Comments on: Even I loose my patience sometimes http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2009/03/08/even-i-loose-my-patience-sometimes/ Vegan News. Vegan Recipes. Vegan Events. Vegan Links. Vegan Reviews. Vegan Social Networking and more. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Holly http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2009/03/08/even-i-loose-my-patience-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Holly Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:34:32 +0000 http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/?p=467#comment-84 My dad invited me to a picnic in the mountains last year and he said not to worry about bringing food - knowing that my son and I don't eat meat or dairy. What does he bring? Bratwurst and cookies and cow milk. He tells me that if a person gets hungry enough, they will eat whatever is available. I had crackers. My son and I were starved by the time we got home. When I first stopped eating meat, I got the - What do ya eat -rabbit food? and well, I don't care what you eat - just don't try to make me into one (a vegetarian) - hardy har har!!!! Stupid morons. My dad invited me to a picnic in the mountains last year and he said not to worry about bringing food – knowing that my son and I don’t eat meat or dairy. What does he bring? Bratwurst and cookies and cow milk. He tells me that if a person gets hungry enough, they will eat whatever is available. I had crackers. My son and I were starved by the time we got home.

When I first stopped eating meat, I got the – What do ya eat -rabbit food? and well, I don’t care what you eat – just don’t try to make me into one (a vegetarian) – hardy har har!!!! Stupid morons.

]]> By: FatVegan http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2009/03/08/even-i-loose-my-patience-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-83 FatVegan Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:01:12 +0000 http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/?p=467#comment-83 Well, I too encounter ignorance quite frequently. My situation is that I am vegan as of 5 months ago and I am overweight, so when it is necessary for me to say, "No thanks" to food and them I am asked "Why?" and then I say "I'm vegan" I get strange looks. I think people expect vegans to be rail thin, along with all the ignorant expectations. I am also amazed that when animal treatment does come up as the topic of conversation, people are so crass and unapologetic. Humans are inhumane to such a terrible degree on so many levels. Usually, when people engage in a nutritional debate with me they decide to back down pretty quickly, because I am a RN and I am well-versed in human nutrition AND every day for the last 5-6 months I have studied and researched nutrition as related to the vegan diet! Well, I too encounter ignorance quite frequently. My situation is that I am vegan as of 5 months ago and I am overweight, so when it is necessary for me to say, “No thanks” to food and them I am asked “Why?” and then I say “I’m vegan” I get strange looks. I think people expect vegans to be rail thin, along with all the ignorant expectations. I am also amazed that when animal treatment does come up as the topic of conversation, people are so crass and unapologetic. Humans are inhumane to such a terrible degree on so many levels. Usually, when people engage in a nutritional debate with me they decide to back down pretty quickly, because I am a RN and I am well-versed in human nutrition AND every day for the last 5-6 months I have studied and researched nutrition as related to the vegan diet!

]]> By: Roboteer http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2009/03/08/even-i-loose-my-patience-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Roboteer Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:02:08 +0000 http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/?p=467#comment-82 I find it easier not to treat every conversation as a conversion session. People tend to react negatively to a "hard sell," no matter what it is. So when coworkers or others joke, "Let's go get a steak," I usually respond in a similar humor ("only if they'll wrap it in bacon"). I figure, everybody needs to have their own epiphany moment before they're going to make a major life change. I continue to bring vegan food to office potlucks, they continue to taste it, and sometimes we get into serious discussions about where gelatin or rennet comes from. Mostly, though, I hope to portray a good example of being (almost) vegan and just a regular person, not some fringe political freak, and break down some of those barriers that can make meat-eaters so defensive. I find it easier not to treat every conversation as a conversion session. People tend to react negatively to a “hard sell,” no matter what it is. So when coworkers or others joke, “Let’s go get a steak,” I usually respond in a similar humor (“only if they’ll wrap it in bacon”). I figure, everybody needs to have their own epiphany moment before they’re going to make a major life change. I continue to bring vegan food to office potlucks, they continue to taste it, and sometimes we get into serious discussions about where gelatin or rennet comes from. Mostly, though, I hope to portray a good example of being (almost) vegan and just a regular person, not some fringe political freak, and break down some of those barriers that can make meat-eaters so defensive.

]]> By: letsEatSomeMeat http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2009/03/08/even-i-loose-my-patience-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-81 letsEatSomeMeat Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:57:39 +0000 http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/?p=467#comment-81 Every time someone at my job goes to lunch looks at me and says "lets go eat some chicken, hahah" I'm so tired of all that crap. I don't even want to waste my time explaining the suffering of animals. "how about milk? cows don't get killed for milk" oh man! And when i DO try to explain, they just nod then follow with a huge bite into the ham sandwich. 'sigh' sometimes i think people are hopeless, untill i read you comments :). Every time someone at my job goes to lunch looks at me and says “lets go eat some chicken, hahah” I’m so tired of all that crap. I don’t even want to waste my time explaining the suffering of animals. “how about milk? cows don’t get killed for milk” oh man! And when i DO try to explain, they just nod then follow with a huge bite into the ham sandwich. ‘sigh’ sometimes i think people are hopeless, untill i read you comments :).

]]> By: Vegiegail http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/2009/03/08/even-i-loose-my-patience-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Vegiegail Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:38:17 +0000 http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/?p=467#comment-80 How can you not lose your patience with stupidity? I find it a daily challenge (sometimes an hourly challenge!) to try to remain in a space where I can feel compassion for those who chose to live in blissful ignorance. But it's extremely difficult to extend compassion to those who willfully cause so much suffering to others. I think that many of us have chosen to be vegans in this life in part, to learn to fully manifest both patience and compassion. Why else would we be confronted with these challenges with such frequency? How can you not lose your patience with stupidity? I find it a daily challenge (sometimes an hourly challenge!) to try to remain in a space where I can feel compassion for those who chose to live in blissful ignorance. But it’s extremely difficult to extend compassion to those who willfully cause so much suffering to others. I think that many of us have chosen to be vegans in this life in part, to learn to fully manifest both patience and compassion. Why else would we be confronted with these challenges with such frequency?

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