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The problem with even the smallest white lie is that it can sometimes take on a life of its own, multiply and spawn into something much bigger and uglier until it’s out of control.
This is precisely what happened to this woman, Tumblr user rue-by-another-name. After a simple lie about a peanut allergy, to avoid being questioned about her dislike of peanut butter, she found herself faced with the uncomfortable reality of not being able to enjoy her beloved peanut M&M’s in public.
Not all heroes wear capes however. Her husband was there on the scene to save the day, and show what true love is!
This wasn’t the end of the story however. Her post on Tumblr attracted a storm of comments and hate-mail, with many people disgruntled about her blasé attitude toward the serious problem of faking allergies. In these gluten-intolerant times, when real sufferers of celiac disease are sometimes ridiculed because of the fad-following hordes, you can maybe see their point. But the death threats were taking it a little far. Rue issued an apology, and we hope that this is the end of the story!
Scroll down below to check it out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Image credits: Geoff LMV (not an actual photo)
What seemed like a cute story at first, spiralled into something way more serious in the comments
After 102 messages like that in her inbox, Rue decided to issue an apology
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What do you think ?
stellermatt 6 years ago
it's ok that she doesn't like the smell of peanut butter. it's ok that to save her time and having to 'argue' as to why she doesn't (which is fine, you don't have to like everything, really) she says she's allergic, what's not ok is how outraged people get at literally anything. it's like if I decided to spell peenut like this, someone somewhere would eat their computer and throw themselves down the stairs because of my hatred of the english language. here's a thing, try not caring about every little thing you see and hear, it's really ok, nobody will mind. also, peenut.
Joanna Kopaczyk 6 years ago
You Sir. Yes, You. Have a nice day. Seriously. You deserve it. :-)
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Elizabeth Lord Cary 6 years ago
If she hadn't been harassed about not liking a food she wouldn't have told her fabrication to begin with. I feel for her. I am not allergic, but do have an inability to digest shellfish. Do I go into a big story about how IF I eat it I develop calcium deposits in my intestines and my digestive system shuts down? No, I say I'm allergic. The world is full of jerks and sometimes you just want it to be simple.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
I have been instructed by an allergy-adjacent specialist to lie and say I'm allergic to penicillin. The truth is that I was probably one of the people who experienced one of those incredibly-uncommon side-effects (kidney shutdown) and that it's likely enough to happen again that no doctor is willing to contemplate giving me more - even in a controlled environment. But that's long and complicated, and doctors seem to have enough trouble with "I can't have beta lactam antibiotics". So... I'm deathly allergic to penicillin.
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stellermatt 6 years ago
it's ok that she doesn't like the smell of peanut butter. it's ok that to save her time and having to 'argue' as to why she doesn't (which is fine, you don't have to like everything, really) she says she's allergic, what's not ok is how outraged people get at literally anything. it's like if I decided to spell peenut like this, someone somewhere would eat their computer and throw themselves down the stairs because of my hatred of the english language. here's a thing, try not caring about every little thing you see and hear, it's really ok, nobody will mind. also, peenut.
Joanna Kopaczyk 6 years ago
You Sir. Yes, You. Have a nice day. Seriously. You deserve it. :-)
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Lord Cary 6 years ago
If she hadn't been harassed about not liking a food she wouldn't have told her fabrication to begin with. I feel for her. I am not allergic, but do have an inability to digest shellfish. Do I go into a big story about how IF I eat it I develop calcium deposits in my intestines and my digestive system shuts down? No, I say I'm allergic. The world is full of jerks and sometimes you just want it to be simple.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
I have been instructed by an allergy-adjacent specialist to lie and say I'm allergic to penicillin. The truth is that I was probably one of the people who experienced one of those incredibly-uncommon side-effects (kidney shutdown) and that it's likely enough to happen again that no doctor is willing to contemplate giving me more - even in a controlled environment. But that's long and complicated, and doctors seem to have enough trouble with "I can't have beta lactam antibiotics". So... I'm deathly allergic to penicillin.
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