[BULK] Re: stupid questions/ignorant people

[Guest guest]

I had someone ask me a while back about our diet and then said "oh it is Wonder Bread for you then huh?" I responded with "Oh I only wish!" Then I told them that I had to make homemade bread because Wonder bread still is made out of wheat flour.

It did give me a chance to laugh a bit though which I really needed to do that day!

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[Guest guest]

I had someone ask me a while back about our diet and then said "oh it is Wonder Bread for you then huh?" I responded with "Oh I only wish!" Then I told them that I had to make homemade bread because Wonder bread still is made out of wheat flour.

It did give me a chance to laugh a bit though which I really needed to do that day!

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[Guest guest]

I had someone ask me a while back about our diet and then said "oh it is Wonder Bread for you then huh?" I responded with "Oh I only wish!" Then I told them that I had to make homemade bread because Wonder bread still is made out of wheat flour.

It did give me a chance to laugh a bit though which I really needed to do that day!

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[Guest guest]

I do have to admit that it is funny to have pulled one off on people but are these people that you would leave your daughter with? Do you want to have them thinking the "flour" is okay? That is my only concern. But it is funny you were able to serve them something and no one is the wiser on it! I love it when I can do that! I have taken food to potlucks and just kept a portion out for myself and DD to have. But then everyone that spends anytime with me knows that I do not allow gluten flour in my house.

[Guest guest]

I do have to admit that it is funny to have pulled one off on people but are these people that you would leave your daughter with? Do you want to have them thinking the "flour" is okay? That is my only concern. But it is funny you were able to serve them something and no one is the wiser on it! I love it when I can do that! I have taken food to potlucks and just kept a portion out for myself and DD to have. But then everyone that spends anytime with me knows that I do not allow gluten flour in my house.

[Guest guest]

I wish I could label my son's behavior problems and get him a shirt!

I've had meltdowns in public and get the dirty looks. In the

beginning we thought it was Autism, then it was Celiacs, then pain in

the stomache issues, then hunger vs pain, then not eating the right

combos of protein, and now I'm back to thinking autism spectrum or

some thing else...

It's frustrating when people make comments that really are none of

their business. I've got a hard enough time shopping in the grocery

store without the added frustration of other people's comments. I've

learned to mostly ignor others... Harder sometimes than others...

Rejoyce

> >

> > After being sick for awhile with pred, I decided to put all my

> experiences on a website. I then, printed business cards on my home

> computer that had my picture, my email addy and my website on it. It

> also had the name of my disease with a short description. I would

> hand it to people who asked me about it and leave it on tables at

> restaurants, with my hairdresser, and more.

> >

> > I believe we as a general public need to educate people on this.

> We didn't hear of these things until we were dx and I can remember

> all the questions I had.

> >

> > I did however have a bad day (or 120 of them) once and after

> parking in a handicap stall, a woman walking past me said 'you don't

> look handicapped' and I said 'you don't look ignorant'. She looked

> at me and I continued with 'because if you weren't ignorant you would

> know that you can't just determine one's health by looking at them'.

> I don't usually speak to people that way but it does get frustrating.

> >

> > We had an experience in the grocery store a couple years ago when

> my son-who is autistic-was having a melt down and then ran from me

> and tried to climb up a pile of cases of sodas. An elderly man made

> the comment 'that child needs a good spanking', I tried to explain to

> him that he is autistic and just reacting to the over

> stimulation...... His reply? 'Well, you shouldn't bring him out in

> public at all'. ARGH!

> >

> > There are so many of these invisible diseases and people just don't

> want to believe that someone who looks healthy can be sick or have

> other issues. Or that because a child 'looks' like a bad kid he just

> needs a good whoopin. Believe me, if that would cure my son, I would

> spank him but spankings don't work on him!!! LOL.

> >

> > Zanna

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