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  1. The Quinoa Whisperer

    What do you find hardest being a vegan?

    I have a handful of veg-friendly options in downtown Jersey City (very hip town), but in general it can be annoying finding options when dining with others. It's agitating to hear veganism called "restrictive," because it's really the options offered in society that's restrictive, not our...
  2. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Hello!!!!

    Welcome! As a 3 year vegan I can tell you it is perfectly normal for the process to be a journey and not an overnight thing. Lots of vegan groups on social media sites seem to shame people who transition, so that's why I joined up here. It's not about being a perfect person, it's about...
  3. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Help me with an argument on dairy cows

    Feel free to use any of this in your rebuttal: Buying milk means a cow in captivity has given birth. If it's a female, it becomes another dairy cow. If it's a male, it's "useless" and killed for veal. The dairy cows are killed as well for meat, about 20 years before their natural span...
  4. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Your favorite Vegan Cookbook

    Haven't gotten a hold of the site on mobile yet, so pardon if I attached the picture wrong...as you can see, we have quite the collection of cookbooks! I'm not big on spending a lot of time with the cooking, so I like the Thug Kitchen. The Oh She Glows may be my slight favorite because of how...
  5. The Quinoa Whisperer

    ...And Here I Am!

    Thank you! I came here as well because of Facebook's childish pages. Even on Vegan Humor, they all just fight and troll each other. Like I said...bad PR all around. I'm here to be positive, not to fight with "mmm bacon" people. I've never done leaflets or anything like that - wayyyy too...
  6. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Range of Vegans.

    You're still way ahead of me! I don't have the guts yet to do a real-life meetup group. My wife has been looking into them so it would help to have her with me, but (unless I'm drinking), I have terrible social anxiety! Agreed on the smaller group....although in large ones I can always run...
  7. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Eye-Opening Talk With Sister

    Hey Guys, My sister is basically like my best friend. We're only 18 months apart and share pretty much the same views (besides veganism, of course. Nobody shares that!). We were having some drinks on Sunday for football and I ended up talking about the terrible things I've read about Apple...
  8. The Quinoa Whisperer

    ...And Here I Am!

    It wasn't from anybody, really. It was a natural progression of my interest in nature and what this whole crazy world is! I don't know the "best" way yet, that's a big part of my vegan struggle. But I do know what doesn't work, and that's alienating the omnivores by shaming them. My goal is...
  9. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Range of Vegans.

    I'm finding it difficult to transition into real life friendships with vegans too. In general I'm shy around strangers so it makes it twice as hard. As mentioned above, being online means you can scope out meetup scenes and things any type of person can relate to. Don't worry about being...
  10. The Quinoa Whisperer

    Omnivore boyfriend of three years

    My only advice would be to really take notice on how it affects you. If he's a great guy and you truly love him, then it's part of him you'll have to accept. After all, there has to be a huge amount of good to outweigh that huge bad, right? And if he loves you in return, then eventually this...
  11. The Quinoa Whisperer

    ...And Here I Am!

    Hey guys, I was gonna jump right into a post about a conversation I had with a family member over the weekend, but I figured it would be polite to start with a proper intro... Me and my GF at the time (now wife) were always vaguely vegetarian, but in 2013 we saw a few documentaries (Vegucated...