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My name is Blade and I am vegetarian. I don't eat meat, fish, shell fish, or any type of meat by products. I am twenty-four years of age and have been a vegetarian for four months now. I'm still somewhat of a newbie but I have yet to stray from this lifestyle. Originally I stopped eating meats because of the taste, then I found they began to make me sick. I was having trouble with my circulation, my legs hurt, and eventually it became to the point I just couldn't get energy from it. I was tired all the time, and I felt horrible. So I quit eating it and now I feel better then ever. My family however is not pleased of this since they are red necks... and no... I'm not using that to be mean or hateful I'm serious when I say this. My family have killed chickens and pigs, have made doughnuts with their trucks in dirt, fish with sticks and string while bating with chicken livers, drink beer during roasting animals including rabbit and squirrel, and so much more... I am the third person of my family who has an IQ of above 120, the first being my aunt whom they don't speak to because she is a vegan and the second being my great aunt who is also vegetarian but has no contact with the family because of how they treat others like us. I have contact with both my aunts and I love them dearly.

I've always wondered that as well. Thank you by the way for posting. It's so nice to find a guild full of people like me who arn't blind to the pain of the poor animals being slaughtered for their flesh.

Hi Blade.

Holy smacks, your family won't talk to your aunt because she's vegan? Wow. What next? People judging you because you don't refrigerate ketchup? though come on why would you do that--

Hang in there, dude. You, your aunts, and many of us here, are doing the planet a huge favor - nevermind long-term health. :]

Hello and thank you for posting, and the support. My family also puts ketchup in the fridge, please don't ask me why I have no idea... As for my aunt yes, they refuse to speak to her because she is Vegan. They see her as strange simply for that reason when there is actually nothing wrong with her. My aunt is a very loving lady with children of her own.

Also Gen, do you have pokemon X or Y? I myself have Y but I would love to add you if that's alright. My FC is in my sig.

Hmph : sounds like my family and I. What can you do. In the end. Like Dr. McDougall says, "People want to hear good news about their bad habits."

And sure! Added you :]