I am 15, and I have a right to choose whether or not to be a vegetarian. My dad disagrees, and says it is his job as a father to monitor what I eat, and make sure I'm healthy. I agree, except for the fact that you CAN get all the necessary vitamins, amino acids, and proteins by being a vegetarian. I eat the soy burgers, drink the soy milk, eat the lentil soup, and basically eat and drink everything he buys for me that will keep me healthy. Sometimes he doesn't buy anything for me, and so I take a GreenSource pill. Now, money is tight, but he can definitely afford to but me some soy milk instead of that box of donuts, no?
He claims I am ruining my life and not getting proper nutrition, and has even threatened to take me out of karate, or my advanced education program if I don't eat meat. He's even resorted to bribing me with money! He mocks me about it all the time, and makes me feel like $hit instead of supporting me with this. He INSISTS that he's right, and that I'm ruining my life, and destroying my body. My grades haven't dropped (and if they have, it's because I'm in a highly advanced program), and I feel fine. I think he needs to get off his high horse, and just accept my decision.
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