[nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food

[Beth]

I get served at family gatherings, and Mom serves all of us at home.
Mom's a good cook for that matter.  She makes THE BEST apple pies with
those big apples I used to sell at marching band.
Beth

On 11/9/08, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
> Hi.  I do the same thing.  With immediate family, I serve myself.
> At family gatherings, I usually have someone serve me.  Samewith
> buffets.  I go up with them, of course, but we usually have the
> same thing anyway.
> Hope and Beignet
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net
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> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:47:26 -0500
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food
>
>>Hi Harry
>
>>I always serve my own food at home with immidate family.  I think
> it's
>>important to learn that skill.  At family gatherings and on
> buffet lines,
>>however, others do it for me cause we're all having pretty much
> the same
>>things.  Even at State Convention this weekend, there was a
> survor serving
>>the breakfast buffet to everyone.
>
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Harry Hogue" <harryhogue at yahoo.com
>>To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 5:39 PM
>>Subject: [nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food
>
>
>>Hello everyone,
>>With the holidays coming up, here's an interesting point for
> discussion.
>
>>At family gatherings, or perhaps even at home with immediate
> family, do you
>>serve your own plate or do you have someone else serve the plate
> for you?
>
>>As for me, I have always had someone else always serve my plate
> at family
>>gatherings and at home with my family, for that matter, simply
> because it is
>>quicker and there is less risk of spilling, etc.  I am, however,
> reminded of
>>the importance of being comfortable with this task by my Costa
> Rica
>>experience.  My host mother told me what was where and even made
> sure I knew
>>where the serving spoon was--but I was not comfortable at 20
> years old to
>>serve my own plate and had to ask her to serve the plate for me.
> This, then,
>>set up a precedent that as a blind person I needed help with
> getting food.
>>'m interested in hearing ohter thoughts.  And if we serve
> ourselves at
>>home/at family gatherings, I then have to ask what is so diferent
> about
>>buffets, especially if you're with someone else and they're
> getting rice,
>>chicken, potatoes, etc.  and it's likely you would want some of
> the same
>>things.
>
>>Just some thoughts to consider.
>
>>Harry
>
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