Among Friends

[happygolfcartrider]

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@mantaraye wrote:

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@dfyre wrote:

Knowing myself, I likely would have said "gosh, I wish you had told me before I bought/prepared all this food" - wine, no problem, it keeps. In any event, this brings to mind a dinner I had many years ago (early 80's I think) for some old high school buddies. One gal was into "healthy" eating which was something relatively new at the time. She brought some sort of brown rice/yogurt casserole and told us all how she did not permit white sugar in her house. I had made a rather rich pie with a meringue/pecan crust filled with whipped cream and shaved chocolate. She singlehandedly ate nearly half the pie - exactly what kind of sugar did she think I put in it anyway?

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LOL

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I love it! 

[happygolfcartrider]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@hopi wrote:

@catmama

It is so hard for people to stay on their diets and all these places tell them to let your friends know your needs.  Also giving up something should not be a problem and everyone may fall off their diet and get back to drinking and eating everything but you need to support their best intentions.

Maybe they could have given you more notice but let it go.  Next time plan your party accordly and lesson learned.

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Next time, the OP might want to opt out of hosting - or tell the *next* hostess about HER dietary "restrictions" the day before that dinner and see how it goes over.

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Doing this would just make the OP as rude as her friends. Best to just let it go.

[happygolfcartrider]

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@ncascade wrote:

A little and your grammar is slightly off. Because I am a "fussy" eater I usually will bring my own food. No one seems to mind. If they do-too bad.

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@Group 5 minus 1 I do hope you are joking and not being totally insensitive and rude.

[Annabellethecat66]

Here's what I would...first get some new 'friends' (and I use that  word loosely).  Friends aren't so rude to each other.

If that isn't possible, I'd announce that when it was your turn you would give them 2 places to choose to eat.  Let each one pick and majority rules.

End of discussion on what to eat.  You really do need new friends dear.  I'm not being flippant, I'm dead serious.  They are a bunch of rude jerks.  How in the name of Heaven did it get like this with your 'friends'?  Ugh!

[AuntG]

If these are monthly dinners, I'd think you would already know their restrictions.  Might be a good idea to plan the next gathering as you finish the current one.  That way, people could speak up in advance.

[apple1964]

This is a very strange thread. If this is a tradition to have these women meet with you quite often, I can believe they never mentioned there dietary habits to you before this. Very strange indeed! 

[happygolfcartrider]

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@apple1964 wrote:

This is a very strange thread. If this is a tradition to have these women meet with you quite often, I can believe they never mentioned there dietary habits to you before this. Very strange indeed! 

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I don't think this is strange at all. They could have gone on a diet a week before the dinner. I think you are trying to read into the situation something that is not there.

[Kweenme]

Nope, you are not being too sensitive.  In my humble opinion, food is made, food is prepared, goes on the table with maybe some cheese and crackers.  Voila, that is dinner.  As for wine, just don't open it all, enjoy it later with some folks who enjoy it. 

[excpa]

Has anyone suggested that it may be time to disband or reorganize the group meals?  It may no longer be something some people want to do.

[Cranberries]

Some 'diet people' can be the worst. They go on some diet and expect the rest of the world to suffer along with them. Yeah, sorry enjoy your raw spinach. But I'm going to eat the real food ... Just in moderation. One meal won't set you (them) back in terms of progress made.