Asking Eric: I’ve struggled to accommodate my vegan daughter, but I think I’m done
- The author, living in a mostly self-managed 14-unit condo, writes to Eric about struggles involving family gatherings and neighbor tensions.
- The author's daughter and her husband have been vegan for 25 years, prompting changes in traditional holiday meals and ongoing adjustments.
- Despite efforts to create plant-based dishes, the author became ill from a synthetic ingredient in vegan burgers, and a neighbor has harassed a refugee tenant.
- The author notes that vegan alternatives “just do not taste the same” as traditional recipes and advises consulting a condo-specialized attorney if disputes escalate.
- These challenges highlight ongoing strain in family and community relations, emphasizing the need to balance reasonable accommodations and interpersonal peace.
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Asking Eric: I don’t have the body, time or energy to fight the veganism battle anymore, says 75-year-old
DEAR ERIC: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. My husband and I respected and fully supported them. After all, we had raised her on meals cooked from scratch out of natural ingredients and saw veganism as a move in an even purer direction.
Asking Eric: I’ve struggled to accommodate my vegan daughter, but I think I’m done
Dear Eric: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. My husband and I respected and fully supported them. After all, we had raised her on meals cooked from scratch out of natural ingredients and saw veganism as a move in an even purer direction.

Asking Eric: Mother struggles to accommodate daughter’s veganism
Dear Eric: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. My husband and I respected and fully supported them. After all, we had raised her on meals cooked from scratch out of natural ingredients and saw veganism as a move in an even purer direction. Sure, it was hard to ditch the turkey at Thanksgiving and the roast beef at Christmas, but we handled it. Instead, we experimented making unique ethnic dishes e…

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Dear Eric: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. My husband and I respected and fully supported them. After all, we had raised her on meals cooked from scratch out of natural ingredients and saw veganism as a move in an even purer direction.


Mother struggles to accommodate daughter's veganism
Dear Eric: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. My husband and I respected and fully supported them. After all, we had raised her on meals cooked from scratch out of…
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