tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post6489080171100810475..comments2023-10-26T03:26:53.959-07:00Comments on Suebob's Red Stapler: The meat of the matterSUEB0Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301963922769609715noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post-2458074188410218502008-01-08T17:15:00.000-08:002008-01-08T17:15:00.000-08:00What an interesting perspective. I've been a vege...What an interesting perspective. I've been a vegetarian since about '89, and my dad has never gotten used to it, either. Just a few weeks ago, he offered me a bite of his chicken ravioli at dinner. I was like "No thank you, I don't eat meat." I didn't add "for the last two decades." He just forgets.Count Mockulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912128943502704921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post-54663467530647517322008-01-08T07:59:00.000-08:002008-01-08T07:59:00.000-08:00My family doesn't understand my vegetarianism, exa...My family doesn't understand my vegetarianism, exactly, but they do refrain from offering me meat. I guess it's been long enough they know it's not a phase.<BR/><BR/>If people still acquired meat through their own efforts, and the animals lived a natural life up until the time they painlessly became dinner, it wouldn't upset me nearly as much as modern-day factory farming does. I probably would still be a vegetarian, but the choice would not have been so easy.lizgwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907508137794025189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post-15773694278311900722008-01-08T07:54:00.000-08:002008-01-08T07:54:00.000-08:00I haven't eaten red meat in more than 12 years, bu...I haven't eaten red meat in more than 12 years, but my dad will still, without fail, offer me a burger or steak at family get-togethers. Neither of his daughters eat red meat so it's not like he's getting us confused.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of vegetarianism, have you run into difficulty when eating at other people's houses? I once had an awkward situation where a friend forgot and had to make me a separate meal at the last minute.FunnyGal KAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10827578909140878399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post-80950814345524961042008-01-08T06:22:00.000-08:002008-01-08T06:22:00.000-08:00I think this is a great point why vegetarianism se...I think this is a great point why vegetarianism seems so foreign and so odd a choice to older relatives. <BR/><BR/>When I was a vegetarian (pregnancy made me really crave cheeseburger, so I fell off the wagon), my grandmother would try to slip me meat in stews. She'd make pasta and beans with small pieces of pork. When I'd gently call her on it, she'd insist it was a bean. I think there is also this notion that one cannot be healthy without animal protein sources. I believe that was part of her doing what she did.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350861069153040567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post-35980464902186208512008-01-08T05:31:00.000-08:002008-01-08T05:31:00.000-08:00I have been a vegetarian since about the same time...I have been a vegetarian since about the same time and it never set well with my father. I always assumed it was just to bust my chops (no pun intended), but I think your assessment has a lot of merit for many of us. Thanks for the insight!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168915306406009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820173.post-49565424150871311962008-01-07T21:12:00.000-08:002008-01-07T21:12:00.000-08:00Wow, I'm glad I don't have any stories like that. ...Wow, I'm glad I don't have any stories like that. My mom never got the whole thing, like I don't eat food cooked in oyster sauce because of the oysters involved, but I don't think she had gone out and caught any oysters.<BR/><BR/>I know people who were vegetarian except on holidays home with their families. I never got that, but now maybe I kinda do.super deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347176046518919059noreply@blogger.com