r/tifu • u/CompetitionExtreme36 • May 29 '24

TIFU by making my child vegetarian. S

I have a 6 year old son. We went to a fair a few months ago and there was a display of livestock that the public could pet.

Me, trying to be jolly, told him that he'd be eating them for dinner someday.

My son was shocked and asked me how was that possible. I told him that meat is made by killing animals and cooking them. He then asked me what all the meats were. I told him that it's chicken, beef, steak, sausages, salami and mutton.

Later that night at home, I noticed him seperating his dinner. He removed all the meat pieces from the rice and only ate the rice. My wife asked him what was wrong and he said he doesn't want to eat animals.

Thankfully, he's fine with milk and eggs. However, he continued refusing to eat any meat. A week passed and we went to the doctor. The doctor said that it's probably just a temporary phase and we should feed him vegetarian alternatives for the time being.

We now buy canned beans, lentils, greek yoghurt, olive oil, whey protein, soy nuggets and plant-based patties/sausages. We also order a cheese pizza for him.

It's been a few months now, and I've bought iron and B12 gummies for him. Even my wife and I are starting to go more vegetarian.

TL;DR: We went to a fair and there was a display where the crowd could pet livestock. I told my son he'd eat those animals soon, and he's a full blown vegetarian now.

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u/z64_dan May 29 '24

Also the whole "TIFU by eating a more well balanced diet" lol

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u/PreferredSelection May 29 '24

And greener, too.

I look forward to the follow up post, "TIFU by teaching my kid to ride a bicycle."

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u/Cococtor May 30 '24

It can have impacted on a child growth if not done well so it's normal for an ignorant mother to panic about it

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u/SetOk1548 May 30 '24

You could say this about all foods/diets though. Feeding kids meat and dairy/eggs has been shown to negatively affect their cholesterol levels and overall health — carcinogens, low-fiber, low antioxidants. I swear parents don’t panic about Happy Meals for kids but panic when a kid cares about animals and wants to eat plants? No wonder the earth is dying.

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u/Pure-Drawer-2617 May 31 '24

“He wasn’t eating meat so we took him to the doctors”