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Pass the platter; hold your judgment
January 28, 2019
When my beret-wearing, avocado-loving cousin visited my family from Los Angeles for the holidays, he came with a special announcement: he no longer ate meat. To my traditional father, the announcement was proof of “rampant Americanization” and to my cousin, eating a plant based diet meant that, at best, he could eat rice and cilantro leaves at Christmas dinner.
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Alma Jarbou • Feb 7, 2019 at 2:12 pm
I thought this was a really cool story, and it was even better with the cute comics! Your cousin must be proud of how he didn’t waver under pressure or give in to someone else’s beliefs!