Anyway as you all know I celebrated national running day by taking the day off. I will make up for it on Saturday at the Kicking 4 Celiac 5k (hopefully the rain will hold off, fingers crossed!).
Yesterday started off on somewhat of a sour note, but it actually turned out to be an enjoyable evening with a last minute trip into NYC.
After stopping at the local pizzeria with my mom while she grabbed a quick lunch I was a tad irked by some of the comments made by a worker. Now don't get me wrong, is it fun to sit in a pizzeria knowing the only thing I could safely have is some lettuce? No, but I would kick myself in the behind if I caved and ate a slice of pizza. I was eyeing the buffalo chicken slice, but it really wasn't a big deal. After being asked if I would like something to which I politely replied no, I have to eat gluten free, the topic of eating gf came up.
The worker then went on to tell me how he/she sampled a slice of gf pizza before and it tasted terrible, "like cardboard." Now I don't know about you, but I have never tried cardboard before nor do I want to.
We conversed about how more and more products are becoming available. From a small business owners perspective I can understand how it may be difficult to offer gf options as a separate area of the kitchen needs to be designated so there is no cross contamination. The funding may not be there and even if it was I would not be making gf pizza part of my routine anyway.
However sometimes it is not what you say, but how you say it. The pizza person really stressed that he/she would never get involved with that, basically giving off the impression like "tough shirt" (minus the r). So thank you for thinking that I must eat crap on a regular basis based on the one food item you have ever tried that was gf.
Now I am sure this person meant no offense whatsoever and some may criticize me for being too sensitive. Like I have mentioned in previous posts, dealing with T1D and Celiac have made me a more sensitive and aware person. So it is just something for you all to think about. It is always important to think before speaking especially if you are passing judgement on something you have little knowledge of.
I wonder if he/she would have gotten the message if I said "it doesn't really bother me that I cannot eat pizza, because when I could eat it I always thought yours tasted gross."
I was raised better than that and have a bit more common sense.
I wonder if my aggravation had anything to do with this reading before bar time...
Anywayyyyy
On to the better part of the day which included NYC and eating. I was invited to join my parents as they celebrated the retirement of a coworker of my dads, Robin Hall. Laugh all you want that I hang out with my parents a lot, but hey they are cool!
Robin is officially one of my favorite people in the world. Here is a person that is fair, funny and tells it like it is. He has done a lot for me like making it possible to skate at the Rockefeller Center Xmas Tree Lighting and of course being The Elf driver on the Santa Float in the Macy's Parade.
After a night of great food, people and laughs I would like to wish Robin all the best in his future endeavors!
Enjoy the rest of the day and remember to always think how your words may impact others.
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