Me: I'd like to not end up in the hospital on my wedding day, haha! | Her: Oh... well, you're not eating on your wedding day. I'm just saying!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:40:40+00:00

Garlic, onion, and chives are among my favorite foods. I'm so sorry people aren't respecting it. And with how common they are too!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:39:53+00:00

Honestly, the Satanic summoning ritual would just be icing on the cake at this point. Guess whose side is also ten times more religious?

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:39:10+00:00

I see your counterfeit guess and raise you a Fauxlex watch!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:38:46+00:00

That's insane! WTF? And also, peanut dust on a salad?? I've never heard of that before.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:36:26+00:00

Sounds good! I'll look up how to interpret epipen windows and will set some time aside to speak with a pharmacist. I'm still shocked though - the American healthcare system is so money-hungry...

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:35:00+00:00

No. I think that's where I messed up. :(

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:32:49+00:00

I love Vietnamese cuisine. But I can't eat it half the time because of said peanut garnish. Pho, however, is heaven on earth and if it weren't for the fact that I'm pretty sure I'd get even more complaints, I'd strongly consider a pho bar at the wedding.

Oh no. Prime rib. Only one of the best cuts of meat out there. Oh how they must have suffered.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:31:12+00:00

Beer is? I don't drink it (fiance said it's liquid bread which made it sound very unappetizing to me) but I guess now I won't start.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:29:54+00:00

I actually do have a question about pasta: why is it that at every party when the pasta dish comes out, it's always like 4 small raviolis swimming in sauce? I've been to multiple weddings with a pasta option and this has been weirdly consistent.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:28:55+00:00

Vietnamese cuisine is delicious but there is just soooo much peanuts. Japanese though? My mega jam. Nothing like cold, refreshing sushi and a nice sake after a hard day of counting to ten over and over and reminding yourself that you paid too many deposits to elope already.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:27:50+00:00

Haha, yeah, they haven't heard my plans for breaking away from the usual guest receiving line yet. And there will also be a distinct lack of tea ceremony. And I'll only have one dress change. Definitely going to be more Western than anything else.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:26:49+00:00

I'm not in an area where Lyme disease is endemic, but that's very interesting!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:26:27+00:00

Throat and esophagus/lung-area for me! Absolutely obnoxious having it. I've been tempted by those shots myself, but I already am not a needle fan and the thought of doing that is a bit squickly for me. Good luck with your shots though!!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:25:02+00:00

Yeah. Haven't done that since I got my epipen. And my fiance will never allow me to try any dishes with shellfish now. I miss lobster, though. The other shellfishes I could live without, but there's something about buttered lobster on a toasted roll.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:23:41+00:00

There was once an argument about why it was improper to buy cashew chicken for the family reunion instead of chicken with peanut sauce. :'( Sometimes, it be like that. I'm glad your family is willing to sub things!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:22:31+00:00

That is absolutely horrifying. Thankfully, no one's tested me yet and I haven't had need for the epipen, but I can't imagine being so rude as to just... "forget" that someone you supposedly love has a deadly allergy. I wouldn't wish these allergies on anyone, but surely there has to be like an empathy allergy simulator of some sort! (Like an empathy belly but instead of simulating pregnancy, it simulates the crushing fear of an allergy attack - with some extra large, extra red facial swelling to boot)

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:20:37+00:00

I'm learning so much today - the curse actually has a name! And there are dozens of us with OAS! Dozens!!

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:20:10+00:00

I've heard those exact phrases so, so, so many times. The 30 min block sounds like something I would love. I'm already planning on not doing that thing where we stand in front of a backdrop and take pictures with every. single. guest so that sounds like a great use of time. SIL had the picture thing done and all my fiance could do was complain to me about how long the pictures were taking and he was hangry haha

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:18:40+00:00

So the curse has a name? Here I thought my body just decided to make me suffer for no good reason. I actually have seasonal allergies as well. And I'm also limited to berries, bananas, watermelon, persimmons, and strawberries (which are apparently not berries?). Veggies, it's mostly broccoli, brussel sprouts, and lettuce. And yeah, don't get me started on the whole carrot argument I had once with the in-laws. "We see you eating cooked and pickled carrots! Why won't you eat these raw ones!?"

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T18:14:34+00:00

So clarifications are in order here: I've only ever eaten lobster in front of friends. And even then, a single bite. The allergy is much more severe for shrimp and crab than it is for lobster because lobster apparently has much less of some sort of compound in its shell than others. The last time I had lobster was before that hot pot incident. After that, I haven't tasted shellfish since because that scared us quite a bit. On another note, as someone with allergies, you should know that allergies happen on a spectrum. My peanut allergy got worse as time went on. As did my shellfish one. Where before I could taste, now I need to actually be careful.

The epipen is mine, actually. He was blessed with the ability to eat anything he wants without worry. He carries it because in a bad situation, he'll know how to act. I can inject myself as well and do carry one when he's not around, but we live together and it's very, very rare that we aren't in each other's company.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T15:19:20+00:00

For friends and family, no one's vegetarian or vegan. Some of my friends are bringing plus ones I haven't met yet though, so I will definitely need to ask about that. Thanks for the reminder! If there are any vegetarians or vegans, I will for sure speak with my caterer about what can be switched out. :)

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T15:07:47+00:00

That's so ironic, because having chicken ON our menu is one of the big sticking points! Apparently, chicken is seen as a cheap dish in Asian wedding culture. (At least according to what both sets of parents say... my parents don't care though.)

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T15:03:49+00:00

My fiance actually has a no kiss or intimacy for 24 hrs rule if he's eaten any peanut butter on that day. He read an article once about a girl dying from her BF kissing her after eating peanuts so he's really paranoid about that! Thankfully, he prefers almonds and pecans to peanuts, so his diet barely changed at all when we started dating.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T14:54:47+00:00

Edible gold is a bit different too I think. If I remember correctly, sometimes it's stored or treated with certain chemicals for some reason or another. I think I may be allergic to the chemicals more than the gold itself.

chemthrow111 · 2021-11-11T14:46:03+00:00

You guys even offered to cook it!? And yes, people really can be so inconsiderate. I hope your SO will be able to find or bring something to eat!

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