Guy refuses to renovate sister's house after she serves him vegan meals: ' I need her to make meals with meat in them or I will not be remodeling things anymore'

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Jul 26, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

People tend to get a little bit nutty over their dietary preferences. Still, there's a difference between a preference and a requirement… "I don't eat legumes because they make me a little gassy" is an entirely different ballpark than "Even a speck of gluten will cause my immune system to attack my organs or "All the liquid in my blood will leave my blood vessels if this prawn touches me." Still, some dietary preferences are deeply rooted in staunch and steadfast religious beliefs or ethical quandary, so there's an argument there that these are perhaps more serious than just simple preference alone. 

As commenters have suggested in their replies to this thread, their description of their anemia isn't really how anemia works. It's far more likely that they're just being a little dramatic about the situation and are one of those delicate "manly" types who think their testicles will shrivel and fall off if they touch tofu. That, or they're so dependent on the rush that their high blood pressure gives them that they think even going one day with red meat will cause their body to fall to pieces.

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    AITA for telling my vegan sister that I will not remodel her home anymore if she doesn't serve me meat My sister bought a home and it needs a lot of work. I told her that I would be willing to do it if she provided food and the materials.
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    I am anemic and fainted a lot as a child. Almost all of my meals have some type of meat in them or are very heavy on protein. This is the problem, the meals my sister have been serving have left me hungry and light headed. The work is labor intensive and me working in the morning to late afternoon usally makes me feel awful by the end of the day.
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    I brought my own food one day and it wasn't an issue, so I asked she tot make heavier meals that have more protein in them. It hasn't been working. Yesterday I fainted and after I informed her that I need her to make meals with meat in them or I will not be remodeling things anymore.
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    for She thinks I am a huge_ asking this one her and I am standing firm on this. I am also not willing to bring my own food since I am going her a huge favor already to remodeled her home.
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    HolSmGamer · 5 hr. ago • INFO: Would you accept a compromise that she pays you instead of making the food? You're NTA but I feel there is some agreement that you guys can reach.
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    Floating-Cynic 5 hr. ago • YTA, I have chronic anemia and eat protein-heavy meals, and either this post is made up or you aren't managing a medical condition properly. If you're eating meat at supper and she's serving you iron- rich veggies and legumes at breakfast and lunch, there's no way your fainting has to do with meat, especially if paired with anything that has vitamin
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    C. If you can't avoid passing. out while doing heavy labor without having a plate of meat, you need to see a doctor because clearly something is preventing you from absorbing iron properly. Also, why can't she just pay for door dash? I get it, that you're doing a generous favor with free labor, but requiring meat and requiring her to make the meat are two different things and one of those is just mean.
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    • Future-Turtle 7 hr. ago. edited 5 hr. ago YTA mainly because meat is not the only way to deal with anemia. Your health issue is not her responsibility. Just bring lunch, its not that hard. She can compensate you another way. EDIT: You say elsewhere that you wouldn't even accept a compromise, that she cooks or you want to be paid a professional rate. This isn't about your diet, its about some weird grudge or something. Firm YTA.
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    EDIT2: After looking into it, there's no way that you have the physical capacity and stamina to remodel an entire home but missing one serving of meat makes you faint from anemia. That's how diabetes and insulin work, not anemia and iron (not protein as you keep insisting). Either your condition is so improperly managed that it wouldn't matter what your sister cooks or this is a "DAE VEGAN BAD" creative writing exercise. YTA for trolling.
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    Amalthea_The_Unicorn 7 hr. ago If you're so anaemic that you are fainting, why don't you just get iron supplements?
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    giantbrownguy. 7 hr. ago I would ask for the true price of the work if I went down that route This is my hill tbh Someone asked if OP would take payment instead and OP responded with this. That makes them an in my opinion so YTA. You know your sister is vegan and it isn't reasonable to ask her to cook
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    meat. You're using your anemia to shadow the fact you have an issue with her veganism and want to bully her. The cost of labour versus cooked meals aren't 1:1. You're basically saying you're willing to give her a massive discount if she disrupts her values for you. I think this is full territory.
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    TemptingPenguin369 7 hr. ago INFO: Are you working for free? Sensitive-Cloud-1489 OP. 7 hr. ago I am working for a meal and her paying the materials So basically yes
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    Disastrous_Donut_206 7 hr. ago YTA You're anemic but chose to be compensated through meals from a vegan. Commenters have suggested perfectly reasonable compromises, like being reimbursed for meals of your choice, but you've refused to consider it and say "this is your hill." Either you have very poor decision-making skills, or this is some bizarre grudge against your sister...
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