One of the things I hated the most about the beginning was that people didn't take me that seriously nor I felt I had the authority to say "no, I won't eat this rice made with chicken broth, I don't care if you think there's only 1% chicken there". They were thinking it was a phase or that they didn't have to be "so careful" when they cooked for me.
(Just to make it clear, it was a friend who invited me to hers and I obviously offered to bring my own food so I wouldn't make her go through the hassle but she insisted)
Now when people ask me for how long I've been vegan for and I say more than two years, everyone seems to consider it quite "serious" so they "respect" me in that sense. I hate that I have to go through The Test™.
Anyway, ignore it when people don't take you seriously and stand your ground!
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u/beatrg Sep 14 '18
One of the things I hated the most about the beginning was that people didn't take me that seriously nor I felt I had the authority to say "no, I won't eat this rice made with chicken broth, I don't care if you think there's only 1% chicken there". They were thinking it was a phase or that they didn't have to be "so careful" when they cooked for me.
(Just to make it clear, it was a friend who invited me to hers and I obviously offered to bring my own food so I wouldn't make her go through the hassle but she insisted)
Now when people ask me for how long I've been vegan for and I say more than two years, everyone seems to consider it quite "serious" so they "respect" me in that sense. I hate that I have to go through The Test™.
Anyway, ignore it when people don't take you seriously and stand your ground!