Why do you want my gluten free food when you have your own gluten food?
It’s just so annoying that when I go to parties or events, someone else gets jealous of the food that I bring. I went to a friend’s birthday party and they were all eating cake. I got my own small gluten free donuts in my bag so I wouldn’t be left out, only for someone at the party to go, “Hey, how come she gets donuts! I want some!” Please, you have huge slices of cake for yourself, I would give this up in an instant. I’ve had other instances where I’m required to go to an event with food, and there’s actually something I can eat, for once, only for it to be finished because I was stuck at the back of the line. One time there were Reese’s cups that were individually packaged, and there were 2 left. I didn’t get anything else at the event, and I went to take both when someone else came and took the second one saying that it was for their friend. You and your friend got full plates of food and cupcakes and you want to take away the one option 😭 Another time I went to another event with food and there was another celiac there who got gluten free cupcakes, but she kept them in the regular food area and let people who could eat gluten take them, and I was pretty sure they got cross contaminated. It just sucks that people have to take the one option we have, including the 20 other options they have, just to leave us with nothing :( Has anyone else had similar experiences?
Edit: I need to give some context. In the situations I just talked about, the majority of people knew about my celiac and they were aware of the fact that I needed to be gluten free. Some did not, and I can’t blame them for anything I discussed above. Sometimes I’m able to talk to the event manager and they’ll let me take a plate first, but other times the event is so big that it’s not possible to coordinate.