A woman said she landed herself in hot water when she was looking after her niece by feeding her meat because her sister had raised the youngster to be a full-time vegan

A woman said that she landed herself in hot water when she was looking after her vegan niece – as she fed the youngster meat.

Sharing her story anonymously, the woman said that her sister raised the child to avoid meat but she must have become curious about it.

One day, when the woman was babysitting, the young girl approached and asked if she could try some – so she agreed, and later said she wouldn’t force the child to be vegan.

But then the sister found out as from that point on the young girl refused to eat anything other than chicken, and soon the truth came to light.

The woman has been praised for letting her niece choose ( 
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Taking to Reddit, the woman wrote: “I took (my niece) to the grocery store and we bought some vegan food for her.

“We bought our groceries and went home. I prepared lunch for her and everything was fine.”

But the evening took a turn for the worse when the youngster approached and asked the woman for some meat.

She continued: “I hesitated, but I’m not going to force her to be vegan. I gave her some chicken and she loved it.”

After sharing her story online, other Reddit users praised the woman for feeding the girl what she wanted – as it was ultimately her choice.

One said: “I believe your niece is old enough to have a say in what she eats. In my opinion, if they’re old enough to have a conversation, they’re old enough to decide what foods they want in their body.