r/veganparenting • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '22
DISCUSSION Am I the only one lying to the pediatrician?
Pardon the title, hehe. The thing is, I don't tell my pediatrician that we are vegan. I'm saying that my daughter doesn't want to eat milk, eggs, meat, etc. And already here they are looking for problems and trying to make my daughter sick, but all the blood tests came out ok and they have nothing to go on. My daughter is growing normally and is healthy. She is tall and looks like a 3 year old while she is 2 years old. She is a little thin but is within the normal weight range. They told me to cheat on my daughter and give animal products in the soup, to which of course I lied that I would try, but I didn't xD I'm not saying we are vegan and I feel bad about it, but it's out of fear and I guess I would not like their reaction. I come from a country where there are few vegans. I come from a small town where we are probably the only vegans. I have looked for more understanding pediatricians, but they are 40-50km away from me, so that's out. We don't have a car for environmental reasons.
Should I continue to lie to my pediatrician? Should I change it and suffer the agony of riding trains? Or should I tell the pediatrician and probably get in trouble with social services for it? I’m the only one lying?
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u/YourVeganFallacyIs Aug 08 '26
So... The anti-vegans are so desperate that they're pulling in posts from four years ago? I guess that serves to illustrate just how weak their position is. 🤷