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If I were you, I would make a copy of your post here and leave it on the table for your Mum and Dad to read.

They need to know how you're feeling about all this.

(((((((((Saz))))))))))

I think they were just making up an excuse to eat meat again. I wouldn't take it personally.

gosh that's gotta be hard. that's pretty rotten for them to do. i don't think they love you any less than your sibling (most parents don't!)... but maybe a vegetarian diet is just too hard for them to follow, for now. who knows, maybe weeks, months from now, they'll realize they are making a mistake and will revert back. some people say they understand it completely, and are very close... but still, in the back of their minds, they don't see the animal that was the meat (or subconsciously convince themselves not to).

many fall off the bandwagon, only to come back on it stronger than ever. it took me a few tries to go vegetarian -> vegan. you definitely need to talk to them about this, before your relationship goes even more sour than this, and tell them how you feel and how important this is to you.

good luck!

I have a lot of people in my life that have done this. In the end you just have to keep educating them and others and also realize that you know what is humane and be happy with how you are living. I do have problems though feeling betrayed and sad ... I recently went through a thing that made me look really bad and I am paying for it even though it wasnt my fault and it had to do with someone I know wanting to change things vegetarian wise.

Maybe you could ask for a compromise? Ask them to support your vegetarian diet by eating vegetarian themselves half the week, and support your brother's omni diet by eating omni half the week?
That way they'd be eating less meat, but maybe enough to satisfy them.

I'm not sure I understand. Why would you feel betrayed or patronized based on their decision to eat meat? You could say they're betraying the animals, but they aren't betraying you. My mother went vegetarian for a time because of my change, but she went back to eating meat also. She wasn't lying about her decision to go vegetarian, she just found it too restrictive. But she's an adult, well obviously, and can make her own decisions. They don't involve me, so there's no reason for me to feel hurt or betrayed because of it. So I guess what I'm saying is don't take it personally, and just live the best you can. Maybe your parents will get to a point in the future where they're able to give veganism a try again someday.

I am ok about it all now :) It was just a frustrated initial reaction.

Saz x