The holidays usually begin with the Durga Puja and end with the Christmas and New year celebration. This is time that I fear the most, yes sometimes being blessed with friends mean endless dinner/lunch invite. And with those invitation comes the worst season for migraine. Now you may suggest that oh why don't you try and let your friends understand your problem, atleast I should try with those with whom we hang around once every other week. Well trust me I tried...tried for years and still have to be part of awkward conversations like
F: You will never able to consume dairy?
Me: ummm you know I am allergic to it, so unless science advances, there is pretty much nothing I can do.
F: You do have so much time to do all other things, since you don't eat anything.
Me: I am sure WHO would love to know my secret and implement in third world countries. Surviving without eating anything! Well sweety if home cooking all the time means no cooking then yes I have all the time in the world!
Sometimes I feel blessed are these people who don't even know the concept of "allergy" But then I always end of reminiscing how would life be if there were not so many obstacles with food? Would I be like my friends, pretty insensitive about other peoples issues?
And going to these party I feel like there are all these pretty lovely things laid out and I can't eat anything. Now you might suggest why go to the party expecting any food, eat your own and wola you are done. No they will keep on pressuring you to eat their food, as if they know better than all those doctors, and they think all my problems lies in not eating enough! They will even suggest that I should go and see a therapist, because apparently there is something wrong with my brain!
F: You will never able to consume dairy?
Me: ummm you know I am allergic to it, so unless science advances, there is pretty much nothing I can do.
F: You do have so much time to do all other things, since you don't eat anything.
Me: I am sure WHO would love to know my secret and implement in third world countries. Surviving without eating anything! Well sweety if home cooking all the time means no cooking then yes I have all the time in the world!
Sometimes I feel blessed are these people who don't even know the concept of "allergy" But then I always end of reminiscing how would life be if there were not so many obstacles with food? Would I be like my friends, pretty insensitive about other peoples issues?
And going to these party I feel like there are all these pretty lovely things laid out and I can't eat anything. Now you might suggest why go to the party expecting any food, eat your own and wola you are done. No they will keep on pressuring you to eat their food, as if they know better than all those doctors, and they think all my problems lies in not eating enough! They will even suggest that I should go and see a therapist, because apparently there is something wrong with my brain!
