When people have dietary restrictions, I find they generally don't understand the amount of effort that goes into it.

Ok. Fair to say that some may not understand, some do and very much so?

The latter often do not want to put people out, often refuse invitations or carry emergency food / fake eating so as not to upset their host, carry emergency meds in case of contact, and are immensely grateful when an accomodation is made. This goes from peanut allergies to Celiac and beyond.

When my mom and stepdad were super-strict with their vegan eating, they would just gracefully decline food made with cheese, etc., or bring their own. They never made any fuss about it. (They've moved to ovo-lacto vegetarianism, which makes dining out a lot easier for them.)

I think my posts are devolving into #notallfoodallergicpeople

I suspect shrift meant that people who don't have restrictions don't understand the work involved in dealing with them.

Ha, that was an important word to leave out, shrift. [ETA: having happened to have read your post both before and after the edit]

And, my above post being said, I am often and regularly sad that I can't eat certain delicious things and SUPER GRATEFUL that I CAN eat, for example, cheese. I would miss cheese a whole lot if I had to give it up. Red meat not so much. I like a steak well enough, but if I could never have another one, eh, I'd be okay.

I want to mention that I edited because I dropped a very important word? That people with dietary restrictions have to put a ton of work into just basic eating, and that people who don't have dietary restrictions don't understand how much work it takes.

I'm so tired that I can't do words, apparently.

I want to mention that I edited because I dropped a very important word? That people with dietary restrictions have to put a ton of work into just basic eating, and that people who don't have dietary restrictions don't understand how much work it takes.

D'oh. I was arguing against an inadvertent straw dietician.

I want to mention that I edited because I dropped a very important word? That people with dietary restrictions have to put a ton of work into just basic eating, and that people who don't have dietary restrictions don't understand how much work it takes.

I was reading/lurking from my phone, didn't see the edit until now -- and have encountered the other view in various forms, some related to me.

Many Hugs and thanks for saying, even without the words..

Jesse - often there are good choices at GF friendly sushi and Vietnamese and Thai places. Just watch out for the soy/sauces.

Luckily, I don't have to figure out ordering.

I have nothing to add to the dietary restriction discussion.

Our puppy, Jack, got into a bunch of stuff a couple of days ago and it looks like he ingested some Ibuprofen. He is spending the day at the vet getting IV fluids to flush his system. Depending on his levels at the end of the day, we may have to take him back tomorrow for more fluids. If his levels don't improve after that, he may need dialysis.

K-Bug is devastated. It is hard being home without him. Even when we get him home tonight, we will need to take him out every couple of hours through the night since he will be loaded with fluids. Thankfully we don't have any big plans tomorrow.

I'm trying to concentrate on the fact that all his other vitals looked great and he hasn't been lethargic or anything.