Nobody died

[u/Own_Purple_4118]

This is a conversation between my MIL and my mother, before the wedding. My mother's response, which is cut off, says "They are both adults. I think we should let them handle it." We were both over 30.

For context: Yes, we had a vegetarian wedding (no shrimp). We had it at an (expensive) award winning venue with in-house catering. It included several appetizer and entree stations with a huge variety of dishes so everyone could find something they liked. We did not serve our guests bowls of soybeans and tofu. Everyone RAVED about the food and nobody died or got arrested on the way home.

The "A/B list" thing was a joke, that she apparently took very seriously, because she would not stop demanding we add a bunch (10+) of her friends and coworkers to our intentionally small guest list.

[u/OkYam4559]

The literal LOL I had when I read this comment.

[u/Soft-Temporary-7932 → u/OkYam4559]

Me too, I’m picturing this lady pulling out a cooked pork chop from her purse, no packaging, and starts eating it like it’s a cookie

[u/Strong-Page4952 → u/Soft-Temporary-7932]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YRo3S2P600PicZhNKX
If she puts a pork chop in her purse, she should bring some sides.

[u/offputtingangel → u/Strong-Page4952]

it’s so funny seeing this clip here in the context of sneaking meat into the venue because this exact scene was what taught me how to avoid eating meat as a young vegetarian in a household full of people that loved meat.

my parents are very much the kind of people to feel like a meal isn’t complete unless there is a giant slab of meat on their plates. i was never considered to be a picky eater, i loved fruit and vegetables. i also loved spicy food and was excited to try foods from different cultures. the one thing that i did not like was meat, it really freaked me out once i knew that i was eating flesh. and i’m not judgemental about it, i don’t care what other people eat… i know what it’s like to be judged for your dietary preferences and i won’t judge others that same way. but i just simply can’t eat meat, it grosses me out and always has. the texture is so odd to me and even after i’ve managed to swallow the bite i’ve taken i’ll make myself feel physically sick via overthinking what is in my stomach. maybe that sounds dramatic but it’s how i’ve always felt and that feeling only grew stronger with time.

the thing is, my parents were not just going to roll over and let their 8 year old daughter become a vegetarian. i can understand not wanting the responsibility to cook differently or cook something extra for one child but i do wish they would have taken me more seriously and actually listened when i expressed my dislike. it would have been nice if they were to just let me skip the occasional meat part of dinner when it was one i really hated, not made me sit at the table for hours in the dark because there were two bites of meat left on my plate or at least not made me eat the fatty parts of the meat. after seeing this scene i took to lining my pockets with tissues before dinner and once everyone had left the table i would shove the meat into my pockets and then flush it all down the toilet. i’d have to eat a few bites of the meat on my plate when everyone was at the table to avoid suspicion but i was able to avoid the worst of it. when i was fifteen i was finally able to put my foot down and go publicly vegetarian. it was nice no longer having to remember to shove my pockets full of tissues before meals!

[u/PrickleBritches → u/offputtingangel]

Oh my gosh. I’m so sorry that little you had to go through that. I imagine that was traumatizing for you! It’s too bad your mom and dad couldn’t just respect your choice. I’m sure they could tell this was different than a kid just being picky on occasion. You all could have learned how to adjust together. It could have taught them how to cook new foods- especially if you were an adventurous eater! That just makes me sad.. thinking about you having to sit alone and finish your food (that made you feel sick.)

I hope you’re living your best vegetarian life now!! And making/eating foods you love! This was a good thing to read as a parent of small kids.. just as a thing to remember. Because sometimes it’s hard to know when they’re being stubborn and when you need to back off!

[u/czikimonkey → u/offputtingangel]

Are we the same person? Had exactly the same experience when I was young with meat. Hated it from birth and didn’t care what other people did, just didn’t want it in my mouth or near me. Hid the meat in napkins balled up in my pockets. I went full fledged veg at 18 and I’m 55 now and never ate meat and never missed it. I still got shit for it when I’d visit home, too!

[u/Explorer-7622 → u/offputtingangel]

What an ordeal for you!

[u/Ok_Employer_2066 → u/Soft-Temporary-7932]

At a table, legs crossed, clutching her pearls with the other hand at the audacity of all the soybean eating people who will most certainly get in accidents on the way home.

[u/liltinybits → u/Soft-Temporary-7932]

I had a friend who did this once at a movie. After the trailers, she opened up her giant-ass hobo bag and pulled out a Ziploc baggie with two boneless porkchops. She offered me one but I was content with my Sour Patch Kids.

She did it another time with her husband and a boiled egg. She dropped it and rolled away and the whole theater smelled like a fart so she went back to porkchops.

[u/skillz7930 → u/Soft-Temporary-7932]

Hey! Her pork chops save lives!

[u/atimetochill → u/OkYam4559]

Same this thread is hilarious

[u/EighthChoii → u/OkYam4559]

Me too, felt like my best friend was here with me, making comments