Well, I just stumbled upon this site, and it seems to be a great way to keep in touch with other vegetarians/vegans, as I don't know many... I've been a vegetarian for about 15 years, since I was 5. I stopped liking meat when my brother told me it wasn't grown on the "meat tree", as my mother had been telling me to get me to eat it before then. My reasons for being vegetarian have never been animal cruelty related until recently, and I have just recently transitioned into vegan. Besides that....