How it all started...

Approximately 3 years ago my now 17 year old daughter had to pick a non profit organization to study. She choose "Peta". She watched all the videos, research and came downstairs to me and said. "Mom, I am no longer eating meat" At that time she was 14 years old. I was devastated, she is so young and still growing I thought she had made the worst decision in her life.

I took her to our family doctor and said "Talk to her, tell her she needs meat"!! Our family doctor was on my daughters side and said as long as she is getting her protein from other foods and takes B12 she will grow into a perfect young lady. I was so upset, how can our doctor tell her that it's ok, their are so many vitamins and nutrients that are in our meat, chicken and fish. As time passed, I stood by her decision as best as i could, by adjusting our food preperations and purchasing vegetarian burgers when we went to other peoples homes for bbq's and dinners.

3 years have passed and our family still ate meat, fish, chicken everyday. Our daughter still continued to be vegatarian and kept telling me. "Mom do you realize what you are putting in your body and your sons body"? I tuned her out..."I LOVE my meat and you are not changing my mind" I told her.

A few days ago, July 3rd, 2010 she gave me a book to read "Skinny Bitch" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnonouin (bought at chapters). Since it was 100F outside, I sat in my bedroom with the airconditioner on me and read and read and read. Within 2 days I finished the book..went downstairs and stated to the family. "I am becoming a vegatarian"!!!

This is where my journey begins....