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i've actually tried to get my parents and sister to eat raw things that I make, the only thing they've liked so far is raw brownies. It does feel kind of lonely sometimes when we go out to dinner as a family and i just get a salad or nothing at all. Also my extended family things that I'm strange for eating the way that I do, it's especially awkward when we have huge family gatherings and I'm the only one not eating.
I am the only raw person I've ever known, there aren't many vegans as it is in crawfordsville. I live in a "meat and potatoes" family too, so I know how that feels. I just went to my cousin's HS graduation and the only thing I could eat there was fruit, I felt a little left out. My cousins and aunts and uncles, well, mostly my aunts and my dad, just don't get it. They actually think the way I live is extremely unhealthy and that I should just give up and cave and eat stupid cake with stupid punch. My aunt said, "why will it matter if you get hit by a car whether or not you ate cake or you ate veggies, because I bet you'll think, 'I should have eaten that cake'." I said, well part of the reason I am RAW is because I want to live a long time, and always be happy, and never feel crappy. And always feel like I have the ability to do what I want, when I want, even when I am 80. And she told me that when my heart stops, it stops, and no amount of eating well can make it beat again. Wrongo. I don't plan on dying like that. I'll die when I damn well-please. She was being so cruel, i had to turn away and my mom watched me cry. I just wish my family could see the light at the end of the tunnel. If only they would look at the facts instead of passed-down-from-generation-to-generation information. bottomline, my family thinks Im going to either die, or be checked into a rehabilitation center by the time Im 20. Some family.
I totally get what your saying sweetteaaa. My family has the same sort of attitude, i'm almost embarrassed when i'm around them because they make me feel like such a weirdo for eating the way I do. They think it's "unhealthy for a growing girl to only eat fruit and veggies" and that I "don't eat enough substance" etc.
I also have never met anyone else who's raw.
Amen Rawaholic.
ddigiacomo- i think that your right about the way to deal with ignorant people is to have lots of information. I have read a few books about raw food and it has helped a lot to back up my decision to eat raw with factual evidence.
thanks everyone for posting on this thread!
it really helps to know that a lot of people are in the same boat as me.
I live with my best friend. Our diets are completely opposite. She consumes tons on soda, pop tarts and cheetos. She probably eats one serving of fruits and veggies every other month, unless you count Skittles as a fruit. She is totally respectful of my early morning juicing and picky eating habits, she is such a good friend. Basically, I occupy the fringe and she has the cabinets for food. She does use the fringe for milk and soda though.
When I go home to see my parents, I bring my juicer. They are make fun of me but my family always makes jokes. I am glad that I live on my own now and can buy anything I want. If I had started eating raw foods in high school, I am sure my family would have been ok with it but it would have been more difficult. Being on my own is definitely easier.