If You Cooked A Huge Meal and One Person That Was Eating Was Bulimic..
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
March 9, 2011 2:31am CST
would you be offended in knowing that that person would be eating it just to throw it up later? i know this is a weird discussion but i got to thinking about chef's or people that maybe are having a huge dinner party and slave away making a huge meal for their guests and then for some one to eat it and waste it kind of since they will end up throwing it up i just wonder if the person that cooks would care?
dont get me wrong im not saying that bulimic's are evil or they dont deserve food etc but chefs can be obsessive over their food looking like a work of art and tasting awesome so after all that work i wonder if they would be offended?
or do you think they would just be happy the person did eat it (no matter what happened to it later) and enjoyed it? i know bulimic's cant help themselves after getting that way and its sad they are like that and unhealthy but ive seen people be offended if you are at a dinner party and dont eat a ton or try everything etc..
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@jillhill (37353)
• United States
9 Mar 11
It doesn't bother me in the least....my DIL is bulimic...what I try to do is keep her from going to the bathroom and throwing up. SHe is alot better now then she used to be....but what she does after she eats is her business. My point would be that I love her and don't want to see anyone do that to themselves....she by the way doesn't know I know...my son told me then I started paying attention...
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
thats good that you keep her as long as possible from the bathroom.. i figure the longer its in your stomach the more you get out of it.. with her not knowing you know you have an advantage in keeping her away and her not feeling babysitted.. i hope she gets better
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@maean_19 (4656)
• Philippines
9 Mar 11
Well, if it will be a huge party, and one of my guests is a bulimic, perhaps I would not care. Bulimia is an eating disorder and with a tendency to over eat then throws it out after. Well, in a way she loved the food, but can't control herself not to throw it up. That's fine, I can understand.
However, if it is a small party, say few close friends, I can't tolerate that. You see, there are many people in the neighborhood who can't have a full meal and there's this bulimic friend who would just throw those food up. It would be a waste because those food could have been just shared to those who have no food to it.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
yeah i know that even though they cant help it i know if i were to ever cook (i dont cook at all cause im horrible at it) and it actually came out ok (by a miracle lol) id hate to see it wasted although i would understand that its not like the person is purposely doing it and cant help it.. but i would have put a lot of work into it so im not sure how id feel
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
12 Mar 11
If someone has that problem, it is beyond my control. If someone is going to be offended by having a bulemic dinner guest, then I suggest they not invite that person to dinner.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
27 Mar 11
true.. i just wonder if any chefs have thought about it.. figures some one that DOESNT cook is wondering about the feelings of a cook lol
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
true unless the person is just really a perfectionist on how the food turns out and feels as if its a work of art and not being appreciated
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@cream97 (29085)
• United States
26 Apr 11
Hi. moomlitmagikchild. I think that it is a total waste of the cookers time to prepare a meal just knowing that someone whom is Bulimic will throw their meal all back up. For someone that is this way, I feel like they should just not eat anything at all. Why waste food when they know that they are not going to bother with eating it at all?
Taking the food in and throwing it all right back up is just a waste of time in my opinion.
Taking the food in and throwing it all right back up is just a waste of time in my opinion.1 person likes this
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
18 Apr 12
exactly! but im sure they would eat to hide the fact they were anorexic
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
18 Apr 12
i think no matter what and even if it was the best food ever if they have been bullimic for a long time then they may not have a choice on keeping it down
@autumndreamer (3185)
• Philippines
23 Apr 12
I wouldn't be offended because at least they tasted it. And somehow since they eat it, they have appreciated it a little. Even if I know after eating they will just throw it up, at least they tasted it and appreciated the taste a little. So it's okay and understandable.
@zaga_cleuth (1407)
• Philippines
23 Apr 12
I sometimes feel the same way too. Chefs are putting their efforts and their passion on it, and to waste the food they cooked is a big disgrace to them.
This question always comes to my mind everytime I see people wasting food, "Don't they learn something from their nursery, kindergarten, pre school grades that they have to waste food?"
Cuz when we're young, a preschooler we were usually taught not to waste food and get only what you can eat. Something like that.
Anyways, I know having an eating disorder like bulimia, who always think like they are getting fat or condemned themselves when they eat too much, should be an excuse. But, she/ he must be treated psychologically.
