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Here’s Why I Don’t Eat Eggs Anymore, But I Still Adore Them.
Eggs supported me in my childhood and saved my life when I was a vegetarian. I share five decades of experience.
My love of eggs started in childhood.
This story provides my more than five decades of experience with eggs.
In my childhood, my favorite food was freshly boiled eggs, sunny-side eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs, and vegetable omelets. The look and smell of egg dishes appealed to me so much that even in restaurants, I ordered eggs.
I enjoyed them so much that my parents created a small garden in the backyard exclusive to chickens and ducks that gave us fresh eggs daily. Feeding them every morning gave me tremendous pleasure.
Watching ducks while swimming and nurturing their babies put me in a meditative state. I was amazed that mother ducks hatching on chicken eggs looked after their stepkids.
Interestingly, they were amazed the chicks couldn’t swim like their own kids despite their persistent invitation to the pond.
They created so many eggs that we couldn’t consume them. So, I decided to give them to…
