How to survive being vegetarian on Thanksgiving?

Assuming you are lacto-ovo thanksgiving is one of the easiest times to be a vegetarian because in most households there are so many good side dishes.

Like esconsult1 said, don’t make a big deal about it. If somone teases you just laugh along with everyone. I remember when I was 19 when I came home from college on Thanksgiving break and anounced to everyone that I was a vegetarian. My dad said he’d believe when he saw me pass on turkey. That thanksgiving my dad kept asking me, “you need more turkey and gravy?” every few minutes. My dad still teases me about being a vegetarian 27 years later. He’d never say it to my face but I’ve overheard him bragging to other people about what a healthy diet I eat.

A lot of people see vegetarians as “holier than thou” types who wear their virtue on their sleave. If you stay good natured about it everyone should realize that you don’t think less of them for eating meat. If carnivores think you are condescending toward them they will gang up on you.