Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group

Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal . Veganism excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also. Vegetarians have varied motivations including religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic, health, political, and personal concerns. Join many others in sharing your experiences to...

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Jessie14 11/29/2017

I went vegetarian a few months ago and since then I’ve had trouble communicating and even being around my friends and family. I can’t be around them when they’re eating or cooking meat. I’ve tried to educate them on what’s happening in the meat industry and I try to offer to make them vegetarian food instead of meat but it’s like they don’t even what to try which make me angry and upset. And they constantly tell me that I’m pushing my values onto them when I’m talking about what animals go through. I’m the only one in my family and friends that doesn’t eat meat and it really upsets me. I’m having arguments every week because I this. I feel very isolated and I don’t think anyone notices. I’ve told how I feel but I don’t think they understand. I need advice on how to deal with situation.

Nece 12/07/2017

I've been vegan for a year and a half and I'm now a vegetarian. I completely understand how you feel. My family was the exact same way when I first started. I felt like everyone was against me and they kept trying to convince me that I was making a big mistake. I just ignored them and continued to stay strong, Try not to let them get to you. I know its really annoying. Eventually they'll loosen up about the whole idea.

hateliving 05/24/2018

try showing them videos like on here

http://www.mercyforanimals.org/home

scroll down the page and there are videos.......

Alehxa421 07/08/2018

Sometimes people have a hard time dealing and accepting someone else's differences. I dealt with the same exact emotions from my family, especially my mother. I stopped talking about it and started letting my actions speak for me like coming home and cooking myself dinner and eating alone. Once she saw me eating alone for 2 weeks she felt so bad that she started including me in meals just so I could sit with her to eat. Everything takes time. It took my family a year to actually being up meals without meat. It's hard and frustrating, but when your mind is so focused on why you're doing this, nothing else matters. People who judge you for this are the ones that dont deserve to eat with you. I've had the pleasure of meeting 2 wonderful friends who always eat vegetarian meals with me even though they love meat. They are blocked vegetarians and the only reason they fight you is because they themselves are scared to be without meat. To them, they cannot live without meat, and here you are, living. They're scared because they know you are too strong and they can't be. Always be proud to be different.

MaryBeth61 08/23/2018

I've been a vegetarian for 16 years. At the time I still cooked meat for my family, though not as much, more vegetarian meals. Some, people look at you like there is something wrong. I explained to them, that I thought it was a much healthier way to go, and I did a lot of reading on the subject. I also buy a lot of organic items. I have friends who are not vegetarians, but they love to go to vegetarian/vegan restaurants/cafes with me.

Mr-Know-it-All 10/31/2018

Hi J,

By choosing to be vegetarian you have chosen the higher way of life, while most people stay stuck on the low road where they disregard the pain and hurts that they do in this world.

As such it is always a bit lonely and isolating but it is so worth doing and so rewarding in other ways.

The other people can not empathize nor sympathize with you or with us as vegetarian in the same way that they can not care about the dead carcass on their dinner plate.

I really have come to the conclusion that in order to truly care about other people then we must first care about the animals and about our daily food, because being blind to cruelty and injustice is what they do.

You have chosen the road of a leader, and the very best leaders will always stand alone against adversity, and so when you go to a group of vegetarians then recognize that you are sitting among the mighty.

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