[nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food

[Lora and Myrtle]

Usually I serve myself at family gatherings. The times where I don't is when
everyone else in my family is getting served by someone (ie a pot with soup
and it is easier to serve everyone from one spot). Other than that I serve
myself. I serve myself at buffets too and just have someone tell me what is
what.

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 6:16 PM, 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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>> 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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