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Hate Letter To Gluten

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savvysue Rookie
savvysue
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Dear Gluten, Wheat, Barley, etc.,

I.Hate.You. You have made my life pretty miserable. You ruined so many things for me. Why are you so offal to my stomach? You make it hurt like no other-you give me unbarable stomach issues. You disabled my body from absorbing any nutrients, you dirty rotten scum. Thanks for making me so sick all those years. You take away my focus and my ability to really listen, you took away my ability to really do my best in school. And aside from all of this, which REALLY makes me hate you-is the fact that you hurt my personality. You made me stuck in a "fog." I couldn't laugh, or be crazy, or have fun, because you forced me to be stuck in a foggy state of mind. Your the ultimate fun-sucker. You made me angry and anxious. You caused me to have very little pacients, to be very quick-tempered, to be jumpy and annoyed. You made me ask what was wrong with me, when really, it was you all along. And for this reason, I hate your guts(and dont forget you destroyed mine). I'm SO glad i learned to stay away from you. I'm SO glad I live without you now. I'm completely better without you; I'm a different person without you! So stay away from me-forever. I'll never, ever miss who I was when I was around you. Because I truely HATE YOU!

:) I just had to get that out.

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poiuyanthony Newbie
poiuyanthony
Posted

amen to that i felt good just reading that

everyday i hate my life more and more because of this stupid poop

if u ever wanna chat send me a pm

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Feel better?

If only we could go to the police and get a restraining order. Can see it now:

Me: I need a restraining order. He beat up my gut & gave me brain damage. As a result, I have intestinal damage & malnourishment & pain.

Officer: Your husband/ boy friend sounds like a real winner. Let's get started on the paperwork. His name?

Me: Gluten aka wheat, rye and barley. Occasionally, know as oats.

Officer: :huh: or :angry: or :unsure:

Emilushka Contributor
Emilushka
Posted

I think I'm angrier with gluten for sneaking into so many places where it doesn't belong. Like soy sauce. But then again, I haven't healed my guts yet.

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Victoria6102 Contributor
Victoria6102
Posted

Amen, Amen, Amen! I totally agree with your letter! I have written so many of those in my head it's not even funny. :P Musta felt really great to get that all out of your system! Maybe when I go to bed tonight I'll write out my own hate letter to gluten! haha :D

hockeymomofceliacchild Rookie
hockeymomofceliacchild
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Savysue and kareng I wish there was a "like" button similar to what facebook has ;) lol

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Savysue and kareng I wish there was a "like" button similar to what facebook has ;) lol

Actually, there sort of is... The top right corner of a post is a plus & a minus button. These give you a " reputation". Don' t use the minus unless the poster is bad. I'll "plus" you so you can see.

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breeeebreeee Newbie
breeeebreeee
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Haha awe this little letter was so cute and gave me a much needed laugh:)

I refer to anything containing gluten to be "the enemy". I even take pictures with crackers with sad faces on them. Ahhh what celiac diseases drives me to do hahah.

c-topher sean Newbie
c-topher sean
Posted

truth be told we all have these letters. great to see one's found it's was into a forum.

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