“Picky Eating”
I hate when people talk about “picky eating.” Like it’s a fault of the person’s personality. Like they’re childish. Like they’re just choosing to be difficult. That it’s just about preferences.
There are a lot of foods I don’t like, whether it’s because of taste, texture, or both. I was raised a bit spoiled (an only child) and got away with a lot, but I was also raised to be polite. Especially as I got older, I would at least TRY to eat things.
Emphasis on “try.”
If there is something I don’t like the taste/texture of, if I try to make myself eat it anyway, it starts to trigger my gag reflex. To the point where I literally almost vomit. Some things take longer than others to get to that point, but it always happens.
I try to be polite. I try to “broaden my taste buds” or whatever. I hate that there are so few foods that I can eat. I WANT to be able to eat more things. I hate that every time I go anywhere, I have to specify all the things I don’t want in my dish. I hate that I feel the need to apologize to servers/cooks/relatives for being a bother. I hate that I feel ashamed for not being physically able to eat whatever is put in front of me. I hate when I end up wasting food because I wanted to try something new and couldn’t eat more than a few bites.
I don’t WANT to be “picky.” I want to be able to eat more things. I don’t want to have to choose between seeming rude/childish and literally puking.
