My daughter snuck and was eating a burger over her friends house

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I made the decision to go back to vegetarianism and I talked to my

daughter about it. She said she didn't want to be vegetarian, but I

told her that it was for religious reasons-We're Buddhist- and

because I no longer wanted to participate in the killing of animals.

So, I told her I would fix her good lunches for school, I even when

out and bought her a new lunchbox she was so excited about and even

let her choose what she wants for lunch-with lots of variety. Well,

she went over a friends and when I went to pick her up-across the

street- she was nibbling on a half burger. I was in shock a bit and

said, " We don't eat meat anymore! " The neighbor said, " Oh, I forgot,

I said, it's okay, but she knew better. " And my daughter was

saying, " Oh, but I didn't tell her and my friends are doing it. " I

told her in the face of my neighbor that she could eat it at home but

when we began home I told her again our reasons for not eating meat.

I gave the half burger to the cat and then fixed her a quick

vegetarian meal. I told her that even over friends we don't eat meat

anymore that it was like eating the cat Spicy. She said she

understood and ate her dinner and hasn't said anything else about it.

Has this ever happened to anyone else? Because I'm using the moral

defense, I don't want her to think it's okay to eat meat when she's

not at home but to remember that we are no longer participating in

the slaughter of animals. She is five, though very intelligent and

hasn't even noticed that we haven't been eating meat with all the

Morningstar products. This happen to you?

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" I told her in the face of my neighbor that she could eat it at home but

 

when we began home I told her again our reasons for not eating meat.

I gave the half burger to the cat and then fixed her a quick

vegetarian meal. I told her that even over friends we don't eat meat... "

 

Sorry, but I am not quite following this story. Did you tell the neighbor

that she COULD or COULD NOT finish it at home? If you told her that she

COULD, I don't quite understand why you said that, unless you changed your

mind on the way home.

 

I haven't yet had this issue. I have two boys 2 1/2 and 6 1/2. The younger

one isn't at all aware of eating meat or not eating meat. My older son is

very clear that we don't eat animals and why. I hope he won't eat it at

other people's homes, but I always inform the parents myself and there has

yet to be an issue. I believe though that this has to be his choice, not

mine. It's probably easier for me though because this is the way it has

always been for him and he has grown up understanding it rather than my

suddenly making a big life change for him.

 

Carmen in Switzerland

 

 

 

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