"A positive thing is, Cirque Du Soleil is a circus/performing group that doesn't use any animals in their acts and it's all humans who love what they do <3"

"It's cruelty and exploitation. Animals are broken, whipped, etc to get them to perform tricks. Nothing good about it at all. Zoos, circuses, carnivals, all that involve animals is a big fat no :("

"Other options would be have them try vegan butter, seitan/tempeh bacon and don't tell them they are vegan. I tricked my mom for about a week by using vegan butter on her grits each morning instead of the pus butter...and one day she realized it…"

"Exactly. Whenever my sister complains about her weight gain (she's only 116lbs), I stare at her while she drinks her constant milkshakes or dessert coffees and be like "You know...if you let up on those drinks..you wouldn't be gaining so much…"

"My mom was completely against me going vegan. She thought I was going to die without animal flesh and dairy. Proved her wrong. She wouldnt buy me vegan food at all (any little amount of fruit she bought was to snack on) , so I ended up on food…"

"Currently on banana island for a few days and then planning on trying fully raw after going back to raw til 4 (completely whole foods) after getting stuck eating vegan junk food every day but still raw til noon. I've got some planning to do though…"

"Been signing petitions to get it cancelled. This is such a horrible festival :("

"I also get frequent gas and had gas before going vegan, but it just seems more frequent now than ever. I am doing some food combining, not 100% since I usually don't have time in my day to eat constantly or on my breaks. I tend to eat like 1800 cals…"

"Up the bananas (if you like them). I personally can't afford dates constantly for calories, so I tend to put 9-11 bananas depending on the size and other fruit in the mix like blueberries (frozen), strawberries, mango chunks (frozen) and use several…"

"I still drink almond milk, but take a vegan b12 sublingual called Deva. Been taking one once a week and drinking 1 cup a day in my smoothies with 4 cups of water or just to drink for extra calcium and vit D (currently having a major financial…"