You hear all about vegans and how going vegan will help the animals and you and the planet. And the arguments sound good. You wish you could go vegan. But right now, it seems so out of reach. Here are some different approaches that you can take to get closer to veganism or vegetarianism even if you don’t think you can get quite there yet.
Continue reading I’m not ready to be vegan yet! (How to get closer to veganism)
Hello, and welcome back to Eight Years In. Today, we’re talking about the online vegan movement and the pros and cons to it. Obviously, I’m convinced that the pros outweigh the cons since, well, look at me, I’m participating in it. But I think it would benefit us to take a more critical look at these things, so that we realize what we’re really doing. The more we look at this thing, the better we can try to diminish the downsides and take advantage of the help it brings.
Continue reading The ups and downs of vegan social media
Hello, and welcome back to Eight Years In! We’ve been on a bit of a kick lately. We talked about the worst parts about veganism and why going vegan isn’t as bad as you think (which you can find here and here, respectively). But after all of those concerns and complaints, I bet you’re wondering what the good parts about being vegan are.
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When people find out that I’m vegan, one of the first things they tend to say is that they could never do that.
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If you’re someone who has recently gone vegan, you might have a sort of perception that once you go vegan, everything’s going to be great and you’ll never contribute to animal cruelty again. Unfortunately, being vegan is a little more complicated than that.
Continue reading There’s no such thing as a perfect vegan
Hello and welcome to Eight Years In! You’re probably here reading this because you want to go vegan and you’re not sure how to tell your parents. I was in this same situation back when I was 15. I was nervous and frustrated, but I knew what I wanted to do. But I was worried about what my mom might say. Would she be angry with me? Tell me that I wasn’t allowed to? But I knew I needed to have this conversation.
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Welcome back to Eight Years In. (And if you’re new here, welcome!) Last week, we talked about being a vegan living in a nonvegan household (if you want to check out that post, you can find it here). And I mentioned that in my experience, being the only vegan in the house as a minor came with a different set of challenges stemming from not having your own money or emotional independence yet.
And I wanted to talk about that here, to give credence to the different kind of situation that it truly is and was for many long term vegans, including me. I hope that my experience and advice can be useful for you!
Continue reading How to live in a nonvegan family (for minors)
Hello and welcome back to Eight Years In! Today we’re talking about an important topic. The topic of coexistence with nonvegans. And, more specifically, living with a nonvegan family. Let’s dig into it.
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I know it’s really common for vegans and nonvegans to have a difficult time communicating. It can seem like there’s no common ground. But I think that a lot of times, things that are perceived as “miscommunications” are actually not at all. There are just some things that obstinate nonvegans willfully forget or refuse to believe or understand. And that’s what this post is about.
Continue reading What nonvegans forget