OP has been a vegan for ten years and has had some unpleasant digestive issues when accidentally eating meat. During a visit to her boyfriend’s family, they gave her a meatless pasta dish with ground beef in it. She excused herself to the bathroom and threw up with the door open to avoid getting sick on a flight the next day. Her boyfriend’s family got mad at her, and her boyfriend is upset with her for not cleaning up the mess and joking about it. OP feels justified in her actions and wonders if she’s in the wrong for vomiting after being tricked into eating meat.
OP has a strong reaction to meat after being vegan for so long, and her boyfriend’s family’s behavior was disrespectful and inappropriate. However, OP’s decision to vomit with the bathroom door open and make a joke about it may have been insensitive and caused unnecessary discomfort for others, particularly her boyfriend’s niece.
The Family Are Out of Line
Redditors have had a lot to say about this concerning the family situation. There is a huge portion of the thread who are siding with OP and think that the family was at fault:
“These sound like the kind of people who’d think someone was making up an allergy and then put them in the ER when they decide to test their theory. They literally poisoned you. If your boyfriend is siding with them, then he’s just as bad as they are. Dump all of them. NTA”
This bold assessment from one of the threads suggested that OP’s extended family was intentionally out to get her. Essentially, they claim that there was an underlying resentment from her boyfriend’s family, who likely thought she was being dramatic about her stomach issues.
If this is the case, then this commenter suggests that OP should consider deliberate poisoning, which is unacceptable. Then the decision to question the relationship with OP’s boyfriend seems more understandable. He is allowing his family to act so terribly, then maybe OP should really think about how good her boyfriend really will be for her in the long term.
They Would Not Understand
It is clear that the OP’s extended family is facing a massive backlash within the comment section:
“Tbf, they sound like the kind of people who “don’t believe in science,” as in if a proven fact is inconvenient or unpleasant for them, it can be ignored. Like those idiots who don’t believe allergies to be real. OP probably better just cut her losses and go LC.”
This Redditor is claiming that if the family is willing to go to this extent to poison someone as a joke, there may be more to worry about. In this case, there might be a chance that the family has more personality issues to be concerned about.
They claim that after explaining the repercussions of OP consuming meat, they should have understood and respected it instantly. However, they have chosen to test the theory by sneaking behind her back.
This vast red flag indicates a substantial lack of respect for the OP. They are likely to be the kind of people that “don’t believe in science,” suggesting that they are a little left behind regarding cognitive development.
It Was a Great Response
Several of the thread agree that OP’s reaction was perfect:
“NTA. They have no respect for you and made a joke of you. Throwing up with the door open and leaving it behind is a great move. I wouldn’t have even flushed the toilet.”
They share in the joy of OP’s response and believe it was entirely justified. This arguably disgusting response was the perfect Karma for the family to experience for their cruel joke. Perhaps this will make them rethink their actions the next time they try to challenge someone’s health issues sneakily.
HIS MORAL STAND AGAINST DISCRIMINATION LEFT HIS FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW REFUSING TO ATTEND HIS WEDDING.
Source: Reddit