Dietary requirements; catered for by in-laws?
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Even if they’re cooking for 15 meat eaters, they’ll still make a vegetarian alternative for me and have done since we met. I also accommodate them by cooking meat when we host so they should do the same for me in my opinion. I bring my own food for my boy who has allergies just because i don’t trust anyone to not give him something he can’t have x
We don't have any dietary requirements but my partner's aunt is lactose intolerant so my mother in law will make her non dairy alternatives or use none dairy on whatever we're eating if she's over
I dont have any dietary requirements, but there are a bunch of things I simply don't like, my MIL will always either cook something for everyone she knows I like, or she will make something different for me.
Yes they’ve been great! To be fair it’s their granddaughter who has the allergy but I’m the one they need to accommodate because I’m breastfeeding her. I always say they don’t need to and I can always find something of course but they go above and beyond to cook dairy free for us for now
My friend's would have me bring stuff because we were vegetarian. BUT immediate family shouldn't have you bring stuff lmao.. like I'll bring my burgers to a big family BBQ because I don't expect them to have veg burgers
My BIL is veggie, I would never dream of asking him to bring his own food (although he does offer!) Unless it is something like a severe allergy and you want to be cautious and bring your own foood, it’s actually quite easy to accommodate most things.
Amount of times I’ve had people buy peanuts, nut containing things like at Christmas they bought chestnut sprouts knowing I’m allergic to nuts 🫠🫣
@Dana 🦅♥️🤍💙 I'm sorry people are bad to you about the allergies! If my girls are having friends at an event or I'm babysitting someone's kids I ALWAYS ask about allergies. I'm not saying that should be commonplace but to shame someone or be rude over it is outrageous!
My in laws check ingredients for me and don't cook meats that I don't eat. It's just the polite and hospitable thing to do when inviting someone over.
My ex in laws tried… but… it usually sucked But I grew up eating before I went or bringing a dish anyway so I didn’t have to worry about that
My in laws try but they don't understand that CMPA is not lactose intolerance. It's an autoimmune system reaction and not just a digestive thing where they might get a slight tummy ache. It's super frustrating as they're not careful enough at all.
It’s touch and go with my MIL. Sometimes she makes me stuff specifically sometimes she makes something just for my husband which I find a bit weird lol. Sometimes she makes something and tries to offer it to me even though it’s something I won’t eat 🤷🏻♀️
I don’t ask people to accommodate us at all because I want to prepare my kids for the rest of the world where no one will care about or cater to their allergy. People are really nasty when it comes to allergies and I want my kids to be safe at all times. My kids have different allergies so I always bring what they need, it can be tiring but I know that it’s more tiring for them because it’s going to be lifelong. My family and in-laws do make an effort but I will also tell them not to go out of their way or worry about it (partially because if they mess up and my child still can’t eat it they will be disappointed).