I’m a vegetarian. I breastfeed. My husband is not a vegetarian, but he understands my ethics and decision to not eat animals. I continue to eat organic yogurt, but otherwise, I am practically vegan. The debate over how we should raise our children has begun now that Annabelle is eating solid foods more often. One night at a friends’ house, the hubby gave Annabelle a bite of his chicken thai. In private I brought up my desire to raise Annabelle as a vegetarian, but h. pointed out that Annabelle deserves the chance to make her own decision. Since we are teaching her signs to help her communicate while she acquires verbal skills, I asked that we wait to introduce her to the omnivore dilemma until she is about three and hopefully more articulate. Until then, we agreed that Annabelle will abstain from eating animals and instead will enjoy a delicious and healthy vegetarian diet.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I will be dealing with the same issue. My mom is already giving me grief about the baby eating her first Thanksgiving next year. Since I am newly vegan it is a change for everyone. My husband still eats meat too, but supports me 100%.