My Date with a Vegan

It was a beautiful day in sunny Southern California.😎 The week prior I had sung at an event in Los Angeles, CA where I met the young man I was about to have brunch with. We were talking at the event and he had asked for my number. So, I said, sure.

He suggested a restaurant to meet at around 11am, which was perfect because breakfast is my favorite meal of the day!🙌🏽

When I arrived, he was already there and had saved us a booth, which I always prefer to sit in. 🙂 He greeted me with a hug and then I sat down. He began to tell me how good this restaurant was, and how he has come a few times before. It was a trendy little spot in the middle of a neighborhood. He starting asking me if I liked certain types of foods and what flavors I liked. So gave him my little list, and then he said, "Ok. I'll be right back. I'm going to get us something." So I was kinda like, ok.

I was sitting there, enjoying the cool breeze blowing, when all of a sudden he comes back to the table with 2 medium sized bowls in his hand. I asked what these were, and he said Acai bowls. At this point in life I had never had one before. It looked delicious with all the different fruit, nuts, seeds, and honey drizzled on top, but this was very different for me. He must have seen the look on my face and noticed I was contemplating it because he said, "Trust me. It's good." So, I got my spoon and dove in. And to my surprise, it was wonderful! 😋 I ate the whole thing.

Years ago, my mom used to do exams for people whenever they were taking out a life insurance policy. She would be the person who came to their home or place of business to do the exam part where she drew their blood, did their biometrics, asked medical history questions, etc. She told me how she did this couple one time where the husband was vegan, the wife was vegetarian and their 8 year old son was vegetarian as well. The wife started to tell my mom about their 5 year old son. For whatever reason, this little boy did not want to be like them. He wanted to eat meat. So much so, that the school actually called them in to have a meeting with the school counselor. They told this couple how their son was depressed. He didn't understand why he couldn't eat the same foods at school other kids were eating. He was so sad about, that they noticed he was becoming depressed while at school. So these parents decided to compromise with him and told him that while at school he could eat what they served. But at home he had to eat what they made. He agreed, and they noticed a happier countenance on him.

I told the guy I was on my date with this story to see if he would be open to this kind of a compromise with his children. He said, no! He thought it was ridiculous that those parents would do that...smh. I thought it was a fair compromise. 🤷🏽‍♀️