colleagues who have children who decided to become vegan/vegetarian and they were snotty to the family about it.

[Kaneki05]

If you mean would I agree with their choice or disagree. I would disagree but what I am gonna do force them to eat chicken? No of course not. They can eat what they want lol.
Though they will for sure know my strong views against Vegans that claim to do it for moral reasons. And they would also know I am positive with Vegans if it's not based on a moral reasons.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

My mom and dad eat meat, but I am a pure vegetarian. Even the utensils used are different when any nonvegetarian food is there. I don't like nonveg. My relatives and friends are very surprised by this.

[Andres77]

they're trying to figure out life. sure i'll support them but that doesn't mean i'll cater to them and they just expect me to make extra food just for them. they have to help out in the kitchen as well.

[Apple1996]

My kids are already vegan but I'd support them either way

[slatyb]

My wife decided to go pescatarian. She did it for a couple of years before going back to eating meat. Not a problem for me. If I wanted beef or pork there are like 200 restaurants I can walk to.

[exitseven]

Yes , I would support them. At least they are not becoming liberals.

[Anonymous]

I would not. When he is 18 he can do as he wishes, until then he will eat what my wife and i make or nothing at all... Veganism statistically is not a healthy life style.

[bowenw]

It's their choice. I'd support it as long as they didn't pressure me to change.

[Sparkie460]

It's their bodies, it's their choice. I'd support them. I'd support them in almost any choices they made

[BJP21]

As long as they're eating something. Rabbit food isn't hard to make.

[Anonymous]

it'll fuck up their health with iron deficencies and other malnutrition defecits. look at what happened to jayden smith will smith's son and look at what's happening to robert downey jr when he went vegan he got old and really sick looking

[krin_m]

I would support because there is nothing wrong in it.

[Anonymous]

So long as they realize supporting doesn't mean I'll become vegan.😂

[joeldalton]

I would not. If they want to live a weirdo lifestyle that’s up to them to feed themselves.

[Summeroflove]

That’s her choice. But she can’t force it on me

[RavVid]

Yes because I am vegetarian.

[Nikki1989]

Of course, I would. It is their choice.

[roy_ricky09]

Depends on the reason behind it

[Jennz6]

Of course, I would