"You Will not leave the table untill you Finish."

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First for context, This Is a thing that happened long time ago, whem i was i thing 3rd grader on Elementary. It was start of the Scholl year, And our class teacher was sick, so we got substitute. If dictionary had pictures, She would be there as example of an word "strict".

From Young age, i had issues with my stomach, so i had to avoid some types of food. Usually se had lunch at Scholl but when there was something i couldnt eat, i either had packed lunch or just ate lunch after school at home. Apparently, the substitute teacher didnt get the memo.

That day we had "liver sauce". One of the foods my stomach violently refuses. (Like 80% of our country apparently love that stuff.) I was chilling in clasroom, waiting for the break to end, when the Substitute teacher came, And Asked why im not in canteen, eating. When i tried to explain to her, She didnt Believed me And forced me to the canteen, to sit Down on teachers table! (It was spot for kids who could not behave, basicaly our "dumb corner") And slaped plate of that stinky Grey gooey shit with dumplings before me. "You Will not leave the table, untill your finished. You need to eat so you grow properly."

Once again, i tried to explain to her that it was bad idea to eat IT. "Stop making excuses!" Or something along theese lines was her reaction. Well, as you Wish.... I cutted the dumplings, pluged my nose And started to Force the food inside me. Even tho i was gaging after first bite, She just repeated that i "need to stop acting out" And "other kids eat normally".

When i was about half way trought the Plate, my stomach started to revolt. I Gave her one last Chance, And said im feeling sick And need to go to the bathroom. "No, nowhere untill your finished." (Half relevant fact was that lunch almost ended And most of the canteen was empty.)

After She forced me to take another bite, the wall Broken. I started to violently vomit all over the table, teachers dress And shoes. At the same moment, the director of the Scholl, elder lady, enters the Cafeteria And sees the scene.

I dont remember much after in great detail as i had my mind prepcupied by vomiting my stomach out, but teacher was yelled at first by director, after by mom who was called to take me Home, And the teacher, as far as i know, never ignored another Child when She was told by it there Is anything that they can't eat.

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PurpleSpotOcelot

Like many kids, we had to eat what was on our plates. I think that this practice is in part from the days when food was scarce or hard to get, or maybe it is some fundie interpretation of "spare the rod" etc.

Whatever, kids in the US are used to being kings at the dinner table, in home and out, with special menus and such for their kiddie brains. The French kids have a much better relationship with food - for one thing, they get real food at school and time to enjoy it. In the US, the food is totally gross in the school cafeterias, and at work you have to shove it down your throat to be a good worker - and eat at your desk - and so on. Food is life, and even if not something you like to eat, the companionship of people you enjoy can make all the difference.

Greedy_Wulf

I get what you think, the thing Is tho Its not about me not willing to try it, but my body strictly saying NO, on several ocasions. I flippin LOVE food, And i like to cook. Both from very Young Age. But there Are things that i am physicaly not able to eat. Most of intestants (livers, kidneys etc), very high fat meat. There Are things i DONT LIKE like brocoli, but i am able to eat it if there Is no option/sometimes i add bit to food i like, like peas soup, cause its healthy And IT can mask the Terrible Taste.

PurpleSpotOcelot

I do understand the body totally rejecting food - whether allergy, aversion, whatever. Forcing people to eat things they don't like does no one any good, but encouraging the horrid pickiness I see in so many American kids just gets me. Add to that being forced to eat at a desk and work at top speed, or being made to feel guilty about sensitivities is soooooo stupid! I cannot eat certain foods myself for a variety of reasons - but forcing people to eat something as punishment or to prove they are liars - that always amazes me. The perpetrators were most likely given the same treatment they are handing out.

In some ways, your aversion to fatty meats and organs is probably quite a healthy gift!

Just came across this article, and since food is the subject, I found it really interesting - not that it applies to you, but I am aware of some people who may have this - https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/health/arfid-eating-disorder-wellness/index.html