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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have Celiac Disease. I never mention it because it is super tacky to expect hosts to cater to all the various dietary restrictions out there. If the host knows and accommodates me, I am forever thankful and think the world of her/him. I turn down a lot of invites now, which is really what you should do OP.[/quote]

You think she should skip a friends BABY SHOWER because she's a vegetarian?

My god people are weird. No wonder most of America is fat- [b]if the prospect of having a smaller lunch due to limited options keeps people from socializing it's a good sign that people are insane.[/b][/quote]

You don't understand.  I'm one of the PPs who just eats beforehand.  The problem even with this approach is that people get upset with me when they see I'm just eating bread and salad (or nothing at all).  They keep asking about it until I tell them why, and then they get the attitude demonstrated by the nasty PP on this thread (the one who thinks vegetarians are vegetarians just to annoy her).  You'd be amazed how people make it an issue.

I still would not skip a shower.  But you are wrong to assume that other people at the event will just leave you alone if they see you aren't eating much.  It's absurd.   So you are damned if you do and damned if you don't.  You are seen as rude and entitled and picky if you let the host know beforehand that you don't eat meat.  But if you don't let the host know and just eat bread and salad, people make comments to you and get snarky when you say you don't eat meat.

Basically, these days, I just eat bread and salad and say I'm not really hungry/not feeling well when asked.  [/quote]

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