Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
March 31, 2016 3:05am CST
There are many activities in school this day, like recognition of all levels, graduation of grade VI and moving up of grade 10 and because of that, we have plenty of invitation from our neighbors.
Since before lunch, we have many invitation to eat with them and we never accepted any one but I refuse it in a nice way, so that they will not be offended when we refuse their invitation.
I refuse them because my neighbor who lives at our back gives us plenty of foods and that is enough for us. Besides, we don't want to eat plenty of meat because we are at age and we are always monitoring our bp that might shoot up when we eat plenty of meat.
Friends, do you also refuse an invitation or offer like this where you think might harm your health?
11 responses
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
I think if you eat in moderation and not always of meat , it will not do harm .
Don't you have dogs ? They can eat the leftovers .
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
We have dogs but the fact that we go to the invitation, that means we have to eat also, psst, it is not okey to bring some foods because it's not a fiesta or town celebration.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
@ida123 Oh i see. Besides if you go to one but to the others you didn't they would be jealous .
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
@SIMPLYD
That is true, so I better refuse them all so that others won't be hurt.
• Louisville, Kentucky
31 Mar 16
I have not refused an invitation because of the food. There have been many times when I have been on a diet and had to go to a gathering. I just eat what I can eat on my diet or just eat tiny amounts of what is served.
• Louisville, Kentucky
1 Apr 16
@ida123 Is there any chicken or fish served? Maybe these items wouldn't be so bad.
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Apr 16
@simone10
Maybe there is but I don't mind of what kind of food they serve. My concern is that, they are many who invited us.
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
Usually, the prepared foods for this occasion is always meat, maybe there are salads or fruits but I think none.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
Sometimes i have to refuse an invitation not because of my health but because I just don't have the time to go there at all.
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
Yes, there are times that we are occupied with works so we can't go anywhere especially some invitations, we have the reasons to refuse such invitation.
• United Kingdom
31 Mar 16
I might not refuse the invitation, but I would possibly limit my eating
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Apr 16
That is also good but to be fair to all of them, I refuse them all.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
we can refuse an invitation especially fiestas if we are already satiated with one house. Otherwise, it is already gluttony if we accept all invitations.
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Apr 16
That is true but even this is only a small event, I refuse them all because it's too hot and we're going to eat meat, that's not good for our heart
• Philippines
1 Apr 16
@ida123 so now, you limit your meat intake?
• Luxembourg, Luxembourg
31 Mar 16
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
It is better to refuse them whereas giving them assurance that we'll come and we can't
• Luxembourg, Luxembourg
31 Mar 16
• United States
31 Mar 16
There's always an invitation that should be refused. I have refused invitations like that. I think as long as you do it nicely no one gets mad.
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
Yes, when making a refusal for an invitation, it must be in a nice way so that the other party won't be hurt or don't feel mad upon refusal.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
oh yes, we do have a lot of celebrations and most of the time our neighbors and nearby neighbors are nice enough to extend their invitations to us.
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
But we can't say yes to all, like us here, when we are given foods, I just refuse who invites us so that they won't expect us to come.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
Maybe they have salads or fruits?
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
I know there is, like buco salad and fruits but they are plenty. So you can eat also plenty of foods and I decided not to go.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
it is okay to say no sometimes :)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
We have to say it sometimes when it is needed.
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
Yes of course we have to refuse
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
31 Mar 16
We sometimes refuse like when it contributes bad to our health.
