It's My Daughter Eileen's 12th Birthday

[Canadian Karen]

Well, that sucks!!!!!

This is the first year that she has opted to have a sleepover instead of a party. She is having two friends sleep over Saturday night and Terry and I will be taking them (along with Rhiannon and the boys) to the Mandarin for dinner. Well, from what I have seen of the Mandarin website, celiacs certainly aren't welcome there or accomodated in any way. Their website basically says that if you have a gluten allergy, it's best not to dine at their restaurants......

Okay, next question: Since it is an all-you-can-eat buffet type of restaurant, am I going to be charged some kind of a sitting fee, even though I won't be eating anything? I know some restaurants do that just so all the yahoos who want to say "Oh, I won't be eating", still don't end up pigging out on all the other plates....

Rhiannon's 7th birthday is next week. I hope she picks Outback Steakhouse!!!!

Hugs.

Karen

[skoki-mom]

Aww Karen, that sucks! I know it's *her* birthday, but it would be nice if she picked a place you could eat. Then again, when I was 14, I'd have picked a place my mom hated on purpose just so she wouldn't go and "embarrass" me, lol!!! Now that I am a mom myself, I finally get it, that the kids birthdays are as important to us as they are to them! Frankly, I think we should get the gifts and presents, because from what I remember, we were doing all the work that day!

I hope you find something you can eat, it sucks to just sit there and have a Coke! Especially if they charge you, blah!

[KaitiUSA]

Well maybe if you bring you own food and say you have celiac disease and can't eat anything or I think if you decided you were not going to eat anything then they would not charge you either. Maybe you can call ahead and talk to a manager?

Sorry she chose there