"I would do anything for you, dearest. Except give up bacon."
My friend Jasmin blogged yesterday on the subject of a recent New York Times article regarding the recent spike in families having "green disputes." Apparently, environmental concerns (including food choices) are quickly approaching the status of religion and politics as a subject likely to cause rifts between couples, between parents and children, between siblings and so on.
The good news is that there are now therapists specializing in these issues. But what kind of advice are these therapists giving? From the Times:
"Changing the family diet because of environmental concerns can be particularly loaded, [according to family and marriage therapist Linda Buzzell]. She warns wives and mothers not to move a family toward vegetarianism before everyone is ready."
I've been vegan for nine years now. I know a lot of vegans, and I can imagine statements like those from Ms. Buzzell might ruffle some feathers.
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