How do I break it to the rents that I want to be vegetarian???

Because I want to. But my parents aren't that accepting about anything they're unfamiliar with.

Having been in your situation 10 years ago, I fully understand your concerns. I grew up in a Mediterranean household. Every meal had meat in it. The idea of becoming vegetarian was the most LUDICROUS thing my parents had ever heard of and when I tried to say "I'm vegetarian" they'd dismiss it like I was talking rubbish. I still got served meat every night and I was forced to
a) pick the meat out of every dinner I had (which was of course insulting to my mum, who'd gone to the effort of cooking for me)
and then
b) learn to cook for myself.

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Your best option is to NOT take the "animal rights" angle with your parents. If you do this, they will get defensive because essentially, it's like pointing your finger at them and saying "How COULD you? You're spending your life eating in a way that's so cruel and evil".

What you need to do is simply say "I'm becoming a vegetarian".

Make sure you research nutrition - you need to be able to support your arguments. Let's face it - your parent's aren't worried about the animals, they're worried about your health. They're going to drill you about protein and iron... at the very least!

You will also need to learn to cook for yourself. You can't expect to impose your new lifestyle on everyone else in your household. Learn to make some veg meals... experiment and when you have perfected them, take the initiative to cook a veg meal for your family once a week.

If you can do these things successfully, you will manage to skip the stage of your parents resenting you for not wanting to eat what they prepare for you. Believe me - I KNOW!

Everything daisy said!! Plus it really helps to focus on nutrition versus animal rights, especially with non-accepting types. Your parents care about you and are concerned about YOUR health over animals.

Definitely do the research--you need to know how to get the appropriate nutrients into your system, too.

Great decision, and good luck to ya!

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When I went vegetarian, I made my decision and the next morning I just told my parents that I was a vegetarian. And when they didn't like it, I just told them that I refused to eat any meat and that they can't control what I eat. Of course you might not want to be so aggressive about it, but if that's what it comes to, then I guess you have to be.

I TOTALLY understand. I JUST had a question up on here on how to become a vegetarian in a carnivore family. I've wanted to be a veg. since I was ten. That was six years ago. I suggest to research and research and research and give them good reasonings as to why you want to change your life style. Then research local areas where you can get your food, make sure you research the best types of food to get. Explain to your parents how you are going to get all the vitamins and nutrients and proteins that are necessary without meat. And after you go through all those steps, you should be golden..err I mean vegetarian..like me! :)

Go to some sites also like.. www.goveg.com www.peta2.com and sign up and get a vegetarian starter kit, and sign the 30 day pledge. It really helped me get started and peta2's constant emails remind me of the excellent life I'm living.. Meat free :)

Tell them that you are an absolute numb, but regardless, that you recognize that, and that you no longer choose to eat anything but veggies. They'll be most receptive, I'm sure, in that you're simply making a choice. Were I one of your "rents", I'd say, "Fine, here's what WE are having for dinner, eat it or not, it's your choice." Ball is now back in your court, Hon.

tell them up front. && if they try to deny u then be stubborn about it.

Tell them everything, be completely open and honest with them and let them know how you feel. Its something you shouldn't be ashamed of and if your rents love ya they might not totally agree with you but they might support you.

tell them how cruel u think eating animals is. let them know u arent going to eat meat but u feel fine with them doing it. if they react in a horrible way tell them its your body and u can do what u want with it.
good luck