Comments on: OK, I admit it, I slipped

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:33:30 +0000

I slipped, badly. But I need to forgive Myself and move on. So am the cook in the family and I am also the only vegan on the family. It’s a tricky combo and my boyfriend loves a donner kabab so I made him a homemade one. While he was at work I’d slaved away at this thing for hours. It didn’t help I hadn’t eaten yet too. It came out the oven and am not gonna the smell was gd. I was gutted that I spent away all day to make him a dinner I knew he love and I couldn’t try a single bit. So I had an inch long sliver and stopped myself there. But I felt so guilty and horrible.

By: C. Sinclair

C. Sinclair — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:25:18 +0000

Yeah I’m about a month into my new vegan diet and I just ate some cereal bars with some milk solids and whole egg powder in them. It’s a complete one off but I still feel really guilty about it. I DO NOT plan on doing it ever again if I can help it.

By: Desiree

Desiree — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 05:51:00 +0000

Anyone who thinks you are less than a vegan is naive! No one is perfect. Life isn’t perfect and I guarantee all vegans have slipped! The important thing is you view, passions and over all beliefs :) thanks for Sharing!

By: Death and Rape

Death and Rape — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 20:51:23 +0000

It doesn’t matter if you forgive yourself, which you seem to have done in a rather cavalier and unthoughtful manner, it only matters whether the cow that was raped and tortured for your pleasure forgives you. I doubt she does.

By: Kailee

Kailee — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 02:08:32 +0000

I’ve been a vegan for 9 days (yea Ik not very long) but being 15 and vegan is hard because I don’t have a car or any money. So with that feeling I was really craving pizza since my mom ordered some and I hadn’t really been eating as much as I should have on a vegan diet. I slipped, and i feel bad. Despite the fact I probably only ate 1500 calories per day, I felt more amazing then ever and now my stomach feels gross. I’m restarting this vegan lifestyle and I really hope I don’t slip again

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:19:00 +0000

I just stumbled upon your website and I really like it.
I’m glad I’m not the only one out there who either consciously makes mistakes or just makes mistakes. It’s a process right?
Since this apparently is a confession related post, I must confess- in hopes that someone out there will tell me its okay.
So I have a french fry story. I got fries with “sauce” on it. Too tired and a little bit drunk off of one beer, I didn’t ask what was in the sauce, nor did I care at the time. When the fries arrived, I took a bite and it was obviously an au jus sauce (red meat drippings). Then, I consciously asked what was in the sauce. He told me that it was in fact, meat drippings.
I ate it anyway.
Do I regret it? Yes, I do. I do because I temporarily had a lapse in judgement, but also questioned my veganism. This questioning led me to more questioning and philosophizing. In the end, I still want to be vegan and believe in the movement. But I believe in being more flexible with myself, so that changed. I’ve been at this vegan thing probably for 10-12 years at this point. Over the course of a year though, it would be once I had something with meat in it. Its gross. But, I did it. and I am ALIVE. and fine!

By: Amham

Amham — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 02:23:08 +0000

On a side note, German, Scottish and some English breweries typically use isinglass to filter beer. American breweries typically use a clay filtration system as it is cheaper and doesn’t smell disgusting lol. Belgian breweries don’t traditionally filter thier beers, but some larger producers (not Trappist breweries) do add casein as a short cut to making creamy frothy beer. If you’re not sure I would just look it up, there are websites with lists.

By: Amham

Amham — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 02:12:29 +0000

No one is perfect in all thier choices, ethical or otherwise. I think it’s really refreshing to hear that someone besides me makes mistakes. Beating yourself doesn’t really fix things, and admitting you made a mistake creates room for growth, as opposed to black and white thinking (which in my opinion is the real culprit in this “slippery slop” scenario) I’ve been vegan for a bit over two years and I have had my moments of weakness as well, it doesn’t mean that my ideals are’t important to me and it doesn’t mean I am a bad or violent person. It is my opinion that there are far too many vegans (mostly online) ridiculing each other, Instead of supporting each other and I think that is violent in its own way. Let’s all practice the compassion that we preach and we’ll be doing more good than harm.

By: kate skwire

kate skwire — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:42:18 +0000

Lane,
I’m sorry but I have to agree a bit with B. I’m not sure it’s helpful to share your “slip” as I feel it encourages a dangerous mindset. Most of the commenters here are supportive and encouraging, yet note that most report that they have “slipped” too. I want to point out that slipping is something that happens to you. You’re walking down the street and accidentally slip in a pothole or you slip on a wet floor. Eating dairy is not a slip. It’ s a conscious decision and a choice you made. I am not saying that it negates all the other vegan eating/lifestyle that you follow but take responsibility; own it as your choice and not as something that just happened. If one of your friends said he slipped and raped his wife or slipped and beat his kid, you wouldn’t tell him it’s okay, it happens to the best of us and to try not to do it again, I hope. You would tell him that it’s not okay and he has to be strong, get support, find help, whatever it takes for him to avoid the violent behavior. Eating animals ( and their secretions), whether you hunted and murdered them yourself or paid some immigrant working in unsafe and unsanitary conditions getting paid minimum wage to do it for you, is violent. In the latter case, you’re not being violent towards animals only but towards humans as well and large scale animal agriculture is always violent toward the earth. I understand your use of the word slip in this context but language is important. In this case, it can really help us to minimize and downplay and deny our own agency. It’s easy to minimize a little exploitation when you and your family and loved ones are not on the receiving end of it. And it’s far easier for us to swallow our selfish decisions when we reframe them as missteps rather than the choices we made. Yes, veganism is radical and extreme, almost as much as carnism, but it is radically kind and loving, radically fair, radically strategic and far-seeing, radically wise and radically ethical. And it’s true-none of us can claim that our lives are completely cruelty free because if we ride in a vehicle with tires or even just walk on grass or eat conventional produce, we’re killing someone or using some animal product but we should always strive to do the least harm and most good, whenever we have any say or control over the matter. I do not support your decision to eat cheese. There, I’ve spoken my peace.

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:51:38 +0000

Hal, as for your asking, for ME I personally think that eating eggs and milk products would be fine if we lived in a perfect society. But we don’t. Yes, if i had my own little farm and had cows and chickens, sure i would eat the left over products they produce! (I hate to waste things) But that isn’t the case with the dairy and eggs we buy. These animals are given hormones to either make them lactate longer in the case of cows (the artificially inseminate them so they are pregnant all the time, more than what’s natural) Chickens are fed hormones to make their breasts so big they can die of heart attack or break their legs because they cannot support their own weight. Also their beaks may be clipped very short so they cannot peck each other. I could go on, but if you want to know more their are plenty of websites and documentaries you can watch. Plus it is a bit healthier if you do it right. :)

By: Hal

Hal — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:16:05 +0000

What is wrong with being lecto-vegetarian? God gave so much milk to cows and it can be shared with humans – as the calf can’t drink all of it. Now if milk suits someone is another thing – but in Indian society milk has been consumed for 1000s of years and cow revered as holy and considered like mother.

Cows have traditionally been a part of the family and taken care of real well. Commercialization of milk is a modern phenomena. In India it is not allowed to slaughter Cows.

There are rennet free cheese and some pizza companies use that. One can find out about it from the company.

By: wildflower

wildflower — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:58:48 +0000

No, honestly, I never do that knowingly, I’ve been vegan for so long, dairy/eggs/meat don’t call my name anymore. I formed new habits, and my cravings are all vegan now. (wasnt always the case!) But accidents happen, just keep moving, everyone makes mistakes. It’s important to see it for what it is: a mistake, not a defining moment for your morality. Anyway, I don’t know how it is where you live, but it’s so easy for me to order vegetarian pizza without cheese. I love pizza and always ask for extra veggies instead of cheese- so maybe thats something you can do when youre out with your friends? If they are extra accommodating you can ask for a splash of olive oil over your veggies,for more flavour if you want something ‘heavier’, or extra spices. Don’t be afraid to ask and be detailed (like what veg do you want) because sometimes people just don’t know what to put on pizza besides cheese and meat. Maybe it depends on the place, but I find that I usually get what I want if I ask politely. :)

By: Rebecca Bochenek

Rebecca Bochenek — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:01:51 +0000

Daiya works really well on pizzas, grilled cheese(ya gotta flip it easy), broccoli cheddar soup and even unmelted in salads, tacos, etc. And I love it when I can find it for under $4! Can’t wait for it to hit WalMart and Meijer stores in Michigan.

By: Mackena

Mackena — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:26:58 +0000

I had ice cream yesterday with a massive amount of peanut butter sauce on it and it was delicious.
Ahh…I feel better getting it off my chest.

By: tina

tina — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:05:46 +0000

hey not bad. thanks lane.