Teens: I knew this was coming up.....

[vegan_hottie07]

I was riding in the car with my mom because we went to taco bell to get me something to eat. My mom out of no where says, "I'm glad that your doing this and everything, but at some point I hope you GROW out of this and at least eat fish everyonce in awhile." :dizzy:

:down: What the heck!!! Grow??? I even asked her that! I was like what do you mean GROW!?!?! Her ingenious reply was "well not really grow just get over it" then i said "Oh so last time when I threw up 10 times in one night from eating fish from cap.D's was helping me???"

Errrgh stuff like this makes me mad, theres nothing to grow out of. :wall:

[NDvegan85]

Yeah, my parents thought that it was a phase at first. Do you think that your mom is concerned about your health? If that's the case, it might be helpful to give her some info about vegan nutrition in order to put her mind at ease.

[Loki]

There's a tendency amongst parents not to take it seriously. many kids do try being vegetarian and don't stick with it. I know of a few people who have tried being vegetarian. Pretty much every girl in my classes did it when I was about 11. Most gave up.

To be honest, the only way that a parent will realise that you're serious is after you've been vegetarian for a while. The same goes with many othe rpeople. Whenever I get asked how long I've been vegetarian for, I get shocked reactions when I say that I've been veg for almost seven years. (6 years & 9 months) My parents are pretty much aware that I'm not going back to meat any time soon. It sucks, but my parents were pretty much the same when i first started out.

Or hopefully, your mum will realise that you're serious quite soon, or it could just be that she's finding it difficult to adjust her own mindframe to accomodate your vegetarian lifestyle. When she gets used to it, she may change, but all parents are different.

[vegan_hottie07]

Thanks :hi: I've been vegetarian for 2 months now and my mom was fine..kind've but after I told her I wanted to go vegan she gave in. I definently think your right that it will take time for her to accept my decision and realize that I'm not going to grow out of it, I've already tried to explain the veganism diet....but I have to admit that my parents are pretty stubborn. Thanks for the help, sometimes you can handle hard times a lot better when you know that someone else has gone through the same thing as you.

[maple_syrup]

argh parents always use that p-word (ends in hase) with my whole vegan diet. i think it was just this morning that they were talking about me eating things that still had just a little dry milk powder or gelatin or anchovy paste. i told them im going upstairs before they poison my mind. they used the p-word. i think we all pretty much go through this unless you're blessedly lucky enough to have veg*n parents already, in which case, ADOPT ME!!!!!!!

[VeganChick15]

We been over this but my family will adopt you even though they frequently talk about me and being vegan as a phase as well! my parents will probably being saying its a phase still when I'm 30 and all my kids are vegan and they be like oh any day now. yep i can see it now.

[vegan_hottie07]

:help: I need someone to adopt me too!!! Today my family and I were going to eat and I though we were going to Bob Evans but then my dad said we were going to Pizza Hut and they dont really have anything that I can eat so I talk them into going to Bob Evans and they get all pizza because I dont want bread with cow stomach and my dad says "God I wish you'd stop being stupid and get over this dumb vegetarian thing"....they were fine with me being veggie before they realized that I'm really serious about it. :grr:


Carrots rule!! :vebo:

[misq17]

Just keep going strong. In a family of unsupportive omnis the only way to succeed is never to give up. If you give up this, they will think they can make you do whatever they want. Show your parents that you have the willpower to do what you want and they have no say. (ok, so maybe they do have a say, but show them that you are in charge and mature enough to handle your own diet)

[iceflower]

:hugs: there there. ignore your parents. you have us and we're better :D

[Alec Eiffel]

grab her by the hair and knee her in the face. tell her Alec sent you. she'll eventually get the idea.

[Nephilim]

My dad says the same. "Oh, you'll grow and come to your senses". I hate when he says that! And now he says the same to my little sister (14yrs) who also went veg (I'm vegan). See he's a fisherman and loves meat...He also said the same when I got my lip pierced a week and a half ago. I just say: "Umm, there's plenty of middle-aged people with piercings and that are vegan. It's not a teen fad or anything". But he doesn't listen...

[ExhumeToConsume]

my parents were concerned at first too, but after a while they stopped worrying. again, i think its just a matter of time before they realize how serious you are. my parents never, ever say anything like "well, if you drank milk" or whatever anymore. i think it helps that i'm the only person in the family who isn't obese, hahaha. everyone else eats way unhealthy. i've been vegan almost 6 years. i think for maybe the first 6 months i was given a lot of "concerned looks" and such.

[annabanana]

Once you show your parents that you're serious and all of their "helpful" prodding isn't about to change your mind, they'll probably accept your decisions. We can only hope! :up:

[Nephilim]

Once you show your parents that you're serious and all of their "helpful" prodding isn't about to change your mind, they'll probably accept your decisions. We can only hope! :up:
Well, my mom pretty much has. My dad no. And I gave up meat 2½ yrs ago. I've been vegan for a year. I'm 18, an adult. When will he get it?