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Cirion Spellbinder
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Internal Conflict

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I have recently been feeling very strange about having non-vegan family members. I hold strong biological bonds with them, but I then recognize them as having morally questionable lifestyles and ideologies. Do you experience this same kind of conflict? How would you recommend dealing with it?

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miniboes
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Re: Internal Conflict

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This video deals with it pretty well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyDY6VLk-l4

Basically, I've come to the conclusion (as the maker of this video has) that my family and friends are not bad people; they're just doing bad things. Even if I'm not completely right on this, it holds up in my mind and that keeps me from resenting other people.
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Cirion Spellbinder
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Re: Internal Conflict

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^Thank you so much. That makes a lot of sense. I will try my best to apply this to my day to day life.
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