'I didn't want to go hungry because she wanted to eat for free': Entitled Pregnant Woman Refuses to Order Food at Restaurant, Eats Off Everyone's Plate and Storms Out When Friend with Food Allergy Won't Share

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    r/AITAH ⚫ 21 hr. ago • YuriPumpkinSpice AITAH for not sharing my only plate with a pregnant woman?
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    I recently found out I have a gluten allergy. Which explains all of the stomach pains, and aches I've had when trying to eat anything my whole life. Since finding out about the allergy, I've been making sure to avoid foods that contain even trace amounts of gluten, because even a small amount causes indigestion and in some cases vomiting.
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    I was invited out to breakfast with some of my friends, and I let them know of the allergy so we could pick somewhere that actually had food I could eat. The place we settled on is a really high end breakfast resturaunt that has a whole seperate kitchen, or at least section of the kitchen, for preparing their food
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    without gluten. Which was a life saver since had that not been the case, I would've needed to skip the resturaunt entirely. Included in my friends was a couple, who recently got pregnant. We can call them Emma, and Via. Via is the one who is pregnant, and said she wouldn't be
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    having much since she wasn't feeling very well due to the morning sickness. Everyone understood and offered to let her just have a few bites off their plates so she could still have something nice even if it was just a little. I didn't agree to this though, since if they were going to be sharing with each other, I couldn't take part. I explained me not feeling ok
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    sharing since I'd just be giving food without getting any, and all my friends seemed to completely understand, as well as agree that was very fair. When the food came out, everyone was sharing and having a good time. Via asked if she could have a bite of my food, and I politely declined sharing since I couldn't grab a different bite
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    from anyone else. Via told me her pregnancy cravings were kicking in, and all she was asking for was a couple bites so I should've just given that to her. I told her again, I'd already explained I didn't want to share since my food was all I had.
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    Emma told me I could just give her half, and order more food if I wasn't satisfied with the amount left, and I again told them no. The gluten free options were quite a bit more exspensive than what they were eating, and paying for two plates just so Via could have half my food didn't seem fair. Via then told me
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    just because I was on a diet didn't mean I could be selfish, and everyone else had no issues sharing. Thankfully the rest of the people sitting there did help me stand up for myself, and told Via I'd already explained I wouldn't be sharing since no one could share back. While I'd
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    ordered an egg scramble and some gluten free pancakes, everyone else had normal pancakes, french toast, avacado. toast, and other things i just couldn't eat. Via wasn't satisfied with their and my justification to why she couldn't have any of my food. She went on and on
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    about how I'd turned the whole table against her, and shamed her for being pregnant and hungry. I told her if she'd gotten her appetite back, she could always order herself a plate so she didn't need to rely on anyone sharing their food. Via went off at this, and told me
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    about all the things she's needed to pay for in preperation of her and Emma's baby. She told me I was being selfish and heartless because I didn't want to give her half my plate when I can afford to do so. This is where I may be the because I told Via she chose to get pregnant, and she chose to go through
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    all of the issues that come with it. I didn't chose to have a glucose allergy, and I didn't want to go hungry because she wanted to eat off everyone else for free. Via started ugly crying, and everyone tried to calm her down, but she and Emma ended up just leaving without paying their portion of the bill.
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    No one blamed me since I was right, but Emma sent me a message telling me I could've just said no and left it at that. Instead of embarassing Via in front of all her friends. I'm starting to feel very guilty. I didn't want either of them to leave, I just wanted her to stop trying to leverage
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    her pregnancy against me as a way to get the only food I could eat. AITAH? ETA: Trying to answer some of the most answered questions. Yes! Emma did get a plate. She claimed it was too sweet for Via and she should grab a less sweet bite of everyone elses plate. The reason it went from one bite
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    to half my food (which was one pancake of my 2) was because she assumed my food was less sweet due to being gluten free. I don't think that's the case, but that was just her logic. The group agreed we wouldn't be spending as much time with either Emma or Via. Ever since getting married
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    the two of thier b combined and multipled. s aspects have We also did send them a Venmo request for their part of the bill, They've been told they can either pay the bill, or they can never come out to eat with us again.
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    Listen_2learn 1d ago You did say no- immediately after arriving?! In fact, you said it several times?! Via kept asking and asking, after you said no and the other people jumped in to further explain your no?! Via proved that she was there to grift food and not actually pay for any of the things she grifted off peoples plates?!
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    She and her partner should not participate in outings like this that they obviously can't afford?! Those were crocodile tears to distract from them switching and ditching their way out of the restaurant without paying for their food and beverages or contributing to the food Via grifted off of other peoples plates?! Your very reasonable no - that was a full sentence in and of itself was not respected and your - response was appropriate. ΝΤΑ
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    Fickle_Pop9246 • 1d ago Nta. "Emma told me I could just give her half, and order more food if I wasn't satisfied with the amount left" Uh, Emma can order her own dish! Gluten free food is often more expensive than regular dishes, too. Was she going to be paying you back for the food? Of course not. And to leave without paying their bill? No. no!!!
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    Scary-Cycle1508 • 1d ago NTA Call Emma out and remind her that you repeatedly said no and that she could have simply told her partner to STFU or taken her to get something to eat instead of sitting back quietly.
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    PleaseCoffeeMe • 1d ago I don't want to eat, I'll just scavenge off of everyone else. Now I'm hungry. So since you don't. want to share you have to buy me a plate. Waaah, I can't afford to eat out, thats why you should buy my food. Everyone is mean to me, so my partner and I are going to dine and dash. Your response to Emma should be a Venmo. NTA. Your pregnant "friend" is really entitled.
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    Stunning_Aurora • 1d ago NTA. You have a medical condition that requires you to follow a specific diet. Your friends were aware of your allergy and agreed on a restaurant that catered to your needs. Via, despite her pregnancy cravings, should have respected your boundaries when you politely declined to share your food.
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