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Comment by elizabeth brewer on July 8, 2010 at 11:40am

LOL! i'm like the grandma of the group. haha "eat your vegetables. wear a sweater."

Comment by elizabeth brewer on July 8, 2010 at 11:36am

wow. lots of disgruntled parents i see. i am 20, moving in 2 wks. yay! i can't bleive that i've lived with my parents for this long. but i was in communiy college for and finally i'm going to a university. a lot of memories of fights and criticism way back in high school when i first went veg/vegan. i feel your pain. my parents stopped criticising most of the time b/c they knew that it didn't phase me anymore. i always expected it and now i just get some curious looks and sincere, "oooh, what's that?" i think once that they know that you're serious and that they can take you or leave you the way that you are, they see that it is SO NOT THE BIG DEAL that they make of it. Also, i know a lot of people with very over-bearing parents (mine aren't too bad) and i can see how sometimes the ridicule and nagging never stops, but they THINK they know best and want the best for you. you just have to remember that you know more about it than them (you SHOULD know more about your diet than them) and that they're just scared for your health. Also, i suggest reading some books on vegan/veg/raw foodist edicate. I read "
"vegan freak" which takes a very funny and real stance on veganism and dealing with people in your life that aren't. it really helps to avoid fights on x-mas when you know the best way to answer "So WHY did you turn vegan????!" lol :) good luck peeps!

Comment by David Weatherby on May 30, 2010 at 10:55am

Hey everyone! :D It's really cool to see others my age caring about their health. Im 17. Been Vegan for a while, working at raw recently it's fantastic :)

Comment by Michelle on May 30, 2010 at 8:36am

Hi everyone! I'm new to this site and am going through a transition from vegetarianism to high raw veganism. I'm 19 and it is really hard to find people my age that eat similarly to me. My parents don't really understand, my mom growing up on a Dominican diet and my dad a Greek one, and my sister teases me sometimes. I need support because it is hard for me when I have most people around me saying that I'm weird or crazy.

Comment by Darling Fruta on May 12, 2010 at 1:54am

my mom has made me seek therapy and a nutritionist b/c of they way i eat.

Comment by Jeremy Wearn on February 13, 2010 at 7:54am

My parents have deemed my "strange eating rituals" as an eating disorder :D

Comment by Dr. Christy L. Knowings on February 13, 2010 at 7:15am

Great thoughts, Classica! Support is right here...

Comment by Jess on February 13, 2010 at 7:08am

Yay! SO glad i found this group. I need support.

Comment by Classica on February 3, 2010 at 11:21am

17. currently not 811, or even vegan. Semi-vegetarian on most days. I avoid meat where I can. Vegetables and fruit are almost non-existent in my house. We buy Iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and salad dressing- that's pretty much the extent of our food. Well, we have oranges and apples, and at this moment some mango that I begged my Dad to buy.
I'm still in high school, but in about a year I'll be in college and finally free to go all out on 811. My family says I can't be crazy until I leave, and they'll probably disown me for what I know I am going to do, because of what I am slowly becoming. I'm scared, but I know I have to do this. I feel that God has led me to this for a reason, and I won't ignore His voice. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were 811. In fact, mankind was wholly 811 until after the flood. Somehow I don't feel like I am becoming someone new, but going back to what I once was.

Comment by Porfyra on January 13, 2010 at 5:12am

Hello everyone :)

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