Confession Of The Day

I've never read any so called "classic literature", I tried reading and watching adaptations on telly and have never got on with them, but I am a voracious reader.

There's lots of things peope think I should be ashamed of, but I'm not, as long as I can look myself in eye in the mirror every morning then why should I feel shame about anything?

Anyway the greatest sin is leaving chocolate to get so old, it goes off and has to be thrown away, something I've never been guilty of!

I don't like BBQ's either, it's nice to find I'm not alone, I can't even stand the smell of them.

I don’t like bbqs either, not my kind of food, too unstructured. 

I don’t like bbqs either, not my kind of food, too unstructured. 

Buffets are a mixed bag, it depends on how busy they are with other people. If it's busy I will just say I'm not hungry or wait. If it's quiet I can normally manage, especially if it means not interacting with others at a party or just looking after my kids getting them something.  

The walk up to a buffet is the worst part, that is terribly anxiety inducing and might stop me going up at all. (Will I find the plates? / go the wrong way? / take the wrong thing?). My husband might get me something then, if he's noticed.

I am not fussy and will try things, so not the same issues as Roy! But I do know the walk of shame from trying to find anything for the kids to eat (and sometimes having back up food in the bag for them is really handy!) I will try things, especially if no one else has eaten it and it's veggy. 

Where as if it's a set meal, I will generally eat much more as it's on my plate already and wouldn't want to waste it!

Sorry to jump in, I find buffets have no rules, you can be expecting a certain type of food, some of which is comfort foods. When you start to walk along the line of food, there is nothing that is suitable, it then feels like doing the walk of shame. Someone will make a comment about fussy eating and children.

I remember reading Sara Gibbs book, she struggled at gatherings with buffets , her wise old grandmother always kept a Tupperware box of pizza slices in her handbag, wise granny would slide her a couple of slices.

• Do you get the same at buffets?

I try to avoid buffets too as I found them too unstructured and if I don't take much people have made comment. 

I don't know about Orangegnome, but I find the free for all nature of a bbq is too hard to navigate, there's some sort of social etiquette, and I just can't take anything in case someone else might want it. Simpler to just stick to salad, crisps and coleslaw.

We don't tend to BBQ ourselves, too much risk it's not cooked that I just end up cooking it in the oven anyway.

How do you mean, unstructured?