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Today I want to address an assertion.

I've certainly heard a lot of people say and it goes something like this

why are you imposing your values on your children by raising them vegan? Okay this is

going to sound really obvious but parents impose their values on their children all the time.

It's called parenting.

So if this is a choice you've made or a choice you're contemplating, please take heart in the fact that it is not an

anomaly to raise your children according to your family's values.

If you are raising children eating meat, you are raising them according to values you have.

If you raise your children not eating meat, you are raising them according to values you have.

There is no difference.

So of transitioning your children from an animal-based diet to a plant-based diet is what you feel is best for yourself and your family, you can be confident in your decision.

There is nothing wrong with raising your children in such a way that reflects your values.

And the values you've most likely taught them already, which is compassion and kindness

and empathy and wellness and living vegan is an alliance. and compassionate and the best gift we can give our children is to honor that

compassion and honor the empathy they have for animals by encouraging them and

empowering them to make choices that are aligned with those values. We keep images of animal cruelty and animals suffering

away from children for a reason. So why would we go behind their backs and support the very

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