Comments on: My Pet Peeve: Picky People http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:49:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on My Pet Peeve: Picky People by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-124725 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:05:07 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-124725 Well, hello, Emme. Nothing like waking up to some insults. See, this post is old, but I get email notifications, so I got to wake up to some stranger feeling the need to come into my online space and insulting me personally. Glad you decided not to really "rip me a new one," because I might have had to cry. BTW--I think you are the one who is a bit of a control freak and I am very glad I don't know you and have to put up with cooking for you. Because not only are you controlling about food, you are narcisstic enough to take a general post written by a stranger as being all about you and you get insulted about it. And I suspect that would make you an awful dinner guest. Rude folks are a real drag. Well, hello, Emme. Nothing like waking up to some insults.

See, this post is old, but I get email notifications, so I got to wake up to some stranger feeling the need to come into my online space and insulting me personally.

Glad you decided not to really “rip me a new one,” because I might have had to cry.

BTW–I think you are the one who is a bit of a control freak and I am very glad I don’t know you and have to put up with cooking for you. Because not only are you controlling about food, you are narcisstic enough to take a general post written by a stranger as being all about you and you get insulted about it.

And I suspect that would make you an awful dinner guest. Rude folks are a real drag.

]]> Comment on My Pet Peeve: Picky People by: Emme http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-124407 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:36:03 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-124407 On one hand, I wanted to rip the author a new one - what the hell does SHE know! - but I didn't, for two reasons. One, this is oooooold and she, like anyone who cares, has likely moved on, which means I'd just laugh at myself afterwards, along with everyone else for being a moron. The second reason? I see treating a person like this the same way I see treating people with developmental disabilities: its not their fault they don't understand, and no matter how much you want to shake the shit out of them, you shouldn't. She's probably a bitch anyway, but I'm not sure its her fault, and frankly, even though I am seriously super-picky in the horrible, evil, teeth-gnashing way she can't stand (that being refusing to eat entire categories of food or refusing to even touch a dish that contains something like onions or mushrooms), she didnt cause this problem and its not fair of me to force her to accomodate me, even if I still think she's a stuck-up control freak. The silver lining for me in things like this? I'm not likely to know, much less associate, nevermind *break bread* with an uptight, manipulative douchebag like this chick, so I find it hard to imagine being in a situation where such a clash between cook and picky eater anyway. Just not gonna happen! So now I skip merrily on, to shut down this idiotbox and go eat my food - cooked exactly to specification and all the more god-damned delicious because of it! ;-) On one hand, I wanted to rip the author a new one - what the hell does SHE know! - but I didn’t, for two reasons. One, this is oooooold and she, like anyone who cares, has likely moved on, which means I’d just laugh at myself afterwards, along with everyone else for being a moron. The second reason? I see treating a person like this the same way I see treating people with developmental disabilities: its not their fault they don’t understand, and no matter how much you want to shake the shit out of them, you shouldn’t. She’s probably a bitch anyway, but I’m not sure its her fault, and frankly, even though I am seriously super-picky in the horrible, evil, teeth-gnashing way she can’t stand (that being refusing to eat entire categories of food or refusing to even touch a dish that contains something like onions or mushrooms), she didnt cause this problem and its not fair of me to force her to accomodate me, even if I still think she’s a stuck-up control freak. The silver lining for me in things like this? I’m not likely to know, much less associate, nevermind *break bread* with an uptight, manipulative douchebag like this chick, so I find it hard to imagine being in a situation where such a clash between cook and picky eater anyway. Just not gonna happen!

So now I skip merrily on, to shut down this idiotbox and go eat my food - cooked exactly to specification and all the more god-damned delicious because of it! ;-)

]]> Comment on My Pet Peeve: Picky People by: Olivia http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-104662 Tue, 26 May 2009 04:11:30 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-104662 The author of this article doesn't seem to be very sensitive to other people's feelings. As a person with a life-long fear of most foods, I feel as though I might die if I eat something that others would consider edible. It is something I've lived with my entire life, for as long as I can remember. It does not stem from a traumatic childhood incident, controlling parents, or because I don't like the taste of food. In fact, I've never tried most foods and the thought of doing so is unimaginable. I hate the attention this has brought to me over the course of my life and there is definitely a negative impact on my social life. I can't enjoy holidays or eating with other people and everyone (including you, apparently) thinks I am a freak and can't understand why I won't eat the same things as them. I have a very normal life and I'm happy for the most part but food is a struggle for me constantly. You are very judgmental of others.. The author of this article doesn’t seem to be very sensitive to other people’s feelings. As a person with a life-long fear of most foods, I feel as though I might die if I eat something that others would consider edible. It is something I’ve lived with my entire life, for as long as I can remember. It does not stem from a traumatic childhood incident, controlling parents, or because I don’t like the taste of food. In fact, I’ve never tried most foods and the thought of doing so is unimaginable. I hate the attention this has brought to me over the course of my life and there is definitely a negative impact on my social life. I can’t enjoy holidays or eating with other people and everyone (including you, apparently) thinks I am a freak and can’t understand why I won’t eat the same things as them. I have a very normal life and I’m happy for the most part but food is a struggle for me constantly. You are very judgmental of others..

]]> Comment on My Pet Peeve: Picky People by: Blake http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-38198 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:01:34 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-38198 I came across your website while I was looking for help with my problem, I'll say it before you are thinking it, I AM A PICKY EATER. I don't mean I won't eat a few certain foods, I mean I ONLY eat a few certain things prepared a certain way. I am not one to judge someone's opinion, but you are all generalizing. Especially the author of this article, you all think that picky eaters are just wanting to be the center of attention, no I HATE being the center of attention, or we are all a bunch of big babies, quite the opposite, I am a very mature what most people call an adult at the age of 22, I happen to be very successful at whatever I put my mind to just like the majority of you. I simply have a some sort of mental block when it comes to trying new foods. I have it set in my mind that it is something that I don't like, the texture of it alone on my tongue is enough to make me gag and run to the bathroom to throw up. It's not that I don't want to try new things, I want to be normal like the rest of my friends and not worry about where I am going if there is going to be something I like on the menu or what kind of excuse I have to use to get out of eating. I just today found this site that describes exactly my type of problem, up until today I thought I was the only one with this problem turns out I'm not. Check it out and maybe you will understand what some of us go through.... pickyeatingadults.com I respect the fact that the majority of the people that most of you cook for are just the average run of the mill picky eaters that do not like certain foods, but do not generalize and make opinions about everyone. I came across your website while I was looking for help with my problem, I’ll say it before you are thinking it, I AM A PICKY EATER. I don’t mean I won’t eat a few certain foods, I mean I ONLY eat a few certain things prepared a certain way. I am not one to judge someone’s opinion, but you are all generalizing. Especially the author of this article, you all think that picky eaters are just wanting to be the center of attention, no I HATE being the center of attention, or we are all a bunch of big babies, quite the opposite, I am a very mature what most people call an adult at the age of 22, I happen to be very successful at whatever I put my mind to just like the majority of you. I simply have a some sort of mental block when it comes to trying new foods. I have it set in my mind that it is something that I don’t like, the texture of it alone on my tongue is enough to make me gag and run to the bathroom to throw up. It’s not that I don’t want to try new things, I want to be normal like the rest of my friends and not worry about where I am going if there is going to be something I like on the menu or what kind of excuse I have to use to get out of eating. I just today found this site that describes exactly my type of problem, up until today I thought I was the only one with this problem turns out I’m not. Check it out and maybe you will understand what some of us go through….

pickyeatingadults.com

I respect the fact that the majority of the people that most of you cook for are just the average run of the mill picky eaters that do not like certain foods, but do not generalize and make opinions about everyone.

]]> Comment on My Pet Peeve: Picky People by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-21442 Mon, 07 May 2007 04:37:09 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/10/20/my-pet-peeve-picky-people/#comment-21442 SH--I would just make a vegetarian dish that did not include lettuce, greens, onions, garlic, broccoli or tomatoes for them. Some sort of bland bean dish, because that sounds like it is the only thing they will agree to eat together. Keep some lentils on hand to cook for them, and cook their dish, along with whatever you cook for the rest of your friends. And, if they complain that their food doesn't smell as nice, well, point out that is because they don't eat onions or garlic which is what makes foods smell nice. Say it nicely, of course. ;-) SH–I would just make a vegetarian dish that did not include lettuce, greens, onions, garlic, broccoli or tomatoes for them. Some sort of bland bean dish, because that sounds like it is the only thing they will agree to eat together. Keep some lentils on hand to cook for them, and cook their dish, along with whatever you cook for the rest of your friends.

And, if they complain that their food doesn’t smell as nice, well, point out that is because they don’t eat onions or garlic which is what makes foods smell nice.

Say it nicely, of course. ;-)

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