“From Nut-Free to Gluten-Phobic: Why One Teen Refused to Cater to His Brother’s Girlfriend’s Ever-Changing Allergies”
But one man was at a loss when his brother’s girlfriend would just invent allergies on the spot
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Food allergies are actually a pretty broad term
Let’s start by stating the obvious, food allergies do exist and can be very serious, so the man’s move to actually get in contact with his brother’s girlfriend via text was smart. Best to have a written reminder. Again, this is all normal and good behavior, even if there aren’t allergies at play, it never hurts to double check how people like things. For example, around 11% of Americans do have some sort of food allergy, that’s over 26 million people. That’s a high enough percentage that checking before cooking isn’t optional.
For example, not wanting too much salt is a reasonable request, particularly when made in advance. Part of letting other people cook is trusting their skills and vision, but if your doctor recommended that you use less salt, then bring it up. However, “forgetting” that you can’t eat gluten already beggars belief.
Coeliac disease is a serious condition, which has often been hijacked by folks who claim to have some sort of issue with gluten. Importantly, while it’s often talked about as an allergy, it’s a much larger problem, as it’s a chronic, multiple-organ autoimmune disorder. Or, in the case of this woman, an excuse to complain.
Gluten is the kind of ingredient that really does show up in so many dishes and items that it often just ends up being on the forefront of someone’s mind. “Forgetting” about it doesn’t really pass any scrutiny, but for the sake of argument (which does seem to be her goal as well,) let’s just pretend that she forgot. Claiming that he deleted the messages doesn’t really make any sense since there should be copies on her phone. It does seem that her boyfriend decided to just overlook this little bit of delusion in the name of keeping the peace.
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