MWD

Thanks for the newest replies. I need to vent, again. I'm up in the middle of the night, again. I woke up and could almost smell & taste all the Thanksgiving smells, including the ones I can't eat. Last night I made chicken and asked my partner to save a piece for Thursday. He said something about H did offer to put a turkey breast in the crockpot...

Thanks for all the replies. I felt better after making the post and reading the responses. I finally told my partner I was not comfortable receiving the invitation. I tend to avoid tough situations until forced to do something. I have trouble standing up for myself and making myself clear. I sent H one of my lists of ingredients to look for on food labels...

......you need a bigger fanny pack for all the new forbidden & safe lists you find to print to carry with you

I've been reading posts for over a year, but this is my first posting. Some time ago I was invited to a sit down Thanksgiving dinner at a private home. I did not need to make an immediate reply, which was good, because my first thought was "how do I get out of this?" I only recall years ago, before I knew I had celiac, eating take-out once at this person...