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!
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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.
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