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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do others do at birthday parties and family functions? Having an Arfid eater goes against everything you want your child to be like — ie serving them only what they can eat.  [/quote]

Trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here that you didn’t mean for this to be as incredibly rude as it is. I behave exactly li would if my child had a different medical condition that affected their food intake. I pack them alternative food and have taught them how to politely decline any food they do not wish to eat. 
When my child was at the height of their struggles and throwing up at the sight of certain foods we did have to decline some invitations or occasionally have our child leave the room for periods of time.

FWIW my child with ARFID is amazing and has worked harder to overcome their challenges than most people will ever understand. I no longer GAF if people judge me for “allowing” them to be a picky eater but I do try and shut down people who give them a hard time because it 1) wrong and 2) 100 percent counterproductive in encouraging their eating.[/quote]

Amen, sister![/quote]

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