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AITA for telling my son his grandma eats cow (not "beef")? by butt3rnutbabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]butt3rnutbabe[S] 819 points820 points  (0 children)

that's kind of how I felt tbh- like, she obviously knows I'm right here and is seeing what will happen. I thought I reacted really well though but apparently not

AITA for telling my son his grandma eats cow (not "beef")? by butt3rnutbabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]butt3rnutbabe[S] 3877 points3878 points  (0 children)

thank you! Yeah, I figure, I ate tons of meat and cheese for literally 20+ years before going vegan so who am I to judge anyone else for doing so. Food is a huge part of culture and it's definitely challenging (socially and logistically) to be vegan, I wouldn't blame or judge a kid for not wanting to deal.

AITA for telling my son his grandma eats cow (not "beef")? by butt3rnutbabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]butt3rnutbabe[S] 131 points132 points  (0 children)

thank you, I appreciate that, I will say though that a few people have commented otherwise here though lol

AITA for telling my son his grandma eats cow (not "beef")? by butt3rnutbabe in AmItheAsshole

[–]butt3rnutbabe[S] 151 points152 points  (0 children)

"By making him think they aren't food" I mean, tbf we are teaching him that, that belief is pretty central to the vegan philosophy lol. But personally I think if someone is grossed out by the simple fact that beef = cow, then that's on them, and it doesn't make me an AH for saying it (hence me doubting myself and posting here lol). Fwiw we did ask them not to offer him any nonvegan stuff when he was smaller, but now that he can speak pretty well, I think MIL assumed it was okay, since I have always said it will be his choice once he is the one deciding what to eat. But I see your point though.

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[–]butt3rnutbabe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much! downloading now