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This should probably go in the "stupid things omnis say" thread but I wanted some feedback- if you all feel like it that is.
So I'm cooking dinner last night (an elaborate beautiful veggie meal) and my fiance and I start talking about vegetarianism. He is not a vegetarian, at all, though he eats and enjoys many meals veg. since that's how I cook and what I serve. We generally respect our diferent views in food choices and have never come even close to a fight in this area- we don't fight about anything so that's normal.
But he starts joking around that he's going to call himself a "flexatarian". This quickly moves from a playful tone to a serious one. And for some stupid reason, it really irks me. I never "bark" about my vegetarianism, I eventually grew out of that.
But last night I barked at him. He said something along the lines of, "well I can call myself a flexatarian cause I sometimes eat vegetarian and I care about the issues." I got so mad, though we were still talking not yelling or anything, and I say back to him (as he is making himself a porkchop) "That is meat. You are going to eat it. That consitutes as murder. If you actually gave a damn about the "issues" you wouldn't be able to contribute to the slaughter and horrible treatment of defenseless animals so you can eat something WHEN I'M COOKING YOU SOMETHING VEGETARIAN THAT YOU LOVE"
I just kinda lost it. It usually doesn't bother me that much. I'm starting to wonder (and have been for a few months) how big of an issue this is for me. Just every once in awhile I want to harp on him for his choices.
*sighs* I know lots of you go through this. I just need some reassurance. He's not going to eat meat strictly outside the house- it is his home too. I love him- it's just this one issue that occasionally gets me.
Any words of wisdom greatly appreiciated
So I'm cooking dinner last night (an elaborate beautiful veggie meal) and my fiance and I start talking about vegetarianism. He is not a vegetarian, at all, though he eats and enjoys many meals veg. since that's how I cook and what I serve. We generally respect our diferent views in food choices and have never come even close to a fight in this area- we don't fight about anything so that's normal.
But he starts joking around that he's going to call himself a "flexatarian". This quickly moves from a playful tone to a serious one. And for some stupid reason, it really irks me. I never "bark" about my vegetarianism, I eventually grew out of that.
But last night I barked at him. He said something along the lines of, "well I can call myself a flexatarian cause I sometimes eat vegetarian and I care about the issues." I got so mad, though we were still talking not yelling or anything, and I say back to him (as he is making himself a porkchop) "That is meat. You are going to eat it. That consitutes as murder. If you actually gave a damn about the "issues" you wouldn't be able to contribute to the slaughter and horrible treatment of defenseless animals so you can eat something WHEN I'M COOKING YOU SOMETHING VEGETARIAN THAT YOU LOVE"
I just kinda lost it. It usually doesn't bother me that much. I'm starting to wonder (and have been for a few months) how big of an issue this is for me. Just every once in awhile I want to harp on him for his choices.
*sighs* I know lots of you go through this. I just need some reassurance. He's not going to eat meat strictly outside the house- it is his home too. I love him- it's just this one issue that occasionally gets me.
Any words of wisdom greatly appreiciated
