My child will drink chocolate milk and i will cook with it sometimes, but i prefer almond milk. I feel really bad about the cows but i also eat a ton of cheese and i know it comes from cows milk.

@jennatess, the cycle would need to break, so many people are used to hold habits and traditions get passed on, if that don’t change it’s hard for people to see the other side .

@jellybeans_mumm, you’re right. It’s definitely unfortunate that this is the world we live in. But, this is why we need to make a stand. Only support companies that are reputable. Not just the most inexpensive brand.

My son drinks 2% milk , this is how the world is, we will never understand why us humans live off of animals, animals live off animals as well it’s part of the food chain, my son only drinks milk once a day before he goes to bed, this is a way bigger topic then anyone can explain, but unfortunately this is a world we live in.

@ashleyrod, thank you!
I work with a woman who does it all herself. I respect the hell out of her for it. Since my daughter was like a few months old i keep reminding her that when Faye starts asking questions that we will be stopping by. I just don’t want to do it too young. I don’t want to mess her up for life, but I also don’t want her to be in the dark.

@theinkedmommy,
Thank you. That was my main question. I’ve always held life equal to life, but I tend to forget that not everyone is the same way. I just genuinely wondered.

@jennatess, that’s the best way for her to make her own choice. good job mama! 👏🏻

when she’s in school that will lead to temptations and curiosity more so than anything.
but like you said she’ll be informed and then be able to make her own decision.

@jennatess, I don’t hold animals to human standards. I don’t consume gallons of milk a week, or even a day. But if I want some, I reach for cows.

@theinkedmommy, definitely. And those are my options like I said on my original post. I said we can disagree and discuss and argue as much as we like here in the comments. The main reason for my post was to see why so many mothers support an Industry that takes their children from them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@ashleyrod, awesome question! My husband and I have decided that when she’s old enough to understand, we will be taken to a farm. To learn exactly where everything comes from. I won’t take her to the farm I saw (fucked me up for life.), but I will take her to a co-workers farm and let her watch them butcher.
She’s her own person and when she’s old enough then she will can decide. But, at home she’ll eat what I cook, unless she wants to cook herself. If she decides she’s okay with animal products, then she can choose to eat those products when we go out to eat, or at a friends house, ect.
My hope is: I feel like most children kind of follow their parents. Like, for example, growing up my mom never made ground beef. Meatloaf, ground beef and spaghetti, hamburgers... we never had them. My mom always said they were gross and I guess along the way I started to just believe I didn’t like it as well. I’m hoping she’ll just follow in our footsteps. But, she will be taught where the meat comes from, yes. I think more children should be aware of where their food comes from.

@jennatess, Opinions are opinions. 🤷🏼‍♀️ People aren’t wrong for being different. I’m not gonna argue.

@theinkedmommy, #Horrific

@jennatess, when your daughters old enough to make her own choices/decisions
are you going to be okay with letting her drink what she wants and eat what she wants? i’m sure you have her living your lifestyle food/drink choices. which is fine. but what if that’s not what she wants when she’s 10 years old?

@jennatess, #Delicious.

@theinkedmommy, yep, that blood and pus and sadness from having their babies ripped from their utter really makes the difference in the taste.