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rootofnewtI've been a vegetarian for nearly a decade now. I read vegetarian newsgroups, participate in vegetarian recipe listservs, and read vegetarian communities on LJ.
And there are some people I just don't understand...
Teenagers who choose to go vegetarian and then bitch that their parents won't cook complex meals for them.
Okay, when I went veggie, I was a teenager. I also lived away from home. My mother put some effort into cooking for me when I visited, but she basically just chose to have vegetarian side dishes. She did do nice things like set aside spaghetti sauce before adding meatballs, but she didn't complain a lot. I really appreciate the extra work she did, but she didn't have to do it. If I was hungry, I could fend for myself. I learned how to cook when I was young. My mother, fortunately, was willing to pick up veggie burgers, hummus, and other foods for me. And she was interested in finding new recipes because she wanted to cook heart healthy for my dad.
Still, though, is it that hard for a teenager to be responsible for zir own food? I do find it rather irresponsible when parents won't even *provide* food (veggie burgers, tofu, etc) beyond pasta and rice for the kid, but I know that some budgets are limited.
Husbands who expect their veg*n wives to still cook meat, and wives who still expect they must cook meat for their hubbies.
I'm sure this could be reversed, but I haven't seen it yet.
This is just nuts, especially when both spouses work. Why should a vegetarian wife be obligated to cook something for her husband when she won't even be eating it? It's stupid. I'm glad I have a husband who knows better than this. Our common meals are vegetarian. If he wants meat, he cooks it on his own and cleans it up entirely. It's not my responsibility. Until a year ago, we didn't even have meat in the house unless he had leftovers from a restaurant. I'll pick up lunchmeat for him at the deli now, and sometimes I'll pick up chicken or fish or beef for him. I don't cook it, I don't eat it, I don't clean it up. He's a big boy, he can feed himself.
No, he didn't learn how to cook (much) when he was growing up, but he can cook now. And when he doesn't know how to cook something, I have no problems giving him advice or suggestions. I've even picked up cookbooks for him and sought out recipes for interesting meat dishes for him, but that's the extent of my involvement. Yes, I was vegetarian before he met me, but if I decided to stop eating wheat, he would eat whatever replacement I offered. It's not a hardship, it's not going to ruin his life. And if he really wants something I won't cook, he can make it himself. Is my husband remarkably more progressive than most? Is he just afraid of incurring my wrath? Or is he just sufficiently secure with his manhood that he realizes he can skip meat and not risk having his penis fall off?
People who assume vegetarians eat fish and poultry and, somtimes, pork.
I'm well aware that in some cultures, only beef is meat. I don't eat animals, though, and this extends to anything in Animalia, including fish.
And there are some people I just don't understand...
Teenagers who choose to go vegetarian and then bitch that their parents won't cook complex meals for them.
Okay, when I went veggie, I was a teenager. I also lived away from home. My mother put some effort into cooking for me when I visited, but she basically just chose to have vegetarian side dishes. She did do nice things like set aside spaghetti sauce before adding meatballs, but she didn't complain a lot. I really appreciate the extra work she did, but she didn't have to do it. If I was hungry, I could fend for myself. I learned how to cook when I was young. My mother, fortunately, was willing to pick up veggie burgers, hummus, and other foods for me. And she was interested in finding new recipes because she wanted to cook heart healthy for my dad.
Still, though, is it that hard for a teenager to be responsible for zir own food? I do find it rather irresponsible when parents won't even *provide* food (veggie burgers, tofu, etc) beyond pasta and rice for the kid, but I know that some budgets are limited.
Husbands who expect their veg*n wives to still cook meat, and wives who still expect they must cook meat for their hubbies.
I'm sure this could be reversed, but I haven't seen it yet.
This is just nuts, especially when both spouses work. Why should a vegetarian wife be obligated to cook something for her husband when she won't even be eating it? It's stupid. I'm glad I have a husband who knows better than this. Our common meals are vegetarian. If he wants meat, he cooks it on his own and cleans it up entirely. It's not my responsibility. Until a year ago, we didn't even have meat in the house unless he had leftovers from a restaurant. I'll pick up lunchmeat for him at the deli now, and sometimes I'll pick up chicken or fish or beef for him. I don't cook it, I don't eat it, I don't clean it up. He's a big boy, he can feed himself.
No, he didn't learn how to cook (much) when he was growing up, but he can cook now. And when he doesn't know how to cook something, I have no problems giving him advice or suggestions. I've even picked up cookbooks for him and sought out recipes for interesting meat dishes for him, but that's the extent of my involvement. Yes, I was vegetarian before he met me, but if I decided to stop eating wheat, he would eat whatever replacement I offered. It's not a hardship, it's not going to ruin his life. And if he really wants something I won't cook, he can make it himself. Is my husband remarkably more progressive than most? Is he just afraid of incurring my wrath? Or is he just sufficiently secure with his manhood that he realizes he can skip meat and not risk having his penis fall off?
People who assume vegetarians eat fish and poultry and, somtimes, pork.
I'm well aware that in some cultures, only beef is meat. I don't eat animals, though, and this extends to anything in Animalia, including fish.
