Ukuba ngumzali kuwuhambo oluguqulayo olulungisa kabusha zonke izici zokuphila, kusukela emikhubeni yokudla kuya emisebenzini yansuku zonke kanye nesimo semizwa. Ngokuvamile ikhuthaza ukuhlolwa kabusha okujulile kwendlela yokuphila yomuntu, ikakhulukazi mayelana nomthelela wokukhetha komuntu ezizayo . Kwabesifazane abaningi, ulwazi lokuba ngumama luletha ukuqonda okusha kwemboni yobisi kanye nobunzima obabekezelelwa omama bezinye izinhlobo zezilwane. Lokhu kuqaphela kugqugquzele inani elikhulu umama abasha ukuthi bamukele i-veganism.
Kulesi sihloko, sihlolisisa izindaba zabesifazane abathathu ababambe iqhaza ku-Veganuary futhi bathola indlela yabo ye-veganism ngokusebenzisa ilensi yokuba ngumama nokuncelisa. U-Laura Williams wase-Shropshire uthole ukungezwani komzimba nendodana yakhe ubisi lwezinkomo, okuholele ekutheni ahlole i-veganism ngemva kokuhlangana kwethu okungatheni esitolo kanye nefilimu eshintsha impilo. U-Amy Collier ovela kuVale of Glamorgan, umuntu odla imifino isikhathi eside, uthole umfutho wokugcina wokushintshela ku-veganism ngokusebenzisa ulwazi olujulile lokuncelisa, olwajulisa uzwela lwakhe ngezilwane ezifuywayo. U-Jasmine Harman wase-Surrey naye wabelana ngohambo lwakhe, egqamisa ukuthi izinsuku zakuqala zokuba umama zamkhuthaza kanjani ukuba azenzele izinqumo zobubele yena nomndeni wakhe.
Lokhu kulandisa komuntu siqu, kubonisa ukuthi isibopho phakathi kukamama nengane singadlulela ngalé kobudlelwane babantu, kukhuthaze umuzwa obanzi wozwela futhi kuholele enguqukweni yokudla eshintsha impilo.
Akungabazeki ukuthi umzali ushintsha yonke into - kusukela kulokho okudlayo kuya lapho ulala endleleni ozizwa ngayo - futhi konke kuhambisana ne-oda elihlangothini lezinto ezintsha eziyinkulungwane okufanele uzikhathaze ngazo.
Abazali abaningi abasha bathola ukuthi baphinde bahlole indlela abaphila ngayo kulo mhlaba ontekenteke futhi bacabangele ukuthi izinqumo abazenzayo namuhla zizozithinta kanjani izizukulwane ezizayo.
Kwabesifazane abaningi, kunokuphazamiseka kwengqondo okwengeziwe, futhi yilolo olufika eduze nasekhaya: baqala ukuqonda okokuqala ukuthi imboni yobisi isebenza kanjani. Bayaqaphela ukuthi omama abavela kwezinye izinhlobo zezilwane bakhuthazelelani.
Lapha, abahlanganyeli abathathu bangaphambili be-Veganuary bakhuluma ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo njengomama omusha, nokuthi ukuncelisa ibele kwabaholela kanjani ekubeni i-vegan.
Laura Williams, Shropshire
Indodana kaLaura yazalwa ngoSepthemba 2017, futhi kwasheshe kwacaca ukuthi inobisi lwezinkomo olungezwani nayo. Welulekwa ukuthi asike ubisi futhi inkinga yaxazululeka ngokushesha.
Lokho kwakungase kube isiphetho sendaba, kodwa, endaweni yokudlela, lapho ebuza ngoshokoledi oshisayo ongenalo ubisi, umnikazi watshela uLaura ukuthi wayeyimifino.
“Ngangingazi okuningi ngakho,” kuvuma uLaura, “ngakho ngaya ekhaya futhi ngafaka i-Googled 'vegan'. Ngosuku olulandelayo, ngase ngiyitholile i-Veganuary, futhi nganquma ukuthi ngizoyizama.”
Kodwa ngaphambi kokuthi kufike uJanuwari, isiphetho saphinde sangena.
ULaura uhlangane nefilimu kuNetflix ebizwa ngeCowspiracy. “Ngayibuka ngiwuvule umlomo,” wasitshela.
“Phakathi kokunye, ngathola ukuthi izinkomo zikhiqiza ubisi lwezingane kuphela, hhayi olwethu. Eqinisweni kwakungakaze kungene engqondweni yami! Njengomama oncelisa ibele, ngacasuka. Ngafunga ukuthi ngizodla i-vegan ngaleso sikhathi. Nami ngikwenzile.”
Amy Collier, Vale of Glamorgan
U-Amy wayekade edla imifino kusukela eneminyaka engu-11 ubudala kodwa wayenenkinga yokwenza ushintsho lwe-veganism , nakuba ethi wayazi ukuthi kwakuyinto efanele ukuyenza.
Ngemva kokuba nomntwana, ukuzimisela kwakhe kwaqina, futhi ukuncelisa kwakuyisihluthulelo. Kwamenza waxhuma ngokushesha ekuhlangenwe nakho kwezinkomo ezisetshenziselwa ubisi, futhi ukusuka lapho kuya kuzo zonke ezinye izilwane ezifuywayo.
“Kwaba ngesikhathi ngisancela lapho ngazizwa nginamandla kunangaphambili ukuthi ubisi lobisi akulona olwethu ukuthi siluthathe, futhi namaqanda noju akulona olwethu. Lapho iVeganuary ifika, ngabona ukuthi yisikhathi esifanele sokuzibophezela kuyo. "
Futhi wazibophezela! U-Amy ubesekilasini leVeganuary lango-2017 futhi ubelokhu edla inyama kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Indodakazi yakhe, ekhulise i-vegan ejabule, enempilo, nayo iyaqiniseka. Utshela abangani ukuthi “izilwane zifuna ukuba nomama nobaba bazo njengoba senza thina”.
Jasmine Harman, Surrey
KuJasmine, izinsuku ngemva kokubeletha indodakazi yakhe zaletha izinselele ezithile ezingokoqobo.
Uthi: “Nganginomshikashika wangempela wokuncelisa, futhi ngangikufuna ngempela, futhi ngavele ngacabanga ukuthi kungaba kanjani nzima kangaka? Kungani izinkomo zikuthola kulula kangaka ukwenza ubisi ngaphandle kwesizathu? Futhi ngaba nalokhu kuntwela kokusa okungazelelwe ukuthi izinkomo azenzi ubisi ngaphandle kwesizathu.”
Lowo mzuzu washintsha yonke into.
“Umcabango wokuba ngumama omusha, ukuba ingane yakho ihlwithwe kuwe ngokushesha ngemva kokuzalwa, bese kuthiwa omunye umuntu aziphuzele ubisi lwakho, bese mhlawumbe edla ingane yakho. Ah! Kwaba njalo! Kwaphela cishe izinsuku ezintathu ngingayekile ukukhala. Futhi angiphindanga ngathinta imikhiqizo yobisi kusukela lapho.”
umlutha kashizi ozivuma yena owaze waba nomshado onetimu kashizi!
U-Jasmine wabamba iqhaza kwi-Veganuary yokuqala ngqa ngo-2014, futhi njengoba leyo nyanga yokuqala iphela lapho, uthi akukho ukungabaza ukuthi uzobambelela kuyo. U-Jasmine useyi-vegan enesibindi futhi eyinxusa leVeganuary .
Ingabe usukulungele ukulandela uLaura, u-Amy noJasmine futhi ushiye ubisi ngemuva? Zama i-vegan izinsuku ezingu-31 nathi futhi sizokusiza zonke izinyathelo zakho. Kumahhala!
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