This argument again?
I think my response is usually something like the following:
I've been vegetarian since I was 5... blah blah blah... What other people eat is none of my business (with a few exceptions that aren't just because I'm vegetarian) ... blah... erm.... oh, and animas aren't like people with people emotions and shit.
I occasionally give up dairy and eggs and give the vegan thing ago but give up because I love cheese and milk chocolate...
Oh, and giving meat to children is certainly not "indoctrination." It's perfectly natural for humans to eat meat. We can survive with or without it just fine. It should be a personal choice. I personally won't be giving my children meat (if I have any) but once they're old enough to ask for it, I won't have a problem with them eating meat that someone else has prepared for them. Of course, I'd like them to be veggie, but because they want to, not because I am. But I'm probably not having kids, so whatever.
I think my response is usually something like the following:
I've been vegetarian since I was 5... blah blah blah... What other people eat is none of my business (with a few exceptions that aren't just because I'm vegetarian) ... blah... erm.... oh, and animas aren't like people with people emotions and shit.
I occasionally give up dairy and eggs and give the vegan thing ago but give up because I love cheese and milk chocolate...
Oh, and giving meat to children is certainly not "indoctrination." It's perfectly natural for humans to eat meat. We can survive with or without it just fine. It should be a personal choice. I personally won't be giving my children meat (if I have any) but once they're old enough to ask for it, I won't have a problem with them eating meat that someone else has prepared for them. Of course, I'd like them to be veggie, but because they want to, not because I am. But I'm probably not having kids, so whatever.
