I'd learn to cook if I were you and tell her to grow up :P Why are you a pescetarian anyway? What makes fish more desirable than meat? Just wondering :)
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I'd learn to cook if I were you and tell her to grow up :P Why are you a pescetarian anyway? What makes fish more desirable than meat? Just wondering :)
at the bold part, you're completely right :P it was meant to be about my mom, not my reasons, but i don't mind talking about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by wixard
she told me yesterday that she wants to be here for me and my brother completely but she won't accept that i'm a vegetarian. i wouldn't actually tell her if i was lesbian or bisexual, if she can't accept my being a vegetarian then i highly doubt she'd be able to accept me being anything but straight! anyways, i'm going to crack down and get serious. i want her to see that she can't get her way this time. thanks :)
@gommeinc -- " the type of vegetarian i am is called pesco-ovo vegetarian, which means they'll eat fish and chicken. fish mass produce, as do chickens. cows and such only have one calf at a time, or two at most usually. it's a lot harder to replace the cow population and what not compared to fish, which can have a hundred eggs easily at one time."
Not really related to this thread but people who claim to be a vegetarian but still eat chicken etc are not vegetarians lol.
Here are some reasons I can think off the top of my head why some people choose to be veggies hehe
For health reasons -
Excessive meat eating is linked to cancer and circulatory system diseases.
Meat is high in cholesterol and can be bad for you, especially in the quantities eaten in the US.
Most cases of food poisoning are from animal products; factory farms, slaughterhouses, and meat packing plants are extremely unsanitary places.
Vegetarians usually have less weight problems, lower rates of cancer, and live longer. The Ornish diet (low fat vegetarian) is proven to reverse heart disease.
Meat takes a very long time to be digested.
For ethical/ philosophical reasons -
The cruelty of the meat industry is inexcusable.
Animals are not ours to eat, and should not be raised for slaughter.
We deny animals their natural rights.
Some people believe it is wrong to kill and eat animals
They object to the way animals are treated in factory farms and in the slaughterhouses.
The animals are often given drugs to make them grow bigger and produce more meat; this is not healthy to animals or humans.
Animals have feelings and a personality just like us!!
They think eating meat is morally wrong.
For environmental reasons -
Meat production destroys endangered rain forests, produces lots of methane (a greenhouse gas) and water pollution in the form of sewage.
Livestock raising produces more greenhouse gases than all the cars in the world. Raising vegetarian food uses much less water.
Half of all water used in the US is used to raise livestock.
It takes many pounds of vegetarian food to produce one pound of meat.
In the US over half of all the food grown goes to livestock production.
Meat eating creates around half of the world's pollution, traffic only causes 11%.
Meat production is wasteful to water resources, land resources, and food itself.
For political reasons -
If resources were diverted from meat production; there could be enough food to feed everyone on the earth.
Meat production is wasteful; it takes many pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat.
A fairer distribution of food and resources in the world is possible if the food fed to farm animals was used to feed people instead. Much of the food grown in the world goes to feeding livestock.
For religious reasons -
Some religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and the Seventh Day Adventists encourage people to become vegetarian.
Eating meat creates bad karma.
Seventh Day Adventists are among the healthiest people in the world today.
For psychological reasons -
Some people find meat unappealing.
Because they become aware of what they are eating and what disease it could hold. Also, they realize how messed up it is to eat a living thing.
Peer pressured to (not common, it usually pushes the person to go the other way)
To moral of the story is probably learn to cook Lexi, stand your ground and don't eat the meat your mother gives you, she's bound to accept it sooner or later.
I'm not being rude or anything here, but why are you worried about the cow population? Farmers are aware of farming patterns and will ensure there is a decent amount of cows, before they slaughter more. Even if you stop eating meat, that cow is still going to be used for food. The farmer isn't just going to keep it there for the sake of it. S/he's running a business not a holiday camp for cows :P
Secondly, why is your Mom actually that worried about you being a vegetarian? I don't really see it as a big problem. Its not morally wrong or anything.
Good luck again ;)
But one cow will feed a bunch of people, whilst you'd have to kill multiple fish. Surely killing less is better? For example, if someone gave you the choice of killing 1 person or 10 people to save your family, which would you choose? I couldnt care really about the animal population because afaik, we've got that covered, but it seems to me you have your ideals mixed up.Quote:
Originally Posted by ,Lexiilu
But i don't think your mum is being selfish, i think you are. Mums have a lot to do and a lot to worry about, if you can't even be bothered to learn to make one meal, why should she be bothered to learn and make 2 different meals everytime breakfast/lunch/dinner time? Kids go through phases all the time and she probably realises that (especially since you obviously havent got your ideals straightened out) and so is simply trying to help you out of it, and in this case shes doing it by being a tad forceful.
So basically, either realise why you're doing this or learn to cook.
I myself however could never become a vegetarian, love meat far too much and hate most vegetables. I'd simply starve and die D:
it's complicated as to why i'm so concerned and could take hours for me to think of a decent response -- i'll let you know when i know how to put it into words :PQuote:
Originally Posted by MrJordan
anyways I HAVE NO IDEA :'( she's just so psycho that i'm going to die or something. i'm not. just because i'm not getting nutrients from meat doesn't mean i won't get them other places. she's a freak about this nutrients thing :P
@josh -- thanks :) xx
@naughtynemo -- she doesn't make me lunch or breakfast. and she only makes dinner like 3 nights a week, as i have dance twice a week and usually make my own meals or bring frozen ones, and we order pizza on fridays :P
Completely ignored me questioning your thoughts but okay then.Quote:
Originally Posted by ,Lexiilu
Well there we go, you're capable of making your own meals so do that then, im not seeing the issue if she only makes them 3 out of...(3*7)...21 meals a week. Just make those aswell.
I will, as soon as I can cook decently :P that's my current problem seeing as I burn nearly everything I touch. but I have been working on it a bit (although not as much as I should). I'll be working on it more in the near future thanks to everyone's advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Naughtynemo
as to your questioning of my thoughts, yes you do have a point that killing less is better and i do see your point. i don't eat much, so i could live off of a fish for a day. for me it wouldn't be a problem. however i do see that other people may need more. guess it depends on the person :P
You're not quite understanding my point though, im not saying that one person will eat a cow or 5 fish, and another will eat just 1 fish, im saying that the slaughter of 1 cow is equal to a load of fish (thus saving those fishes lives... well not really, which brings me onto my next point). Ive never really understood the whole vegetarian thing (with your views atleast). You aren't exactly saving any lives as it isnt as though they kill them as you walk into the supermarket, they're already dead, and in a lot of cases they'll just grow old and get thrown out, thus being killed in vein, surely that's worse?Quote:
Originally Posted by ,Lexiilu
Idk ill never understand it. Whatever
they do the same with cows don't they? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Naughtynemo