Who thinks this is wrong?

Question

I went vegetarian for a while, but then my parents went totally against it. They would put meat in most of the things I ate. Meat grosses me out, but eventually I gave up.
So, my best friend 'all of a sudden' becomes vegetarian. she does'nt give a rip if animals die for her to eat! shes only doing it because I can't. When I was trying to be a vegetarian she said it bothered her that I was, she also said what does it matter that animals died. Now she critizises be when I eat meat. She is the worst person to fight with, and now I just wont eat around her. How do I get aroiund this?

Answer 1

Who needs friends like that? Tell her to grow up and look you up when she's not so immature.

Answer 2

I've been a vegetarian since April, and your friend sounds horrible. Most likely, if she really doesn't care about the animals, she won't last long as a vegetarian. Trust me, after about three or four months it gets REALLY hard but you do get used to it IF you stick with it. If she doesn't care I doubt she'll be able to make it too long. I would just ignore her when she critizises you. Things will probably work out soon. Good Luck!

Answer 3

What you need to do is confront her in a positive manner when she talks about food. Tell her that being vegetarian means more than not eating meat, and that you believe that it is really good to be a vegetarian but that it didn't work out for you. And if you feel uncomfortable about eating around her, then either don't, or eat vegetarian with her. If she begins being hypocritical, then shes probably not worth
your time.

Answer 4

I ask myself, why is someone against someone elses choice unless it was discussed too much and they had to make a statement or it was unhealthy for you or more healthy for you.

If your parents have issues with what you do, do you go against them or do you be kind with their suggestions and comments and find ways to have logical discussion regarding your choice. If you research your choice and have good intentions, then why are they against anything you do?

I don't understand the basic construction of what has been lost here other than are they litterally chewing the food for you? The day someone tells me what I can and cannot eat, it will be the day I will lay down and leave myself for the dust of this world. Why is it that you have to consult others for what you eat, when you know sure well we have been taught about all those things from the very day we entered a classroom. Do you seriously think your parents got that information Lol Ya right!

Answer 5

I'm probably not the best person to respond to the question, as I'm a homesteader. I grow my own food fruit, vegetable and animals for the freezer. I stopped buying food in stores because of the herbicides and pesticides, and I actually saw how cattle and chickens were raised, injected with massive chemicals and hormones and processed. So, though I am omnivorous, I'm strictly organic. I do not believe people were meant to be strictly vegans, or our incisors would have disappeared and the enamel on our teeth would be substantially thicker. We are omnivores!

You friend sounds like she has no firm opinions of her own, she's just the type who likes arguments. So don't fight with her, and refuse to get drawn in to her "discussions". If she starts in, just smile and say, Sorry, I don't want to discuss it - then DON'T. Her getting you upset seems to be her goal, so don't allow it. When you respond, she wins her little power game. If you're eating meat and she starts in, you could always say "If it upsets you you can always move to another table" and keep eating (and keep calm).
I agree, in a way, with most of the above comments. She really doesn't sound like much of a friend.

I have found that NOT reacting to people like her is the best way to bug the heck out of them....

Answer 6

Maybe your flip-flopping has your friend confused. Talk to her.

Talk to your parents also about your NOT wanting to eat meat. Maybe at dinner you eat what your Mom or Dad prepares, but for breakfast and lunch you may have more of a choice. Maybe that would be a compromise for your parents. You'll go along with them for dinner, but you'd like to prepare your own lunches. Point out to them alternatives to meat protein (if that's their objection to a vegetarian diet). Be sure you're still able to eat a balanced meal.

We are sometimes mirrors for one another. Perhaps she wants to show you what you look like as a vegetarian. Perhaps she wishes her parents were more involved in her own eating habits. She's your friend. Talk to her.

Answer 7

In all honesty, I would be questioning whether she's a very good friend for you to have.
Also - perhaps if meat really bothers you that much, maybe you could talk to your parents about the problem, and if you show them you can get your vitamins/minerals from other sources, then they wont mind as much.
If all else fails, only eat meat around your folks, and then be veggo around your friend.
Either way, she loses.

Answer 8

Tell her to mind her you don't give a cr*p about her opinion on what you eat and tell her that cows are overpopulated anyways. ALSO tell her that you became vegetarian first but it's your parents that aren't letting you and that it was HER who ate all the meat.

You can either purposely eat lots of meat in front of her just to annoy her or you can just eat vegetarian.

Answer 9

Your Friend Sound Really Lame! What Kinda Friend would Become a Vegiterion Just To Rub It In Your Face?? Talk To Her About It!

Answer 10

don't eat around her if you can manage that. also, tell her she should mind her own eating habits and tell her, "well if you think eating animals is so bad, then its a good thing you don't eat them. in the mean time Im a big enough girl to make my own eating decisions and maybe you should grow up and leave me alone about it." i admit it may come off as a little rude to her, but thats because she doesn't realize how rude she is acting. if she keeps nagging at you, say you have other things to do than to be judged based on what you eat, and then walk away.

Answer 11

ugh, i understand, some people are so rude like that. well, first off, she's not your best friend if she acts like that. she is really immature about it and i don't understand why she's like that. well my advice is to be around your other friends and then when things cool down a bit between you guys, ask her why she criticized you for being a vegetartian, but then acted as a hypocrite and becam a vegetarian. that is what i do, like talk to a friend after things cool down, and it works sometimes. so try it and i hope this helps.