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My vegan brother refuses to come to Thanksgiving if it's not meat-free The unnamed 31-year-old shared details of the family feud on Reddit She revealed older brother, Mark, 35, is vegan The woman said that he refused to be around meat - even on Thanksgiving By KELSI KARRULI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 23:02, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 23:02, 21 November 2024 e-mail View comments A woman has revealed her vegan brother has refused to come to Thanksgiving dinner if there is any meat on the table. The unnamed 31-year-old took to Reddit to reveal that she has never gotten along with her brother, Mark, 35. When Mark turned vegan many years ago, their relationship became even more strained as he attempted to turn them all against meat. Mark has since said he refuses to sit idly by and watch his family munch down on turkey during the holiday season. In a thread titled Am I The A**hole , the woman revealed that her mother made a 100 per cent vegan meal for Thanksgiving last year. However, she is hosting the family's gathering this time around and refuses to ditch meat entirely from her menu. Although there will be vegan dishes available, Mark is insisting that he will abandon his family for the holidays if there are any meat products present. Following her brother's shocking confession, the 31-year-old took to the discussion forum to question if she would be in the wrong if she refused to transform her Thanksgiving meal. A woman has revealed her vegan brother has refused to come to Thanksgiving dinner if there was any meat on the table (stock image) The post was titled: 'Am I the a**hole for refusing to cook a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner?' She explained: 'I feel like I've slipped into the twilight zone with this whole argument, so tell me what's up, internet folks. 'Background: I (31F) and my brother Mark (35M) do not get along. When he was a teen he saw a documentary on factory farming and decided to become a vegetarian. He got very, very annoying about it quickly, but my dad shut him down when he started trying to get the rest of us to be vegetarian with him. 'Then he went to college, made a bunch of very strange friends, and went militantly vegan. It's his entire personality. I stopped talking to him after he threw a fit about one of my birthday dinners being at a steakhouse and spammed my messages and social media with pictures of abused cows.' The woman noted that her parents have attempted to fix the situation as of late, with her mom even making an entirely meat-free Thanksgiving last year. 'My parents have been trying to repair the situation and for a while, it did seem like Mark was getting better so I've been letting him back into contact gradually. Then he started dating Pam, who is some kind of vegan influencer. 'She is apparently moderately popular online, but I have no idea what she does exactly. I don't know if Mark was trying to impress her or what, but last Thanksgiving he insisted that mom cook at least a vegetarian meal or they wouldn't come on "ethical grounds." 'My mom just wanted everyone to get along on her favorite holiday, so she agreed. It was not a fun meal,' she said. The unnamed 31-year-old took to Reddit to reveal that she has never gotten along with her brother, Mark, 35 However, because her mom is struggling with health issues, the 31-year-old is hosting Thanksgiving this year. The change of hosts has caused her and Mark to enter a fierce debate. She added: 'This year, my parents have downsized for retirement and my mom is having health problems. I bought their house when they moved, so my mom asked me to host Thanksgiving so it would be like usual. 'I told everyone in the group chat so Mark and Pam could make travel arrangements and Pam immediately started gushing about all the vegan replacement recipes she could give me to replace the traditional ones. I said to send me a main dish recipe they like and I would give it a shot, but I'm making the traditional meal otherwise and there should still be plenty of things they can eat. 'Mark and Pam have been arguing about this with me for days and then Mark said that if I wouldn't make a meat-free meal they wouldn't come. This upset my mom, who asked me to just make what she made last year to keep the peace, but I told her that Mark needs to get over himself and I'm not coddling him. I'm having turkey on Thanksgiving.' Although she wants to stay firm in her decision to include meat at their family dinner, she is now questioning if she is in the wrong because she is upsetting her mom by separating the family. At the end of the post, the 31-year-old said: 'My dad privately agrees with me, but Mark threatening to not come is upsetting my mom so much that he's worried it will impact her health. 'There's a not big, but also not zero chance that these might be some of the last family holidays we have with her. My mom thinks I'm putting turkey over my own family and I'm not so sure anymore.' People on the web flooded the comments section and ran to the woman's defense while slamming her brother People on the web flooded the comments section and ran to the woman's defense while slamming her brother. One person said: 'Not the a**hole - You're not putting turkey over family — Mark is putting tofurkey over family. You've reasonably accommodated enough with a vegan option. Mark doesn't get to hold holidays hostage because of his own dietary choices. That's ridiculous. 'If Mark wants to pitch a fit, that's him. I feel very sorry for your mom, she's the one suffering most here. But she needs to realize that Mark is the one causing this family divide, and it isn't fair to everyone else to cater to his demands.' Another user wrote: 'My aunt was vegan, she brought her own meals to family gatherings. Why can't they do the same?' Someone else added: 'You're not in the wrong, if they want it so badly they can make it and bring it for themselves!' 'You've even offered to cook them a vegan main dish, which is pretty above and beyond (I think most people would just tell them to bring their own food). Seems like they are taking the position that not only are they vegan, but they are essentially forcing it on everyone else by refusing to come, which is ridiculous. 'If your mom is getting upset, its because of Mark's actions, not yours... it's not fair for everyone else to have to comply with his demands. If he actually cares about your mom, he would put her feelings first,' a fourth person said. Thanksgiving Reddit Share or comment on this article: My vegan brother refuses to come to Thanksgiving if it's not meat-free e-mail Add commentNone