I'm a vegetarian and I think I just ate shrimp. I started crying. any comments? (NOTE: don't be immature and make me feel worse.)
2007-03-18 12:29:49 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I see every animal as my equal, not to mention that I used to have pet shrimps.
2007-03-18 12:34:59 · update #1
Don't be upset. You did not mean to eat them. They forgive you. Just start tomorrow as a newly empowered Vegetarian.
2007-03-18 12:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ ♥ C.J. ♥ ♥ 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A couple years ago I somehow thought that the tuna salad sandwich I started chomping into was egg. I was busy talking away at the banquet I was attending, all while eating, and it took a couple swallows before I clued in that egg isn't flakey and fishy. First I got pissed off on the inside that the caterers would put egg and tuna on the same plate, and when I got home I called my boyfriend, and cried/bitched about it to him. He thought I was psychotic.
I know you feel bad about it now, but in my case I was attending something where the food was already prepared, and I had nothing to do with it. Maybe you did eat a little shrimp, but it's not like you're putting loads of money into buying shrimp all the time, and essentially using your consumerism as a vote to support such an industry. Try your best, this too shall pass. Oh, and one time I ended up with a chunk of roast beef in my cinnamon bun, but that's another story! Like I said, this too shall pass.
2007-03-19 01:07:29 · answer #2 · answered by anne33khan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't feel bad - you said you think you just ate shrimp, which means you didn't intend to if you did. It's the intentions that count - if you accidentally mistook it for something else, or were tricked into eating it by a cruel person, then you did nothing that goes against your beliefs.
When I was in the 10th grade, I was at a birthday party for my 6-year-old cousin. A family friend brought crackers and spread, and handed me some, but wouldn't tell me what it was. I assumed it to be cream cheese with blended herbs... It turned out to be a mixture of crab and some other fish. It was pretty cruel, but only on her part - I didn't think any less of myself for falling for it.
2007-03-18 12:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
DON'T STRESS! One shrimp, you won't die! I have had friends hide chicken in my salad before! Just relax! Work out, eat some lettuce, or leaflet to "balance your karma" lol! I don't believe in Karma I am actually a Christian, but that's what I would do. I have tried to vomit after eating meat but I already have image problems and if I started vomiting I might not stop.
throwing up can turn into an eating disorder so I wouldn't advise it...
2007-03-18 16:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but don't worry; everyone makes mistakes.
I accidentally ate fish in something before. Beating yourself up won't help you. You had time to be sad; now you can forgive yourself and move on.
And I am sorry so many butt-heads showed up to be rude when you are already feeling sad. Some people just enjoy treating others poorly.
"There is no shame in admitting you were wrong; you are only saying you are wiser today than you were yesterday"
2007-03-18 12:37:05 · answer #5 · answered by Squirtle 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You can't change the past. And everybody messes up once in a while. Just forget it and move along.
I see that you're "tim burton girl". Why don't you watch one of his films to get the shrimp off your mind?
2007-03-18 22:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by Sam the Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't call myself vegetarian because sometimes I just crave meat. A shrimp is nothing, Last week I had grilled lamb chops.
2007-03-20 12:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let yourself off the hook, my dear. If you didn't intentionally do it, its no biggie. Shrimp do not have a central nervous system, so quit beating yourself up over it. Just aim to pay closer attention to what you are eating. If you dont KNOW what ingedients are in something, simply avoid it
2007-03-19 02:18:00 · answer #8 · answered by beebs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One time last year my dad had made spaghetti, I guess for himself but I always take his food :P Well I started digging right in and realized that there was chunks of beef in it! I felt so disgusted, I know how you feel hunny. I wish people would actually be up front with you with what's in your food! The pesci-crazies are ruining it for us :(
2007-03-19 16:11:59 · answer #9 · answered by Deb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-19 08:28:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋