I am not going out of my way to make gluten free vegan meals for one person

[Anonymous 8]

So, “I’m mature enough to make my own dietary decisions, but young enough that you have to cater to me.”

Lol...16 year olds are adorable.

[Momto2boys973]

I agree. There’s no reason to consider you a troll. This seems to be a common issue. Teenagers tend to grab unto something and be obsessed for an average of a month or so, lol. So yeah, I wouldn’t bend over backwards to accommodate a teenager during a phase. I would actually take the opportunity to teach her that her choices are her own, that no one is obligated to honor those choices and that if she’s the one disrupting the status quo, then it’s her responsibility to accommodate herself. Tell her she’s welcome to bring her own meal. She’ll get out of that phase in 2 seconds if she has to prepare her own food

Well this has never been done

I'm sure others have gone through this. It seems like food fads is a huge thing with teenagers these days.

[Anonymous 3]

I give it a month before she bails on both the vegan and the gluten free diet.

[Rebeccaraev2]

The most I would consider is getting her a cookbook with
recipes.

[Traci_Momof2]

I'd be saying "there's the kitchen, feel free to cook for yourself".

[Anonymous 9]

I agree. There’s no reason to consider you a troll. This seems to be a common issue. Teenagers tend to grab unto something and be obsessed for an average of a month or so, lol. So yeah, I wouldn’t bend over backwards to accommodate a teenager during a phase. I would actually take the opportunity to teach her that her choices are her own, that no one is obligated to honor those choices and that if she’s the one disrupting the status quo, then it’s her responsibility to accommodate herself. Tell her she’s welcome to bring her own meal. She’ll get out of that phase in 2 seconds if she has to prepare her own food

Well this has never been done

I'm sure others have gone through this. It seems like food fads is a huge thing with teenagers these days.

I became vegetarian at 8 years old. I’ve now been vegan for a very long time. It’s not always a phase.

[Anonymous 10]

I made a gluten free dinner including stuffing , for thanksgiving because my daughter has celiac disease and she will throw up and have diarhea within an hour after eating anything with gluten.
We had 14 family members for dinner and they all liked it.
I’d do that for anyone. It’s easy.
Vegan is easy too.
Anyone who won’t do these things for people is a cold hearted selfish pig.

[Anonymous 11]

Maybe she'll stop coming over for visits. Guess that's an easy way to get the step kids out of your life.

[Momto2boys973]

As long as you didn’t expect anyone to bend over backwards for that’s fine.
However, in most cases, when a teenager suddenly embraces the latest fad (and even more when that’s related to a boyfriend/girlfriend) the interest fades away pretty soon.

I agree. There’s no reason to consider you a troll. This seems to be a common issue. Teenagers tend to grab unto something and be obsessed for an average of a month or so, lol. So yeah, I wouldn’t bend over backwards to accommodate a teenager during a phase. I would actually take the opportunity to teach her that her choices are her own, that no one is obligated to honor those choices and that if she’s the one disrupting the status quo, then it’s her responsibility to accommodate herself. Tell her she’s welcome to bring her own meal. She’ll get out of that phase in 2 seconds if she has to prepare her own food

I'm sure others have gone through this. It seems like food fads is a huge thing with teenagers these days.

I became vegetarian at 8 years old. I’ve now been vegan for a very long time. It’s not always a phase.

[Momto2boys973]

Celiac disease is very different from someone embracing a fad diet. If one of my guests had such an issue you can bet I’d make dishes that accommodate their needs. Keyword being: NEEDS.
A teenager that suddenly decided she’s vegan and gluten free because her latest crush is can find ways to accommodate her WHIMS.

I made a gluten free dinner including stuffing , for thanksgiving because my daughter has celiac disease and she will throw up and have diarhea within an hour after eating anything with gluten.
We had 14 family members for dinner and they all liked it.
I’d do that for anyone. It’s easy.
Vegan is easy too.
Anyone who won’t do these things for people is a cold hearted selfish pig.