Comments on: What to do when a child brings meat to your house http://stayingvegan.com/2010/04/what-to-do-when-a-child-brings-meat-to-your-house/ Tips and tricks for the rest of your life Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jacqueline http://stayingvegan.com/2010/04/what-to-do-when-a-child-brings-meat-to-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Jacqueline Sat, 01 May 2010 11:42:51 +0000 http://stayingvegan.com/?p=1052305383#comment-514 The mistake here is when the woman brought the chicken nuggets into the home and nothing was said. It should have been stopped at the door and politely turned away. The woman could have offered to make the child a quick PBJ if he hadn't had a chance to eat yet, or they could have waited in the car until he was finished eating. Our house is a meat free zone and it will stay that way. If someone tries to bring meat into my house I won't stand there horrified, I'll politely tell them it's not allowed. The mistake here is when the woman brought the chicken nuggets into the home and nothing was said. It should have been stopped at the door and politely turned away. The woman could have offered to make the child a quick PBJ if he hadn’t had a chance to eat yet, or they could have waited in the car until he was finished eating. Our house is a meat free zone and it will stay that way. If someone tries to bring meat into my house I won’t stand there horrified, I’ll politely tell them it’s not allowed.

]]> By: Raising Semi-Vegetarian Children » VWOM Blog http://stayingvegan.com/2010/04/what-to-do-when-a-child-brings-meat-to-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Raising Semi-Vegetarian Children » VWOM Blog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:12:14 +0000 http://stayingvegan.com/?p=1052305383#comment-445 [...] couldn’t help but find the topic of today’s Let Them Eat Meat blog post a bit sad. “What to do when a child brings meat into your house,” which links to an [...] [...] couldn’t help but find the topic of today’s Let Them Eat Meat blog post a bit sad. “What to do when a child brings meat into your house,” which links to an [...]

]]> By: tomb7890 http://stayingvegan.com/2010/04/what-to-do-when-a-child-brings-meat-to-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-442 tomb7890 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:58:53 +0000 http://stayingvegan.com/?p=1052305383#comment-442 My take, as a non-parent vegan: If we generally respond with horror to such chicken nugget scenarios, it will only strengthen the view that many people have of vegans as strident and angry. You do have control as a parent. You have great control over economic transactions. In my view is that is where to vigorously apply your strong vegan principles. However, you have less control over many other aspects of your children's lives, and that will only increase with time. Don't worry about other kid's nuggets coming into your house. Just don't buy them or eat them. :) My take, as a non-parent vegan: If we generally respond with horror to such chicken nugget scenarios, it will only strengthen the view that
many people have of vegans as strident and angry.

You do have control as a parent. You have great control over economic transactions. In my view is that is where to vigorously apply your strong vegan principles. However, you have less control over many other aspects of your children’s lives, and that will only increase with time. Don’t worry about other kid’s nuggets coming into your house. Just don’t buy them or eat them. :)

]]> By: Valerie http://stayingvegan.com/2010/04/what-to-do-when-a-child-brings-meat-to-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Valerie Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:22:39 +0000 http://stayingvegan.com/?p=1052305383#comment-441 This can be kind of a sticky subject. I just recently drew a "line in the sand" of sorts when I very nicely confirmed in an email to a group of friends coming over for a weekly get together that our home is a "meat-free" zone. I found that to be the least threatening to start off with. My own husband still eats cheese on occasion, so I didn't want to be completely alienating. Over time, I will most likely work up to not allowing any animal products at all. This can be kind of a sticky subject. I just recently drew a “line in the sand” of sorts when I very nicely confirmed in an email to a group of friends coming over for a weekly get together that our home is a “meat-free” zone. I found that to be the least threatening to start off with. My own husband still eats cheese on occasion, so I didn’t want to be completely alienating. Over time, I will most likely work up to not allowing any animal products at all.

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