Vegetarian diet issue

XH's diet has been a debatable and tricky issue to tackle even way before he is born (or conceived)! Being a vegetarian for more than one decade, I strongly believe that it is cruel to kill other animals for food. Religiously, I also feel that I should stop myself from creating more sins when I have not been diligently performing a lot of good deeds to cover up my existing ones, which have been brought forward from previous lives.. hee.. so that I would have at least a little bit of surplus at the end of the day to carry forward... sounds a bit familiar??? Remember I am accountant-trained? :)

Well well, back to XH's diet... I say it is debatable because most people feel that as parent, I have no right to infridge my kid's freedom on what they wish to eat. However, on the other hand, I find it hard to accept the fact that I had to allow my son do something which is against my principle (prevent creulty to animals). All parents have a set of principle values which they strongly believe and would like to pass down to their children, hoping that they will grow up to be someone with good character - just that mine is not as commonly accepted by most people... - but I must highlight that the objective is the same! And just like any other cases, as much as we want them to practice what we have taught them, we have little control over whether they would listen to us or not (especially when they grow up to have their own thinking and values)...

Tricky part would be how to convince hubby, in-laws and other people who are concern (like relatives and friends)...

Although hubby is not a full-time vegetarian, he understand my thoughts and I'm thankful that he has not voiced any violent objection. We agreed that XH (or his little bro or sis to come in future) will have the right to make his own decision on what he thinks he want when he grow up. Hubby even helped me to explain to in-laws and assured them that XH would be able to grow up normally even with a non-meat diet...

Even then, that's not the end of the issue - as XH grows, I am anticipating more and more difficult issues, such as his nutritional and emotional needs... I will still try, as hard as possible, to raise him into a healthy person who will unconditionally show his love for the animals...