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Will you raise your child/ren as vegetarian/vegan?

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.ellehcoR .ellehcoR VIC Posts: 663
1 10 Jun 2009
If youre planning on having children, that is.
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Kirrilly Kirrilly VIC Posts: 2092
2 10 Jun 2009
I've already considered this and I think I would compromise and buy them organic meat until they are old enough to make their own decision. I wouldn't give them dairy though - it's just unnecessary. Ideally I would keep chickens in the backyard for eggs.
This is my plan, though I don't think I'll ever have kids, haha
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Lea Lea WA Posts: 82
3 10 Jun 2009
Hmm ill probably let them eat what they want but keep meat to a minimum. When they are old enough to understand then they can make the  descision for themselves. Wouldnt want to force my kids into something i and not them believe in.
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MothWings MothWings NSW Posts: 102
4 10 Jun 2009
Vegan all the way. That's if I have any, little annoying things they are.  Then if they decide they want to want to eat it I'll tell them I'm disappointed and it won't be eaten in my household.
Got to be cruel to be kind.
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sezcat sezcat SA Posts: 15
5 10 Jun 2009
I think I'd raise my children eating minimal meat, but meat nonetheless. If I marry someone who is also vegetarian then I guess I wouldn't raise them eating meat, but I think it would be difficult to impossible to raise them vegetarian - there are always school sausage sizzles and friends houses and Christmas bbqs etc.
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Jamison Jamison VIC Posts: 271
6 11 Jun 2009
I would raise my kids vegetarian, there is the inevitable friends houses and unavoidable school barbecues, but, i've allready had my school have vegetarian options at their babecue, they even cooked it at a separate barbecue (no meat juices) Veggie burgers, onion, potatoes, veggie sausages and hotdogs.

If i sent them to a friends house, I'd send them with something to eat happy My kiddys aren't gonna contribute to murder!

If they decided when they were old enough to that they were going to eat meat, I'd be dissapointed in them and tell them that if they're going to eat meat, it won't be in my house.

Thats all if i actually have kids.... I'm more inclined to be interested in women atm.... lol.
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Tracey Tracey QLD Posts: 127
7 11 Jun 2009
my partner eats meat and has a very pro-meat faily, however when we have kids they will be vegetarian and minimal eggs/dairy. I wish I had been brought up vegetarian and I am glad I am now. My younger brother was brought up vege and is now vegan and the healthiest of all my siblings. Why bring more pain into the world for the animals, our children are the people we can have a real influence over. I will tell my kids why we dont eat meat and answer all their questions. If they want to eat meat they can do so when they are adults and cook it themselves!
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ckimana ckimana NSW Posts: 2545
8 11 Jun 2009
Ideally I would raise them vegan. It's what I believe in and don't want them thinking eating meat and dairy is ok. It's unnecessary.

However, having said that, my partner is omni so it may be abit hard with the whole vegan thing! In that case, I'd definately raise them vegetarian, with minimal eggs/dairy and as cruelty free as possible.
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RaV3N RaV3N WA Posts: 2152
9 12 Jun 2009
i had this discussion on another board and got slammed for my views! but im glad to see some of the same here.
i'm 95% vegan, my partner vege. for some reason he sees meat as an important part of a young childs diet... gotta quiz him on that one... but it would be very minimal and organic free range (i know the murder is the same, but the life before hand is a trillions time better!) i figure once the kid is conceived and born, ive got a lil while before solids will be introduced and then a lil more time before meat will be introduced, so im hoping i can sway him on the no meat thing. i understand him not agreeing on a vegan diet, that my child can decide for themselves.
as for when they are out and about... at school and friends houses i will supply substitutes for sure, but when everyone goes to maccas and they crave a cheeseburger just because everyone else is having one... i actually hope he/she has one and then realises how crap it is!
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ABC ABC NSW Posts: 69
10 12 Jun 2009
ckimana said:
Ideally I would raise them vegan. It's what I believe in and don't want them thinking eating meat and dairy is ok. It's unnecessary.

However, having said that, my partner is omni so it may be abit hard with the whole vegan thing! In that case, I'd definately raise them vegetarian, with minimal eggs/dairy and as cruelty free as possible.
*If* I ever have children, they will be vegan. I don't buy meat/dairy for myself, so why would I buy it for children? And being vegan is much, much healthier and it's the best diet for kids to be on.

My bf is omni, but I can't see him wanting to cook for a baby, so vegan all the way!
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