Don't you just hate it when...

I had an annoying experience today. My mum was telling me that a girl she works with used to be vegan (AHHHH!!!) and now eats FISH for health reasons. But she doesn't eat MEAT of course. Just fish.

I laughed my ass off.  But was also very, very cranky. I hate that!!!!

ohh theres so many stupid comments that make me angry.. but in a larger sense ive been getting really upset lately just thinking about how messed up this world is. i cant really find a way to explain my feelings but its just that... well humans do whatever they can to better themselves. they don't just exploit animals but the earth as well.. and what gets me really sad is knowing that i've been sucked into it. why do i have to spend those extra few minutes in the shower? why do i have to use the soap that is probably tested on animals just because i can't find the other one? and then just little things like wearing make-up and making my hair perfect in the morning and wanting new clothes and being a bitch to someone who doesn't deserve it and not buying organic food 'coz it's more convenient to buy crap. i get labeled as a hippie all the time and i don't mind it but what bothers me is i feel pathetic. i'm always half way to being someone great. i'm not vegan, i care about how i look etc....
what's this world going to be like if it keeps 'growing'? and we keep thinking we need more and more?

if anyone else feels like this and is in their teens check out www.wollangarra.org
it's like a camp, and i love it 'coz you can just escape from everything. there's no technology and you don't even keep track of the time.. it's in the mountains and you do work there.. when i was last up my group planted 1,650 trees
but just to warn you.. they cook a roast on the last night. and what they're eating is one of the sheep that lived on the property. it's a bit shocking but it's still nice to know that it had a good life.. unlike all the meat they eat at home which is bound to be factory farmed.
heaps of people there are veg and there's amaaazing veg options

oh wow that was the weirdest comment ive ever posted.  i hope you enjoyed it.... lol

Yes the "oh I can't watch, it hurts me too much" is an intersting phenomonom. I'm researching this very topic right now. I'm also analysing the closely related culture blame-game which I believe is a deflection of guilt.

However I've found real success enlightening others through compassion (patience ) not anger ... Most of us in here were like that once too, gosh I was, it took me 30 years to be enlightened.  It's embedded in our culture; so we need to cut people slack. It doesn't matter when someone decides to go veg*n, it's never too late! Animal industries are masters at hiding their dirty work but thanks to courageous activists who film and disseminate, its making it easier.

i know exactly how you feel. words can't describe how much 'purposely' ignorant people infuriate me. i shall check out the camp where is wollangarra?

You're perfect Emily!

This is sort of related to my post above. People's open judgement of others doesn't help eh. Focusing on helping animals by sharing ideas etc and not analysing what other people are doing is what's really going to help animals! Measuring ourselves against others expectations is not.

it's in a place i'd never heard of before   in victoria.... in licola. even though you're in nsw you should still check it out. it's the most incredible place.. seriously it's life changing.  i'm not sure how far out it is in victoria 'coz i always fall asleep on the way there haha

wow.. i couldn't agree with you more.. i feel that it takes maturity sometimes to look at things from another's perspective.. in my opinion some people spend too much time judging others.. as opposed to saying how can i be a better person or do something positive for someone else

the majority seems to forget that animal cruelty goes beyond cats and dogs

and that annoys me alot but then im never surprised by the lack of compassion some people have

Very well said!

Emily you're fantastic the way you are! Don't be too hard on yourself! We need more ppl like you!

Even though I get called a hippie only due to the fact that I'm vegetarian, I'm nothing like the stereotypical hippie (but what is that anyway? Lol!). I buy trendy clothes, I wear makeup, I am materialistic. I am vegan and try my hardest to recycle, save on water etc but I'm not perfect either. Instead of worrying about what we're not doing, we need to think of ways we can help