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[quote=Anonymous]I am vegetarian because I was raised vegetarian and that's what my normal is. I've eaten meat in the past, but I don't particularly enjoy it, don't really know how to cook it, and don't consider it necessary for a healthy diet. All of those things are a direct result of not having been socialized to eating meat as a child. I have been vegan in the past, but much like a meat eater becoming vegetarian and being disappointed with the meat substitutes that exist, I am disappointed by the dairy substitutes. My decision was that I am too fond of fancy cheese and Greek yogurt to give them up. I know the evils of the dairy industry and would love if I could buy ethically sound products, but often those things are more expensive than I can afford.

My mom is vegan because she has health issues that are soothed by a non-inflammatory diet. She is a physician who has concluded this is what's best for her body, in consultation with HER physician. She doesn't force it on anyone else, except in so far as to say that people facing similar health issues to hers might benefit from adopting a vegan lifestyle.

My best friend is vegan for the same reasons as the PP above.

I am not raising my daughter vegetarian. Her dad (we are divorced) is not vegetarian and does not keep a vegetarian house. My house IS vegetarian because I just don't eat meat. She's welcome to eat whatever she wants. I actually think it is good for her to get a taste for a variety of food, given that many of my issues with the flavor and texture of meat are related to never experiencing those things when my palate was forming.[/quote]

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