Today, my family asked where I wanted to go for my birthday dinner. They shot down my every suggestion and decided on sushi. I'm allergic, so the only thing I could eat was a veggie appetizer. Dad said I need to "expand my palate." FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my family picked a place for my birthday dinner. They chose a seafood restaurant. I'm allergic. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he was taking me out to eat to his favorite restaurant. He said I could order whatever I wanted and he'd pay for it. He took me to Red Lobster, knowing full well that I'm allergic to seafood. FML
Today, my family took me to a steak house. I went for an eight minute bathroom break, coming back to an empty table. They ordered dessert, and left me the bill. I'm a vegetarian, and it's my birthday. FML
Today, I begged my parents not to take me to a restaurant for my birthday, but sure enough, they took me to one, along with my siblings, aunts, uncles, you name it. Ordering with them is a nightmare, so after a whole half-hour the waiter still hadn’t gotten everyone’s complicated orders written down. FML
Today, for the third time this month, my family ridiculed me for being picky for ordering a burger without lettuce. They know I'm allergic. FML
Today, the family I was serving had ordered calamari and when I brought out the food, they started yelling at me because apparently their daughter was allergic to it. Just why would you order it then? FML
Today, I was excited to go to a Japanese restaurant for my birthday. When the chef started doing tricks however, my spoiled brat of a sister started screaming and crying in terror. My parents insisted we leave and go to McDonald's because she was upset. She's 11. FML
Today, it was my birthday. My only birthday present was a cake that my dad bought from Walmart. Well, it sure looked tasty. The only problem: it had nuts on it. Guess what I'm highly allergic too? At least my dad told me he'd "tell me how it tastes." FML
Today, my family and I went to Olive Garden. Due to my autism, I sometimes have a nervous tic, which presented itself while I was looking at the menu. I would have appreciated it if my mom hadn't then screamed at me to stop in front of the entire restaurant. FML
Today, my parents were supposed to take me out to eat for my birthday, but since their favorite child wasn't with us, I instead got a mini order of tots from Sonic as my birthday meal/present. FML
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Ciela 22
what dicks
Hippo_Holiday 19
That sucks, OP. Hope you didn't go to bed hungry.
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Ciela 22
what dicks
Hippo_Holiday 19
That sucks, OP. Hope you didn't go to bed hungry.
RichardPencil 32
You could munch down on wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce you want. Sounds like a perfect day!!
corky1992 33
Wow. How selfish. My family always went where I wanted for my birthday. They’d never make me eat at a place they knew I didn’t like or was allergic to.
maikeru1979 23
wish I had grown up in your family.
Marjo86 29
How shellfish... ;) So sorry to hear about your allergies OK :(
Symphoniaes 32
Oh, that’s just not fair. It’s your birthday, you should definitely have gotten to choose where to eat. I’m sorry OP, I hope next year is a better one. :)
SneezyBear 27
On the one hand, they should have respected your choice as it was your birthday. On the other hand, I've never been to a single sushi place that did not offer more than one choice of meat; in fact every sushi place has also offered (including fish and shellfish) chicken, beef and pork. What kind of sushi place was this that did not have non-seafood options? Something seems fishy to me lol
adjwejaelwkdc 21
It really depends on the restaurant. I've been to seafood restaurants where the one and only non-seafood option was a chicken sandwich, which turned out to be a warmed-up frozen fried chicken patty (basically a large chicken nugget) on a hamburger bun, with nothing else on it -- no lettuce, mayo, anything, just lukewarm chicken and a withered, crumpled bun. It really was like the restaurant was saying, "If you don't like seafood, why are you even here? Please don't come back, because we don't care about you." Also, places that specialize in fish/seafood/sushi don't always prepare the non-fish/seafood/sushi stuff separately, and those alternate menu items are potentially contaminated with the thing you're allergic to. If a restaurant offers fried fish and French fries, the chances are good that the fries are fried in the same oil as the fish, and they will smell and taste fishy.
onceuponatime456 16
Sometimes seafood allergies are so severe the smell will kill the allergic person.
adjwejaelwkdc 21
Oh, boy do I feel for you on this one. If I eat fish or shellfish, it is almost certain that I will throw up within an hour or so of eating (not the severe allergic reaction of going into anaphylactic shock, but the milder allergic reaction that is very similar to food poisoning). If I eat food that has been fried in the same oil as fish, I will get queasy at minimum, and will have to spend a few hours swilling Pepto Bismol and keeping an empty bin near me, just in case. And when I turn down an offer of fish or shrimp because "it will make me sick -- literally, not figuratively," most people act as if I've said "I just don't like that." No, it's not a matter of taste. It's a matter of my body physically rejecting fish and seafood, and I have zero control over it. As annoying as it may be, all you can do is just keep repeating, as calmly as you can, "No, thank you. I'm allergic to that. It's something that I need to avoid ever eating if I value my health."
Lobby_Bee 18
Your dad's intention are fishy.
Glowworm56 27
What was the point of them asking you where you wanted to go for dinner if they ended up rejecting all your suggestions?
Inkoseh 33
Little did you know your gift was actually a night at the hospital! How thoughtful! :)