a positive family experience
Hi, we hear a lot about people being negative or cynical towards us because of our veganism so i want to share an experience i had yesterday at a family event. i arrived expecting that there may be some plain crisps i could nibble on but when i got there, my cousins had made vegan cakes, my uncle had made vegan scones, there were vegan sandwiches and i had soya 'butter', soya milk and soya cream supplied as well. nobody quizzed me about anything to do with my veganism- and what was really lovely to see was all my relatives happily tucking into their vegan food without question or comment apart from that it was really nice. most of the food there was vegan yet i was the only vegan- not even another vegetarian there. i felt very proud of them for embracing it the way they did and my cousin was choosing to have soya milk in her tea, despite being an omni.
i know this is probably not a very interesting thing to report !- but i wanted to share how happy i felt with them all, and it showed how just having one vegan in a family can lead to vegan food centred afternoon for a famly of about 15 people. - as well as slowly 'planting a seed' in the heads of my young cousins.
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Must say I don't usually encounter much negativity - incomprehension, yes! Couple of weeks ago we went to a friend's surprise 60th birthday party organised by his 20-something daughter and she had very kindly remembered to include vegan food for us on the buffet. Of course, other people enjoyed the vegan food as well (especially the falafels she'd made) so it was a result all round. Maybe they will make all vegan food for his 70th...
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