Kinda PO'd right now...long story

JD83

So, yesterday while I was at a friend's baby shower, DH had a friend visit (no problem). He unexpectedly brought his brother (no problem). His brother brought a work friend (np). I left for a few hours and when I come back I find that there had been a whole squad of the brother's work friends, without telling DH or me, and then they didn't like the snacks that we keep in the house (I keep a gluten free house) so they go the store to get what they want. When I got home, I saw a box of donuts (which i can't touch and have been craving for two months) on the table and one of my baking sheets that now has pizza roll filling baked onto it because these assholes don't think far enough ahead to put down a layer of tin foil first. Nor do they even attempt to clean it. It's not like the kitchen was spotless or anything, after all, I was only expecting ONE person. I am so incredibly pissed about this. Not about the gluten, the people over (though I'm not happy about it), or them making their own food even though I don't like other people using my kitchen, it's just the blatant disrespect for other people's homes. And these are freaking Diplomatic Security Service agents, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that they should know better. UGH!!!! And now I'm really hungry but if I go back in the kitchen I'm just going to get even more mad.

Sorry for the novel, but I really needed to vent about that. DH knows I'm still pissed but I'm not pissed at him. I try to focus my anger on those responsible for it.

saraeric

I would be pissed too! I just get frustrated when we invite people over, plan for a certain number, and then other random people just show up. I'd make your DH clean up everything! 

kateitho

Sorry Hun.  Those thing irritate me too.

JD83

Thanks, guys. Nice to know I'm not a crazy woman, at least for this. I think I will be making DH scrub the sheet just so he knows how difficult it can be. On the plus side, at least now I can demonstrate to my husband what it felt like when I quit smoking. The hormone induced anger is almost identical to the Chantix induced anger.

bodziochl

I totally understand. It pisses me off when people bring gluten foods into my gf house as well!

bodziochl

zoeygirl1105 said:

bodziochl said:

I totally understand. It pisses me off when people bring gluten foods into my gf thouse as well!

When you have guests over do they have to eat gluten free? Just curious.

Nooo of course not, I'm just a little obsessive about my certain pots/pans and serving spoons. Little things like wooden spoons can absorb and hold onto gluten. We also use tin foil on cookie sheets to prevent stuff getting baked on. What really annoys me is when I have salsa or some kind of dip and someone brings wheat thins or something else gluttenous to use in the dip. Then it poisons the dip for me!

Edit: let me also add that I realize no one does this intentionally and I have to remind myself that until I knew I had celiac disease, I didn't know what it was and was completely ignorant to allergy friendliness

JSS1002

bodziochl said:

I totally understand. It pisses me off when people bring gluten foods into my gf thouse as well!

When you have guests over do they have to eat gluten free? Just curious.

Nooo of course not, I'm just a little obsessive about my certain pots/pans and serving spoons. Little things like wooden spoons can absorb and hold onto gluten. We also use tin foil on cookie sheets to prevent stuff getting baked on. What really annoys me is when I have salsa or some kind of dip and someone brings wheat thins or something else gluttenous to use in the dip. Then it poisons the dip for me! Edit: let me also add that I realize no one does this intentionally and I have to remind myself that until I knew I had celiac disease, I didn't know what it was and was completely ignorant to allergy friendliness

I have two friends who have celiac - one diagnosed in childhood, one in adulthood, and it always amazes me how difficult it is for them to eat.  Kudos to you.  How frustrating.

bodziochl

reverey said:

I totally feel ya on this as I'm gluten free and allergic to soy so my kitchen utensils are somewhat specific too. DH has no issues and tends to eat GF with me 90% of the time. We keep regular sandwich bread for him and when we have guests I try to make stuff that I can eat as well but if they bring food or order pizza...all cool. Just don't contaminate me! Lol

Exactly!