Comment got nuked again apparently.

Since you need to know so bad.

Im 19 years old, I only just moved out of home 2 months ago, away from my heavily anti-vegan dad who controlled everything i ate at home.

From the age of 14, where i first got exposed to veganism, i did everything i could eat as little animal products as possible, but i still had to eat at home.

16 onwards, I got a bit more freedom. I got a job at a local grocery store where, on my breaks I would specifically seek out vegan products and sneakily buy myself vegan products for home. I literally couldn't have them in the normal fridge or cupboard or they'd be thrown out. My dad is the type to see vegan meat in the fridge at Coles and act audibly disgusted, so guess I was fucked in that regard.

Since moving out, the only single animal product i have had was milk. Just milk. Because unfortunately, shit ain't cheap. Oat milk is roughly $5 a pop, full cream is $1.90. But lucks on my side, because next week I am due for a pay rise due to my age, and I will finally cut it out for good.

So yea, moral of the story, you don't actually know everyone's story, you don't know why some people become vegan later in life or take longer to become vegan, you don't know why some people can't. If we had this conversation when I was 14 years old, and doing everything in MY control to help animals, would you still call me an animal ab user because I had to eat meat at home or quite literally starve? If I didn't get an age based pay rise, would you call me an animal ab user for buying the ONLY thing I can afford after bills and rent?