Appreciating the Little Things: Vegan Support from Non-Vegans
Hearing my veg friends talk about their parents’ and friends’ constant attempts at trying to trick them into eating meat and lectures over why being vegetarian is unhealthy, makes me realize that there a lot of overly supportive people in my life that I don’t fully appreciate, such as …
* The mother of the children that I baby-sit weekly, who always has a veg dinner option in her fridge for me to have when feeding the kids. But it doesn’t stop there: two weeks ago she ordered a cheese-free tomato pie for us and last week she made vegan minestrone soup from scratch.
* My sister, who, whether or not meat is being served to her family, always puts together a meal that can easily be vegan friendly such as make-your-own pizza or salad.
* My cousin, who recently got married and, although there wasn’t the option of choosing “veg” on the R.S.V.P. card, and despite her vows’ references to hunting and fishing, had already told the wedding planner that I was vegan.
* My dad, who proudly calls to tell me every time he meets another vegetarian. He has also usually told this person all about me and even gives Living Without Meat a plug!
* My mom. There are way too many examples of things that my mother has done or said to be supportive of my diet. Just one example … while visiting me this week she was getting ready to hop in the shower and asked about using my shampoo. “I’ll know which ones are yours, right? Are they all Jason?” And that, friends, is the rarest non-veg support of a veg lifestyle ever: the understanding that being vegan extends beyond your food.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:43 am
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July 1st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Aw, thanks, sis
Love you, too!