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Last night I ate frozen yogurt instead of dinner but it was my last night of group therapy so my parents were like "LET'S GO TO COLDSTONES!" Which is a big deal in Arizona because it's the freaking desert. Anyways, I got really sick after only a little bit of Icecream and just ate some of my mom's poke instead. And there was TUNA in it. So, I was not very pleased with having to eat something that used to be alive... When I went home I stared at my fish and imagined eating them alive. Never eating fish. Ever again.

Upset stomachs are never fun

Are you a vegetarian? If so, do your parents know that?

I adore fish and any other type of meat product... even Spam, lol.

It's unfortunate that you had such an averse reaction.

I am, but tey don't know :c

Why don't your parents know?

Because it's kind of weird for me. It's sort of also a thing practiced in witchcraft and my mom is convinced I'm doing black magic.

They really should know. If your body can't process meat, it's a matter of your own health that they know it. It may be connected to beliefs they don't like, but the ship has sailed from that. Your body has forgotten how to digest it, and it's best that they know what not to give you.

Being vegetarian has nothing to do with witchcraft. Such is only claimed in satire and by xenophobes who usually have no idea what they're talking about or what it is they're actually supposed to be worrying about. Being uncomfortable with consuming something that was once a living creature, while it can make finding acceptable food and getting adequate nutrition difficult, is a perfectly valid thing that has no inherent religious ties. It's no worse than disliking a color or not wanting to wear certain materials because they feel unpleasant.

I highly recommend talking to your parents about it. You can even just tell them that you don't like eating things that were once alive, because it makes you uncomfortable (or for whatever reason). That's, like, the opposite of black magic??? So they really shouldn't be worried. If you talk to them about it calmly and explain how you feel, then that way they know for the future.