OK, a fun and thought provoking little question that one of my kids asked me tonight at dinner...

"If you could change anyone in your family into a Veg*an, who would it be - and why?"

Me - I'd change my EX!! :grr: :grr: Then when my kids went over there for the weekend, they'd still eat vegetarian...

What about you?

My uncle. He is a very thoughtful and warm and good man. And I really mean it. But... he also has this long tradition of hunting in his family, and he's a hunter as well and enjoying it :( Although with age he gets worse and worse when it comes to actuall killing, he told me that recently :D He can't bring himslef to do it. He just enjoys sitting in the woods I guess. But well, just to make sure I'd love him to be veg*n. Because he is such a nice man.

My stepdad or my real dad. My step dad has the really horrible diet and his cholesterol is huge but he still eats like crap. He agrees its wrong to kill animals, etc. he just doesn't care about eating the products :confused:

My real dad doesn't have such a crappy diet but he doesn't take care of his pets like he should, he'll keep a dog for 5 years, get tired of her and dump her at the shelter w/o telling anyone. Hes teaching my half brother and sister that this is ok to do. I told them after that they they weren't allowed to have any more pets, then they decided to rescue a dog from an abusive situation for a few weeks and then deliver the dog back to the abusive owners. WTF?????? Sadly it isn't legally abusive because the dog has food and shelter, but that is all the dog has. He is chained up in the back yard by himself 24/7 and hes an incredibly athletic pure breed dog who's under 1 yo. I simply don't understand how my dad couldn't have at least tried to find him a better home.

My brother in law the Carnivore. Mr. Know it all looks at me as if I have 4 heads when he visits because theres no meat on the dinner table.

My dad. Everything he eats has some kind of animal product in it. I think it would be good for his health, obviously. Also because he's so hard-headed and I think that if he were to somehow become vegan then it would set a huge example for the rest of my family.

My future, unknown husband, if he isn't already one :D

My future, unknown husband, if he isn't already one :D

So true Star Lass, so true :D

I would change my dad back to an ethical vegan again, it would be nice to have someone on my side at family funcions. He was for a very long time and for some reason he decided that it was all dumb and started eating meat again. Then started again for health reasons but liked to remind me everyday that it wasn't ethical and he has no problem eating animals anymore. Now he eats anything.

Oh, that's so sad carried.

Oh..neat question. I'd pick my mom for sure. She's the least likely amongst my omni family members to go vegan, and the one who would benefit the most! She's extremely resistant against trying anything too "strange" (except for my ricemilk chocolate, lol).

I suppose it's not even as much that I want her to be vegan, but just to be healthier in general. With just a few changes, she could drop some pounds that I know are bugging her, lessen her thyroid problems, stave off osteoporosis, etc.

Sis and I keep working on her. :yes:

My dad. A year ago he had quadruple bypass surgery and for a few weeks he was "motivated" to try to eat better ... but now it is the same old crap that landed him on the operating table.

I hate that he constantly says that Dr. Dean Ornish's coronary artery disease reversing diet is "too drastic" ... as if having his chest ripped open, veins removed from his arms and legs to provide the material for 4 arterial bypasses is "normal" or "reasonable"?????

So yeah - definitely my dad.

My dad. He doesn't care what he puts into his body even if it's loaded with fat and animal products. I really don't want to see my dad die from not taking care of himself. I love him too much.

He is such a leader, that if he became a Vegan, I know of at least 7 others that would immediately do so as well (including his brother and sister).

it is hard to change, but it is even harder when you go to the cardiologist office and they laugh at you for wasting your time changing your eating habits.
Quotes - "With the Lipitor you are taking, it makes no difference".
"Yeah, everyone changes at first, but don't worry about it."
"As long as you are exercising, everything else doesn't matter."

It is just a general environment of treating someone like a child. They believe in their drug treatments and surgery over anything else.

I still wish him the best and tell him not to listen to them. They made well over a 100 grand on his operation and they are looking forward for double that in 5-7 years.

My dad...it would be hillarious. :)

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I would pick my mom (it would probably help her health soooo much), but she is already somewhat open to it and is reading The China Study right now. So she may yet switch without magical assistance! (Or at least cut her meat and dairy way back). So I'll pick my brother, who's well along the same road health-wise, but seems completely uninterested in discussing it.

Everyone in my immediately family is fine with eating vegetarian, though they all eat meat too. They don't eat meat at every meal though, and they eat vegetarian meals even when I'm not there just because a lot of things in the home dinner rotation are naturally vegetarian (i.e. pasta primavera). If I had to pick one person though I'd pick my brother, because the thought of him giving up all the crap take out junk food fast food he eats makes me laugh. He might also shed some of his gut!

My 18 year old niece. She's a sweet, sensitive soul and an artist (she's majoring in Art at college), and it would make sense for her to eschew animal flesh. But she likes it, dagnabit! :stinkeye:

It's so hard to choose!

My first instinct was to say my bf, since I live with him and if he were vegan he'd be nearly perfect.

But then I thought of my dad and my brother who both have high cholesterol and weight issues. My dad had triple bypass surgery a few years ago and my brother also is nearing the danger-zone with his blood sugar. Both of them eat pretty well these days by American standards (which isn't saying much), but I bet veganism would solve all their health problems.

And then there's my sister-in-law and little niece. My sil is a meat-lover and seems to be passing this on to her daughter. It makes me sad.

So I just can't decide. Can't they all go vegan? One can only dream...

My stepdad. He really appreciates animals, but more for hunting and eating them than anything else it seems. He and I just don't see eye to eye, and it might be nice if it weren't a subject I always had to avoid.

Probably my Mom simply because she does know quite a bit about nutrition and is open to the idea. I know the question is not "Who in your family would become vegetarian?" Thing is, my Mom is close enough in her knowledge base to become vegetarian, I often wonder why she doesn't try it. It would be satisfying to see it happen.

If I could not choose my Mom, then I would probably go with my uncle next, simply because he tends to be an outspoken, influential family member. Maybe as a state senator, he'd influence people outside of our family as well.

My husband is what I would have said, but he's finally made the transition himself, which I'm thrilled about. So at this point, I'd be happy if anyone I know becomes veg*n.

My younger sister cause she LOVES animals and is doing really well eating loads of veg*n stuff with my husband and I (she lives with us) but she just wont make the switch. I think she'd feel really good about what she doing for the animals if she would just stop eating meat.

My son. He's twenty, and I hope has a long, long happy life ahead. For his health, and for the rest of creation, I wish he'd become veg*n.

My husband, big time!!