Greeting fellow vegans!

[plantdad17]

Hey guys, new member here and very excited to share my story! I became a vegan in May 2015 at the age of 46 and it was the best decision I've ever made, by a large margin. Before transitioning to veganism, I was severely overweight and repulsive to everyone except my grotesque family members. Since the switch, I've lost 220 pounds, divorced my morbidly obese wife, and got re-married to the gorgeous 19 year old girl from my crossfit class. The only downside is that my 9 year old daughter doesn't recognize me anymore and completely stopped calling me "dad". Any tips for how to rekindle my relationship with her, even though she is a meat-eater and we have absolutely nothing in common? Anyway, thanks for giving me a platform to introduce myself and share my success story!

[brimstoneSalad]

Before transitioning to veganism, I was severely overweight and repulsive to everyone except my grotesque family members. Since the switch, I've lost 220 pounds, divorced my morbidly obese wife, and got re-married to the gorgeous 19 year old girl from my crossfit class.

This is either a joke, or one of the most dramatic stories I've ever heard. I can't decide, you deliver it well either way.
Congratulations for getting out of an unhappy marriage and finding better health.

The only downside is that my 9 year old daughter doesn't recognize me anymore and completely stopped calling me "dad". Any tips for how to rekindle my relationship with her, even though she is a meat-eater and we have absolutely nothing in common? Anyway, thanks for giving me a platform to introduce myself and share my success story!

This can happen in divorces, particularly as she's reaching that age where she's getting into girly stuff and dad is lame anyway, she's bound to take your wife's side.
If you wait it out she'll become a teen and hate her mom, and you'll get the chance to get closer to her again in a three to four years. Just keep being the best dad you can until then.

It's not hopeless, but it would be very difficult to find common ground with her; you'll have to determine her interests and find something you like... and she might not even tell them to you, which can make it harder. You might just have to guess or research. Ideally something you can actually get into, and not just something you pretend to like. For a middle aged man, relating to the interests of a nine year old girl (if she's like most) is a monumental task, regardless of the meat-eating part.

[NonZeroSum]

That is... some story. Forgive me if I don't 100% believe that you're not a troll with such sensationalism, 7 billion people on earth, someone had to have had that experience and internalized it that way. We have a big problem within the vegan community for fat shaming so calling your family grotesque on a public forum might not be the best effective advocacy. Welcome anyways I guess?

I'd encourage you to watch Unnatural Vegans video: Vegans Fat-Shaming Vegans & Non-Vegans
- https://youtu.be/mh9ZlLY2F9g

And this blog - https://bigfatveganzine.tumblr.com/about

[brimstoneSalad]

If he lost 220 pounds, I could believe his wife was morbidly obese; that's just a technical term and only means a BMI over 35 (to 40, depending on other conditions).
Hi did call them grotesque, but maybe he was just talking about his wife. Understandable after a tough divorce, but true that it's probably not helping his relationship with his daughter to speak ill of her if he does that in front of her.

[Jebus]

I don't think it's a joke. Please accept my congrats to your newfound happiness.