Vegan Teen Demands That Her Family Stops Eating Meat As It Makes Her Feel Sick, But Dad Is Having None Of That In His House

His house, his rules!

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• January 31, 2023

Being a parent is one of the most challenging jobs on the planet. Not only do you have the responsibility of taking care of another human, but you also have to ensure that you are also up to par.

According to research, good parenting helps children perform better academically, behaviorally, and even psychologically. These children go on to become adults who may also have children and pass on these values to more people. That’s why parenting is such an essential duty to society.

Despite the importance of parenting, there’s no general rule book to becoming a good parent. Each parent must be able to determine what’s right for themselves and their child based on different factors, and these things are never just white and black.

We guess this is why parents often find themselves asking for external opinions when dealing with specific situations. 

One Redditor, for example, couldn’t stop himself from asking the Reddit court for opinions regarding an issue he was experiencing with his teenage daughter.

He shared on the AITA community on Reddit that his daughter had recently started a vegan lifestyle, and he had been supportive of her new lifestyle in many ways. 

However, his daughter had a problem with the family using the same pots and pans for meat as she used for her meals. OP then decided to get new pots and pans for her meals alone.

This was still not enough for his daughter who complained that it wasn't proper for them to use the same refrigerator and dishwasher they used for meat for her veggies.

It didn't end there. She then requested that OP and his wife stop eating meat completely.

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Let's dig into the details

A new vegan in the family

This vegan teen is making some interesting demands

Dad can't take it anymore!

We gathered the best reactions from the Reddit community:

"Get her a special sponge she can use to wash her own dishes."

"NTA, she isn't paying bills you are. She is being a brat"

"Please don't give in on this, the real world will not bend to accommodate her vegan beliefs."

"As a teen who’s trying to go vegetarian, your daughter is acting ridiculous."

"She's young, and a new vegan, so the good news is that she will probably grow out of/ease up on it."

"My condolences, as it's going to be a long winter."

"Pfft had a vegan roommate in the past. He used the fridge and dishwasher just fine. Time for a real world lesson for her"

"You don't need to bend the knee to your daughter over this."

"She can't expect you to change your whole lifestyle to cater to her."

"Explain to your daughter that you're trying to be as accommodating as possible but this is too far for you"

"NTA many vegans cohabitate successfully with meat eaters, your daughter is pushing the line here and being unreasonable."

"She might just be a teen pushing limits and seeing what she can control."

"You have been more than accommodating. Tell her shes not allowed to make choices for other people."

"Is this a recent behavior? Because that's the same type of extremist vegan behavior that puts a lot of people off from veganism"

The Reddit community declared that OP is NTA. Some also shared similar experiences with vegetarians, and we bet OP felt some comfort from reading their stories.

We do hope that Dad and daughter reach a compromise, one that favors both parties.

Do you think OP is the AH, or is his daughter getting a bit too controlling in her parents' house? Let us know in the comments below!

Jesse