Judith I'd Love Your Insights...

[Guest guest]

I just don't see it any other way. This small percentage wanting to bring meat

for one meatfree vegetarian celebration is the same group that eats vegetable

lasagna, mac & cheese, salads, bean burritos and other meatless meals now and

then, so to tell a vegetarian family they are bringing meat is defiant. I went

through this for 25 years with my BIL and now guess what? He is vegetarian. He

used to go to vegetarian restaurants with us and become loud and create a scene,

asking the waitress for ribs, or bacon, etc. He see's the light now.

Same thing with a coworker, he wouldn't shut up when we had potlucks and he knew

I was there. Well, after his heart attack he ended up coming to me for recipes

and help and now he's a vegetarian and he picks on the meateaters.

There is the very small percentage of meateaters and vegetarians who have to

voice their opinion, become obnoxious, and nit pick.

XO Donna

, judith bell <judithb wrote:

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> Much love to you Donna :)

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> --- On Mon, 3/16/09, Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote:

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> > Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower

> > I'd Love Your Insights...

> >

> > Monday, March 16, 2009, 8:55 PM

> > It's only for one meal and if it's known you are a

> > vegetarian family they should respect you by not bringing

> > meat.

> > There are so many wonderful recipes to cook. You can find

> > vegetarian recipes in almost any cookbook. Any guest who

> > would insist on bringing their own meat is doing that to

> > defy you. That's my humble or you know how I am, not

> > humble opinion.

> > Donna

> >

> > --- On Mon, 3/16/09, andefrayser <andefrayser@

> > > wrote:

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> > > andefrayser <andefrayser@ >

> > > [vegetarian_ group] I'd Love Your

> > Insights...

> > >

> > > Monday, March 16, 2009, 2:52 PM

> > > My daughter is graduating in May. We are planning a

> > pretty

> > > big celebration here at the house. (We are expecting

> > over

> > > 150 people so far and counting). I will be cooking and

> > I

> > > have some friends coming the day before to help with

> > > preparing the food. Many congregation members have

> > offered

> > > to bring dishes to help defray the cost of feeding so

> > many.

> > > (I think this was just so wonderful of them!)

> > >

> > > Although we are known to be vegetarians, a few of

> > these

> > > wonderful people have stated that they want to

> > > " BTOM " (bring their own meat). I have to say

> > that

> > > I was surprised by this, but I deferred it to my

> > husband and

> > > daughter since it was her party.

> > >

> > > They decided to allow them to bring meat as long as it

> > was

> > > already cooked and it was going to be isolated on its

> > own

> > > table. She noted on the invitation that vegetarian

> > meals

> > > would be preferred if they wanted to bring a dish, but

> > I am

> > > sure that there are those who will bring meat dishes.

> > >

> > > All in all I think they came up with a reasonable

> > solution

> > > without discounting the love that was being shown, but

> > I

> > > would like to hear about what you have done in

> > situations

> > > like this.

>