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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2304163" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Forget open. I shout it from the rooftops. I go tell it on the mountain! If there's someone out there who might benefit from my experience.... If I keep mum, they could keep feeling lost, scared and confused, like I was... Aside from that, my diet is now insanely specific... So friends and family need to know. In the Netherlands, just like in many other countries, food, especially the carby kind, equals love. And if they keep trying to stuff cake and cookies down my throat, they'd harm me. Makes Christmas gatherings and the like a lot easier, having a hand in what appears on the table. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> So no, no embarassment here. And if someone gets judgemental on me, that's just a moment where I can educate them. (Or if they're really horrible, ignore them for life. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2304163, member: 401801"] Forget open. I shout it from the rooftops. I go tell it on the mountain! If there's someone out there who might benefit from my experience.... If I keep mum, they could keep feeling lost, scared and confused, like I was... Aside from that, my diet is now insanely specific... So friends and family need to know. In the Netherlands, just like in many other countries, food, especially the carby kind, equals love. And if they keep trying to stuff cake and cookies down my throat, they'd harm me. Makes Christmas gatherings and the like a lot easier, having a hand in what appears on the table. ;) So no, no embarassment here. And if someone gets judgemental on me, that's just a moment where I can educate them. (Or if they're really horrible, ignore them for life. ;) ). [/QUOTE]
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