Do your children follow no meat during lent?

Just curious?

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My brothers and I did after we had our First Holy Communion

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yes after the first communion only. the "no meat" rule doesnt apply to babies or young children.

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I do for Sarah since she eats what I do, so we're having pizza tonight. I'm not going to stop giving Andy meat.

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Interesting. I know people that have their children follow lent that are young.

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Mine isn't. It's hard enough for me to remember

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Not yet..after he has an understanding of the reasons.

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Yes, because my DH and I aren't so it just makes sense for Julia to not eat it also.....

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yes, because we are having pizza tonight.

But he doesn't really eat meat anyway. We don't know where he came from.

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Right now Marron won't follow it. Once she starts eating what we eat, she probably will follow it because I'm not going to make several different meals. I don't think it will hurt her to abstain from meat once a week for 6 weeks.

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Gianna has been anti meat lately.. So it was pizza and veggies..

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I think we probably will next year (he's not on meats yet) especially because I also don't want to be making multiple meals. I'm Armenian, so Jack was given his 1st Communion at his Christening. Technically, we're not supposed to eat meat for the whole 40 days but DH is Catholic, so we just do Fridays.

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I'm trying, but my kid has to eat and if she wants meat, I will certianly give it.

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NO, he's too young at this point. He eats what we eat anyway....

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I wouldn't make a baby or toddler follow the rules to a T.
I started my DS on the rule when he started pre-K, he is in 4th grade now and has always been in Catholic school. I wasn't about to be the parent everyone was whispering about- you know how kids can be too honest.. " My Mommy made us steaks for Ash Wednesday!" (not true) but I'd literally die! I also watch that I don't put deli meat in his lunch on Fridays. But since we follow this rule year round..no slip-ups.