really weird dinner invitation..

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Cancel the dinner invitation by phone with the excuse that something really

problematic came up, and you need to deal with it, but that you will call them

back with another invitation. But when you call them again, be sure that you

don't invite them for dinner -- perhaps a social around :dessert " -- " just

desserts " .

 

Your " nutritionist " friend either has no credentials or no tact, no sensitivity

or no credulity.

" Protein! " Everything has protein. But what kind of nut cases do you have for

friends.

 

Were I Dr. Laura or Ann Landers, I'd tell you to dump them and get real friends,

'cause " friends " they're not... Notice???

 

Maynard S. Clark

 

1. A really weird dinner invitation...

Zebramoon9

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Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:37:41 EST

Zebramoon9

A really weird dinner invitation...

 

I am at a loss for words on this one...any feedback would be greatly

appreciated.

 

We recently invited some new friends over to our house for dinner. I am vegan

and my husband is a carnivore. (My husband is welcome to eat meat out but I cook

vegan in the home and he is very happy as I am a very good cook.)

The couple we invited for dinner both eat meat but are very health conscious

(they are owners of a health food store and he is a nutritionist).

 

When I invited them to dinner, I asked if they had any dietary restrictions.

The husband said that the wife didn't eat wheat and I said that was fine because

I didn't cook with wheat anyway. Then the husband said, " I guess you will be

cooking vegan " . I said yes. He said, " Well, you know we don't

ascribe to that lifestyle " . I said that I knew that - even though I thought to

myself, " Well, you certainly must eat vegetables, grains and fruit, right? " He

then asked if there would be protein for dinner. I said, of course, tofu,

legumes, etc., but he did not seemed satisfied with that. I offered to cook

dairy, if necessary, but that I could not cook meat. It was still an awkward

moment, so I said, " Well, if you really must have meat we can order some take

out food but I cannot cook it in my house. " He said that was fine.

 

I was so mad after this conversation, I didn't know what to do. I am mad at

myself for giving in. I am mad that these people who, although they are more

health conscious than the average person, acted as if they would perish from

eating one meat-free meal. And, finally, how rude it seemed to me to be so

forward about demands for meat. It's not like they couldn't eat everything

else that was being served. It really made me mad, also, thinking about all

of the times I was stuck eating lettuce at someone's house because of the

intolerance for vegetarianism...and here is someone who can't go without a

hunk of flesh for a few hours!

 

I want to just think up an excuse and cancel the dinner, mainly because I

don't think I want to became friends with this couple and also because I

think they are rather intolerant.

 

Thanks for letting me vent,

A tolerant vegan

 

 

 

 

 

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