Karen P

One more thing. My mother doesn't take the disease seriously. In her opinion, she doesn't see why I Can't suck it up during the holidays since I'll just have at worst a stomach ache. She's talked to a couple of people (or so she says) that are maybe gluten sensitive and she relates what these people say to what Celiacs go through. I truly feel many people do not understand the difference between gluten sensitivity and Celiac disease and like my mother, refuse to educate themselves. I find it sad that Celiac disease is only taken seriously by those who suffer with it. 

Sadly my problem is my own mother who absolutely refuses to believe some gluten is not okay. Every single holiday involving a meal turns into a fight that leaves me crying, frustrated, angry with myself and the disease and alone. I've tried to get around the fighting by inviting my mom and step dad to my place for dinner but she says no......step dad wants apple pie or she wants the turkey stuffed. We just got past Thanksgiving and I'm already dreading Christmas. It'll be another holiday where I sit at home by myself. What really sucks is that if my step father had Celiac disease or, if my father was still alive and had the disease, mom wouldn't insist they eat a turkey with stuffing made from bread containing gluten. What's really stupid is that this past holiday, I just about agreed to eat moms gluten-loaded turkey just so I could then vomit all over her dining room table to prove to her how wrong she is in her beliefs. The only thing that stopped me was that I couldn't afford the weight loss. I only have one restaurant I can trust should I want to eat out. I find it sad I can trust strangers in this restaurant more than I can my own mother.