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taz sharratt Enthusiast
taz sharratt
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my husband says that since ive found this forum he is a celiac widow! you dont reaise how much this thing takes over your life and how it affects not just you but others around you. i have so many ? and little answers which he understands. does anyone else had this?

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yepeyp

my mom used to tell me to stay off games online, now she tells me to do my homework insetead of celiac.com

very life-overtaking...

Kaycee Collaborator
Kaycee
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So true.

I go to work, eat, and live coeliac.

A highlight is coming home and checking up on celia.com.

But is has been awesome, and I have learnedso much from you all.

At last I have something (other than hubby) to feel passionate about.

What is housework?

Cathy

TCA Contributor
TCA
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I get on the message board when I'm pumping and realized the other day that if I give up pumping, I'll probably be giving up Celiac.com too, at least partially!!! :( I just don't have this much time otherwise. I guess pumping is a good excuse! :P

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jenvan
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Ha ha! Well, the word in my house is that I am huge techny internet dork :lol: So...I can relate... Dh makes fun of me being on the forum--but not in a serious manner. I mean, he belongs to a ferrari forum--so I can make fun of him too (although he visits a few times a week--vs multiple times a day!) Anywho...can't tell what your husband's tone was from your post...but after the initial learning curve wears off you may want to make sure you have some "celiac-free" space carved out in your home where you can talk to your husband about topics not relating to celiac....if that is even a problem for you guys.

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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I get on the message board when I'm pumping and realized the other day that if I give up pumping, I'll probably be giving up Celiac.com too, at least partially!!! :( I just don't have this much time otherwise. I guess pumping is a good excuse! :P

Sorry, it's just funny that you've got a vacuum on your boob every time you get on here :lol:

Way to go on the pumping, though! :)

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jennyj
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I am an addict. I have to get on first thing when I get to work, (good thing I'm the boss, lol) and get on several times a day. I need this right now and appreciate the support I get here.

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Ha ha! Well, the word in my house is that I am huge techny internet dork :lol: So...I can relate... Dh makes fun of me being on the forum--but not in a serious manner. I mean, he belongs to a ferrari forum--so I can make fun of him too (although he visits a few times a week--vs multiple times a day!) Anywho...can't tell what your husband's tone was from your post...but after the initial learning curve wears off you may want to make sure you have some "celiac-free" space carved out in your home where you can talk to your husband about topics not relating to celiac....if that is even a problem for you guys.

Mine has his Lotus forum, but then teases me whenever I'm on the computer. Arg!!! But he's a kidder.

what does Dh mean?

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Daxin
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DW bugs me as well, but she also has 2 forums she checks a LOT more than I am/can be on here.

I apprecaite all the advice I get, and help when I can.

I do agree that it can be very all consuming, but what else is there. I live in a small town where the nearest support group/local chapter is 65 km (40 miles) away. Even my doctor had to make phone calls to help interpret my blood work.

Thank you all for your support.

ArtGirl Enthusiast
ArtGirl
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Time on this forum is time well spent. It's like taking a college course in gluten-intollerance - and it's free! Can't beat that.

And, yes, I'm spending a lot of time here reading everything I can. I'm sure that after a few months I'll get on with my life and won't need the support here as much - but for now, this place is worth its weight in gold! (uhh, :huh: how much does an internet site weigh??

My husband is retired, but is writing a novel, so he's on the computer all day long. We both have our own computer in our rooms (he in his study and me in my studio on the other end of this very small house) and we have our own email address. Sometimes we email each other :D

taz sharratt Enthusiast
taz sharratt
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Time on this forum is time well spent. It's like taking a college course in gluten-intollerance - and it's free! Can't beat that.

And, yes, I'm spending a lot of time here reading everything I can. I'm sure that after a few months I'll get on with my life and won't need the support here as much - but for now, this place is worth its weight in gold! (uhh, :huh: how much does an internet site weigh??

My husband is retired, but is writing a novel, so he's on the computer all day long. We both have our own computer in our rooms (he in his study and me in my studio on the other end of this very small house) and we have our own email address. Sometimes we email each other :D

sorry i agree with chelsea about tca pumping while shes on the site, first i thought she meant she was in the gym !!! my hubby was jokeing with me , it wasnt serious hes just winding me up cos hes allways on the lawnmower sites and ive been winding him up cos we got like 4 lownmowers allready! how many does one guy need, we got a pretty big garden but not that big that we 4 ! amd yes this site is sooo good and ive learnt sooo much and had sooo much support, thnx all.

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Mine has his Lotus forum, but then teases me whenever I'm on the computer. Arg!!! But he's a kidder.

what does Dh mean?

DH = Dear Hubby

DW = Dear Wife

DS = Dear Son

DD = Dear Duaghter

SO = Signifignat Other

Soo B Newbie
Soo B
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TOO FUNNY!!!!

My husband complains of the same thing with me being constantly looking at gluten-free related stuff. I joke that he's just jealous of me. Then I found him the shirt mentioned in my sig below, which he thought was a hoot. But I must say he does fit the 'honorary' category because he pretty well eats what I do (but I cook, so maybe he's just lazy!).

evie Rookie
evie
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[My hubby teases too. One of our daughters called recently and he told her that I was on the COMPUTER again. He is very supportive, told me not to worry about buying special foods (the higher costs). He was very concerned when I was very sick, could not stop losing weight just a few months ago. Yes, he is a kepper too. I am taking care of him now, he is taking meds for a sinus infection, first one he ever had!!

I would like to get him to go gluten free too, he is eating less now anmd does most of his own cooking. I have not yet baked a cake but maybe i will bake him a glten free BD cake in august. Might start something!!

take care all, evie :):);)

Lister Rising Star
Lister
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my girlfriend has threatend to break up with me on several ocasions because of this website.. it devowers your soul...... no seriusly its adictive i think its just beeing able to talk to people that are going thru some of the same stuff really makes you keep coming back and back and back, plus its the only place to really turn for any info about whats going on with yourself or how to take care of yourself

utdan Apprentice
utdan
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It is addictive. Today I came on here just to ask a question about a supplement and then I had to stop to read the new posts. Then I had to check up on the threads that I've participated in or started and reply. Before I know it way too much time has gone by! But I agree that it is time well spent.

taz sharratt Enthusiast
taz sharratt
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my girlfriend has threatend to break up with me on several ocasions because of this website.. it devowers your soul...... no seriusly its adictive i think its just beeing able to talk to people that are going thru some of the same stuff really makes you keep coming back and back and back, plus its the only place to really turn for any info about whats going on with yourself or how to take care of yourself

absolutly lister !!!

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
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It's the place I go to when I want to make sure that we're not "nuts." Everyone here has had our experiences and fears and anxiety so we don't feel like the outsiders (as we normally do with non celiac people). Although I am not celiac, I experience it with my DH. Hopefully celiacs will eventually be large in number and rule the world! ;)

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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I feel I've joined your club by default!(as I'm not the coeliac-hubbie is)

I suppose I'm an honoury coeliac (I want that t-shirt) but like Debmidge I am affected by all that having celiac disease entails.

I don't think my hubbie minds me 'dropping in' daily-as I've become his eyes and ears for the G.F diet,and over time,by regularily chatting about any concerns and worries regarding celiac disease,I feel I've built up 'cyber' relationships with people.I can bang on about celiac disease without boring the pants off you guys! :blink: as I know you all understand in a way that my 'real' (as in the flesh)friends don't. :rolleyes:

This board is addictive though :o -For instance the first thread I always read (but haven't posted on) is Rachel-24's OMG,just to see how they are!!! :lol:

Idahogirl Apprentice
Idahogirl
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My husband can't complain about how much time I spend on here. I only get on the computer once every day or two, maybe an hour at a time. It could become all consuming, but when you're the one being ignored because your spouse is on the computer all the time, and even your kids start rolling their eyes when you ask where dad is ("on the computer of course"), you quickly realize that life is too short to get involved in every single discussion on every single site to the point where it is sucking up all of your free time. It's not fair to the other people in your life.

Sorry, sensitive subject for me! :unsure:

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