Comments on: OK, I admit it, I slipped

By: tina

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

hey not bad. thanks lane.

By: Lane

Lane — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:14:04 +0000

Hi Tina,

There’s always mail order…. It might take a while, but here’s a link that you may want to browse: women’s pumps

By: tina

tina — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:33:27 +0000

its real hard to find a decent looking pair of shoes or boots that are VEGAN, in Melbourne. can anyone point me in the right direction?

tina x

By: Lane

Lane — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:48:45 +0000

Hi Daniel,

If you have the time, many of the vegan “luxury” items can be made at home for a fraction of the cost. Cashew cheese, seitan, even vegan ice cream. But it’s not always practical or convenient.
You have to do what is right for you. We save pizza for our trips to New York. They aren’t that frequent, so it doesn’t start us down a slippery slope. I think if I had it more frequently, I would give in to temptation more often, and ultimately wind up being an omni again.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:19:59 +0000

I slip about once a month.I don’t make a lot of money to afford cheese substitutes and other vegan luxury items.I try the best i can, but sometimes we run out of grocery’s and or i feel an urge and i give in.

By: tina

tina — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:33:04 +0000

thank so much for your response. i do feel im giving it 100% of my effort so, i feel good all the time, i love the way i feel as a vegan and thats what matters.

cheers and great day to everyone!

tina <3

By: Lane

Lane — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:28:29 +0000

Hi tina,
Jane and I feel that it is impossible to be a perfect vegan if you live in today’s society. If you drive a car, your tires have animal byproduct. The sheetrock in your house has animal byproduct. Crayons contain animal byproduct. We strive to do the best we can.
More than likely, your croissant contained animal product (butter). Should you castigate yourself over this? No! You feel bad, you’re not going to do it again. But more importantly… you’re vegan 99.99% of the time. One step off the path doesn’t mean you’re not vegan. (And it’s not like you had a steak!) Now other people don’t agree with our philosophy. Basically, you have to decide what works for you.
We feel that we are doing more by being vegan all year with the exception of our two slices of pizza when we’re in NY, than most of the rest of the population. We’re comfortable with our decision. It’s your life, you need to decide what works for you!
You do the best you can, and that is all you can do. Hope that helps.

By: tina

tina — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:15:38 +0000

i slipped for the first time today.

I HAD A CROISSANT. i ordered my coffee this morning and really wanted something plain to eat. so i asked the waiter if there was egg or dairy in the croissant, and he just looked at me like i was a freak and laughed, completely un-helpful and rude. they couldnt even reccomend anything else to eat. it was so upseting and dissapointing.

so i had it anyhow hoping there wasnt any animal products even thou i had my susspicions. i dont know why i did that but i feel really bad and i wont ever do that again.

was i weak in my decision. ?

By: Lane

Lane — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:22:14 +0000

Hi “B”
I’m not asking you to congratulate me. I’m blogging about my experiences as a vegan. Obviously you and I come at this from different points of view and you are certainly entitled to your opinion. I believe in being compassionate about slipping up.

By: B.

B. — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:36:40 +0000

Hooray for Wanda’s point, which I was just about to make. I’m not going to congratulate you, Lane, for coming clean, or offer some platitude about how “everyone fucks up.” These “slips” can be serious if you don’t immediately go back to your strict vegan diet. It’s a “slippery slope” if you will–and suddenly you’re a mere vegetarian again.