- See also: Vegetarian parenting
Being vegetarian or vegan can lead to specific challenges and opportunities.
Vegetarian groups and events
There are several activities where vegetarians can get to know one another. Vegetarian friends may meet for meals, including potlucks, barbecues, or outings to vegetarian-friendly restaurants. Some vegetarians participate in animal-rights activism. Community gardens and grocery co-ops are a good place to meet people who are conscientious about what they eat.
Others' attitudes toward vegetarianism
Meat-eaters sometimes have negative attitudes toward vegetarianism and those who practice it.
Infighting
Sometimes tensions occur between vegetarians, vegans, pescatarians, flexitarians, etc. how can we avoid these situations?