I'm 17.
As a child, my parents tried to make me eat meats, but I just wouldn't. I would smack their hand from putting it in my mouth. I've always eaten chicken tenders, nuggets, fries, bacon, no other meats. I have this fear. When I try a food that I already know I won't like, I just gag. It definitely is hard in public and social gatherings. I only like ketchup for a condiment.. I only like chicken nuggets from Chickfila. I won't get a chicken sandwhich from anywhere.
I don't eat chicken at home or anywhere else, unless it's fried and probably processed.
What normal eaters dont understand, is that we didn't ask or choose to be this way. I wish that I liked burgers like everybody else, but I don't. I will just gag. And why would I want to try new foods in public when I know 99.9% I will gag. Legit tears in my eyes as I try not to throw up in front of somebody. I will also eat Balls Park all beef weenies, but not on a hot dog bun, and only with ketchup. My weenies and bacon have to be cooked well, because I am afraid of illness and just the soft texture of the meat. I am weird about how my meat and eggs are cooked. My eggs look burnt compared to normal cooked eggs. I don't like the texture of soft eggs, and I still feel like they're not cooked long enough for eating.
I am fine with my vegetables and fruits. I think that it's just a meat thing. But I still struggle to eat meals and take in enough calories each day. its just, I don't like trying new foods, becasue I don't want to waste food, money, and I don't want to eat something that I pretty much know I am not going to like. It's pretty embarrasing, and I don't like people talking to me about what I eat, unless it's my mom who knows me so well. It's even embarrasing with other close family members when they bring it up. Family members that know I don't like meat, and still ask me at family gatherings if I want a turkey sandwhich. And when I say no I don't eat meat, everybody turns their heads at me and says "You such a skinny thing, you need to eat something. Absolutely no meat on your bones!!'
Embarrasing things like that, that make my cheeks burn and wish I was invisible.
I'm trying to work on my eating, But I don't see myself trying seafood and stuff like that. It's just weird to me, to eat something like that. I get to thinking about the future, and cooking for my husband and kids. I just want tobe accepted by the people I Care about. I know I can take care of my health without eating meats. It's just, people love meat and those meat lovers always have some way to make you feel like a weirdo.