tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post7710274953427410154..comments2023-06-28T08:11:14.063-05:00Comments on These Little Piggies Had Tofu: Kentucky Fried What Now?Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08175147314119274741noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-65315316167236383832009-05-20T10:11:00.142-05:002009-05-20T10:11:00.142-05:00Wow. Great post. Someday, if we ever have kids (in...Wow. Great post. Someday, if we ever have kids (insert grumbling here) I know we will have to deal with the same issues, and it's good to have this conversation. Unfortunately, with my husband not (yet) vegan, and not sure he will ever be, this will be an even more interesting conversation in our household!Peace, Love and Veganismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622549146897862600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-60308649628621684282009-05-13T14:57:00.000-05:002009-05-13T14:57:00.000-05:00We have an almost 5 year old that we're raising ve...We have an almost 5 year old that we're raising vegetarian (DH and I have both been vegetarian for almost 20 years). we live in a smallish town in Texas surrounded by mostly non-vegetarian family. (You can imagine it's not easy to be vegetarian in this situation.) We've found picture books about being vegetarian to be helpful in discussing what being vegetarian means. Until just recently we kept the explanation simple - "the animals aren't treated very nice" - but lately she's been asking for more details on *how* they aren't treated nice so we're starting to gently talk about factory farming. We try to keep explanations simple, letting her guide us with her questions for the amount of detail she wants.Jennifer McNicholshttp://www.zrecs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-84480088815688928852009-05-11T02:33:00.000-05:002009-05-11T02:33:00.000-05:00I like your writing and your thoughts about this t...I like your writing and your thoughts about this topic.<br />I think kids understand more than they can express in words. It's amazing how the vegan thing can be so natural for them. It really gives hope for a more vegan future.Netahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629334481729191986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-69300247930452291232009-05-10T17:56:00.000-05:002009-05-10T17:56:00.000-05:00Nice post. I think you're using the right tack wit...Nice post. I think you're using the right tack with Anna. Work that Socratic method, sir.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731802384828632877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-66573023624744205762009-05-10T07:40:00.000-05:002009-05-10T07:40:00.000-05:00Good post! I'm not sure how it's going to go here...Good post! I'm not sure how it's going to go here as Svara grows up, either. We're vegetarian, but not 100% vegan. We don't eat dairy or eggs (hardly) at home, but when we eat out I'm not too particular with dairy and eggs. When we go to the grocery store my husband shows the fish and meat to Svara and tells her it is yucky. If it was just me I wouldn't even show it to her, but anyway... we have a Richard Scarry book and it has a picture of a turkey at a holiday meal. She keeps turning to that page and saying "yucky turkey, don't eat that!" and then petting it and saying "soft". I need to show her a picture of a real turkey I think... it's hard to know what to do!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-64552018639522575202009-05-09T01:30:00.000-05:002009-05-09T01:30:00.000-05:00Have you seen this book yet?
http://www.wedonteata...Have you seen this book yet?<br />http://www.wedonteatanimals.com/<br />I'm looking forward to picking one upNieceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681974329929375828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-80587852104449774452009-05-08T21:28:00.000-05:002009-05-08T21:28:00.000-05:00(Well written.)
Ask yourself to what extent you w...(Well written.)<br /><br />Ask yourself to what extent you want Anna (and Liam) to come to the same ethical decision on their own, and to what extent you want to indoctrinate ethical decisions. Of course, you want to do both, but the negotiation will be the most important thing, and neither of your children will come to their own ethical choices for (likely) another 20 years. In the meantime, you've got their undivided attention. Use it well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-18822635980826981622009-05-08T12:41:00.000-05:002009-05-08T12:41:00.000-05:00I don't have any children myself but if I ever do ...I don't have any children myself but if I ever do have children they will be raised as happy, healthy cruelty free vegans. We don't hurt other people, we don't hurt animals. We love them. I'm sorry I don't have any ideas or suggestions for you, I just wanted to thank you for covering a difficult topic with candor and honesty.The Voracious Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509936161614394899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-54320160189760004302009-05-08T09:26:00.000-05:002009-05-08T09:26:00.000-05:00Actually, just a few minutes ago she was eating br...Actually, just a few minutes ago she was eating breakfast with a friend of hers who I watch on Fridays and the friend had a sippy cup full of milk. I reminded Anna that she should never drink anything of hers. She said OK. <br /><br />I asked Anna if she knew why and she said no. So I said, "It's not vegan."<br /><br />She looked at the cup for a few seconds and said, "Cow's milk."<br /><br />So, she at least knows that we don't drink cow's milk. I don't know if she understands "meat" yet, and like I said in the post, I'm fine if we don't have to have that conversation for a while.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175147314119274741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416663449212553052.post-72988741867784749092009-05-08T09:21:00.000-05:002009-05-08T09:21:00.000-05:00How very interesting. Thank you for sharing this w...How very interesting. Thank you for sharing this with us. I can imagine your discomfort, but I am sure you will handle the questions very well when they will come.<br />I am amazed how little Anna already knows what "vegan" means, by the way! Does she really know the full sense of the word?Hasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125243431727749386noreply@blogger.com