DEAR ABBY: My in-laws are giving me a hard time, and I need a second opinion. For the past four years, I have lived with a bad gall bladder. I finally had it removed last January.
I am now on a fairly strict diet of "do's and don'ts." Although we have explained this to my in-laws many times, they don't seem to get the message that I cannot eat "normal" food.
Would it be rude for me to bring my own food to family dinners, or should I just grin and bear it and sit there and not eat on these occasions? -- WANTS TO BE PROPER IN MISSISSIPPI
DEAR WANTS TO BE PROPER: Your health must come first. Since you are on a restricted diet, and your in-laws seem unwilling or unable to accommodate you, by all means bring your own food.