I am a picky eater and I am proud. I don't want to eat the kind of foods other people like. I don't want to be cured and I certainly don't want help. I want to be left alone to eat as I please. My youngest son is exactly like me and I see his distress when family members talk about his eating or try to force things upon him. For me, there are two foods that trigger it the most; eggs and cucumber. Cucumber is the worst. The smell of it causes me to gag. I wish people could understand that this is an involuntary action. I cannot control it. The smell of salad is something I literally dread. I hate the fact that food at restaurants is served, by default, with a salad. I have to ask for it without and almost always they serve it anyway. Eating out at an unfamiliar restaurant scares me. Eating abroad, when you cannot communicate your preferences is like torture. I spent a week in China recently and I pretended to be too tired to go for dinner one evening, as I couldn't handle the thought of attending this particular restaurant. I instead ate snacks from the hotel. I'm not the fussiest, but I do have issues. I just wish I wasn't judged. Please leave me alone (people who eat anything). I don't want to be like you. I will never, ever (I'm deadly serious here, never, ever) eat certain things. I don't care if I'm "missing out". I could go my whole life without eating certain foods and be quite happy. If you (yes you, the fussy person) read this and think you should try and change, think about it. Do what you want. Eat what you want. You're not weird, you're a person, a human. Good isn't everything. Enjoy what makes you happy. I love eating, just not eating things that make me want to vomit. I eat what I like and it may be limited in your opinion, but that's what I like and that makes me unique. Rant over. Thanks for creating this website. It's the only place I've found that truly represents the minority.