Is it Child abuse to not feed your child dinner?
This is confusing... is 8 PM their bedtime? In which case, they're way too young for you to be letting them out on their own. If they were with a friend and the friend's parents were running late or something, it's not their fault. If the kid is young enough that you need to make their food, that's neglect, which is a form of abuse, and is not OK. However, if 8 PM is their curfew and they're old enough to go out and run around town by themselves, and they know when dinner is and didn't come home anyways, then they're most certainly able to get some sort of nourishment for themselves, so letting them get their own food is perfectly OK.
What should you do if a vegan said you're abusing your children because they're being fed meat?
Jeez. Those are the whacky vegans that drive me crazy. Always trying to regulate the lives and eating habits of other people. SMH.What you do is tell that person to mind their own business. That you are raising YOUR children and that what you do with YOUR children is YOUR business, not theirs. Tell them you understand their concerns or whatever, but that at this time you are not prepared to make such a drastic change to their diet or yours. Tell them that doing Meatless Monday is something your family has considered (even if it’s not true it will shut that maniac down), but that is as far as you are willing to go.Then tell them that they are rude to be trying to dictate what other people do with THEIR children and that they need to learn some manners and how to talk to people to be a positive influence instead of a judgmental harpy.
Should vegan parents be charged with child abuse for forcing their children to be vegans?
Man has evolved by eating meat. There is NO SUBSTITUTE for meat protein. Developing children need this protein. Have you ever seen a healthy vegan. Their eyes are always sunken in their head. They look unhealthy.
Is eating animals who are someone's children or parents considered kindness? Is killing and eating innocent lives considered wise?
It sounds like you already have formed opinions. In that case, nothing I say here is important. However...Eating animals who are other animals' children or parents need not be considered kindness nor cruelty. It's food. Likewise, the only wisdom is that meat gives nutrients that are difficult to find as easily as it is found in meat. It really is neither wise nor unwise. It only is.I eat meat because I enjoy it. I like having the juice burst in my mouth, and I like the tender resistance. I also enjoy the ease with which I can feed my needs. The reason I don't do it to my own family or other humans is that I know humans are sentient and know about death. I have no proof that animals have anything more than instinctive knowledge of death, which makes it ok for me to eat meat. I don't defend my choice, neither do I attack yours. Do what makes you happy, and let me do the same. I can tell you this: India recently began a campaign to ban beef. I see this as despotism and oppression of our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Just because we can eat beef, doesn't mean that Hindus have to. In fact, it doesn't mean that we do. I seldom eat beef, even though I can still find it. Everyone has the right to eat what they want as long as it doesn't interfere with someone else's basic rights.
Why is feeding a kid a vegan diet considered child abuse?
I understand what you mean. No, it isn't child abuse in any way, although some people will incorrectly say that you need these sorts of foods when you are a child to survive, and that you should wait until they are older to start feeding them a vegan diet. In reality, you are doing them a favor. You are most likely going to be steering them away from bad habits (eating fast food) and towards good habits (raw plant foods). Certainly it is possible feeding a child an omnivorous diet to do the same thing, but in general most parents would rather go to a fast food restaurant and get their children food. As a vegan parent, you can't really drive up to McDonalds so you are pretty much required to create for them high quality, healthy food. Some people seem to not understand what you are saying. You are saying that a lot of parents will say it is child abuse to feed a child a vegan diet, while they are feeding their children crap like fast food, cookies, chips, etc. It is rather hypocritical that they are admonishing you for feeding your child a quality diet, while feeding their child(ren) mostly junk food. I wish my parents had raised me on a vegan diet, it would probably be much easier for me to stay healthy as I most likely wouldn't be as hooked on fatty foods. Keep up the good work and ignore the haters.
My parents have been feeding me meat without telling me?
From now on, make your own food. Your parents are sadistic. You made a choice to eat a certain way and they should have accepted it--not tried to sabotage it. Of course, they are concerned about your complete nutrition--but EDUCATION about vegan diets might have done you more good with them--they really have not acted ethically. You do need some nutrients you can only get from animal products--but you can take supplements for those and a vegan diet is not that radical. I would be very angry. They've not only betrayed your convictions, they've betrayed your trust.
My parents won't feed me?
The only for my house has in it is milk, meat and moldy bread and other lactose products. I am a vegetarian and lactose intolerant and have no pills so i could digest any lactose containing foods. My dad refuses to drive 10 minutes to buy me food from the grocery store, and the closest store for me to walk is 40 minutes away. i have no money, and am currently really sick, and could not make the walk. i'm sick and tired of my parents making me pay for everything. i understand they provide me a home, but i literally pay for everything, including my haircuts, usually for my food, and clothing. I clean the house all the time and cook but my parents always tell me i could've done more, and it feel s like i cannot please them. i go out of my way for everything yet they always end up making me feel like a failure. This has always been a problem, can anyone help? -I am not old enough for an actual job, so i usually get money from small jobs. But ive run out of small jobs and i need food! i have not eaten for almost 2 days, other than drinking...
My parents don't feed me?
They refuse to feed me... I'm 13 so I know I'm too old to 'whine' but they seriously refuse to give me food. If I try to get some they get angry at me... Wtf? I'm 5'2 and I weigh 76 pounds is that underweight for my age and height?
Is forcing your child to eat something child abuse?
Well, that depends on how you force your child to do something. At the least, it's inflicting suffering on them for no reason. I remember being forced to eat green beans as a child - I couldn't stand the taste or texture, yet my mother insisted on cooking them and forcing me to eat them. I usually wasn't allowed to leave the table until I choked down every last bean (which was usually cold by then, adding to the grossness), while my mother got angrier and angrier at me, and I got more and more upset.When I had my own child, I made the rule that she had to try everything I cooked, but if she didn't like it that was fine (but as she grew and her tastes changed, we would try that food again periodically). However, I wasn't going to cook anything special for her, so if she didn't want what I cooked, there was no other option. I didn't make mealtimes a battle, as I believe food should be something you enjoy.So no, I don't feel I was abused when I was forced to tearfully choke down green beans, but I wouldn't inflict that on my own child.