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At 10:35 AM 11/1/96 Anne Maureen Surra wrote:
>My husband shops for me and considers my problem. He also buys whatever
>suits him for himself. My rule is "if I can't eat it, I don't cook it! He
>has become quite adept at spaghetti and some other goodies. Generally, he
>has those meals when I have an evening meeting. Before those meetings, I do
>not eat supper. I wait until I get home and have a snack.
same here. i do the shopping, usually with my SO in tow. if he wants gluten
goodies, he puts them in the cart, and pays for them.
>I just don't want to cheat. I am not suffering if I see someone else
>enjoying a food I can't eat! I am thankful I am not eating anything that
>will cause a spasm.
on thursday, we had a giagantic potluck at work. of course, i could only
eat about half of what was on the table. most of my co-workers know by now
i have nasty food allergies. so do most of my friends, with whom we have
restaurant dinners about once a month.
sometimes my co-workers and occasionally my firneds try and feel sorry for
me, particularly because at our favourite restaurant the GF desserts have
eggs and i still can't eat them. i'm gradualy learning to resist
temptation. when people say "oh, you can't eat wheat or eggs, that's
horrible" i usually respond "being anemic, underweight, and having dizzy
spells and irrational temper tantrums is worse" they get the point. the
box of timbits gets passed around the office, and i pass. the person
holding the box says "oh, i forgot, sorry" and i say "don't apologize, it's
the thought that counts" (ie they didn't ignore me - i have a problem with
being ignored)
>Let us be happy for others, and let them find something to like in us.
here here!!!
geri
vancouver, bc, canada
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