The Vegetable Okra

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18 Nov 2011, 11:16 pm

Was anyone else force fed Okra or any other atypical, bland foods or vegetables by parents who were secretive, desperate, in public denial and trying to force any little foolish remedy (that they probably heard from "some friend") to work?

Kail
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18 Nov 2011, 11:21 pm

I wish I was force fed Nootropics and essential vitamins, instead I just got the deceitful parents.

Sucks cause I only know the tip of the iceberg.

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18 Nov 2011, 11:25 pm

Kail wrote:

I wish I was force fed Nootropics and essential vitamins, instead I just got the deceitful parents.

Sucks cause I only know the tip of the iceberg.

I'm 37 and I just connected the dots on the Okra thing. My parents were deceitful too. Thanks for that adjective, i've never assigned it to my parents but it's very appropriate.

Nootropics and essential vitamins?

<googling now>

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18 Nov 2011, 11:29 pm

no... my mom has us eat healthy but she herself dislikes okra and kale and brussels sprouts, etc, and never makes us eat them.

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18 Nov 2011, 11:37 pm

My parents rarely tried to force foods upon me, but they did force me to eat okra... holy crap.

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19 Nov 2011, 12:03 am

camelCase wrote:

My parents rarely tried to force foods upon me, but they did force me to eat okra... holy crap.

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19 Nov 2011, 12:24 am

Okra? I'm missing something here. I was given fish a lot. I like fish.

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19 Nov 2011, 12:32 am

Um, Okra? Never heard of this as a remedy for AS or autism. Anybody got any more info on this? Just curious, not looking for a "cure".

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19 Nov 2011, 1:18 am

CrayzeeL3ggz wrote:

Kail wrote:

I wish I was force fed Nootropics and essential vitamins, instead I just got the deceitful parents.

Sucks cause I only know the tip of the iceberg.

Yah, I found out about what's below the iceberg... had a meltdown, no longer get to know about under the water :s

Last year was rough, or should I say the truth was rough.

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19 Nov 2011, 2:07 am

Kail wrote:

CrayzeeL3ggz wrote:

Kail wrote:

I wish I was force fed Nootropics and essential vitamins, instead I just got the deceitful parents.

Sucks cause I only know the tip of the iceberg.

Yah, I found out about what's below the iceberg... had a meltdown, no longer get to know about under the water :s

Last year was rough, or should I say the truth was rough.

May I ask what you mean by "under the water?"

I hope next year is better.

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19 Nov 2011, 2:09 am

Under the tip of the iceberg**

below the surface of the water? :s

I'm on the tip of the iceberg and my parents are under the water. I think.

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19 Nov 2011, 2:11 am

Kail wrote:

Under the tip of the iceberg**

below the surface of the water? :s

I'm on the tip of the iceberg and my parents are under the water. I think.

Ah yes, the iceberg.

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19 Nov 2011, 2:15 am

Kail wrote:

my parents

...were ashamed, clandestine, desperate, naive, embarrassed, confused, optimistic, relentless, caring, resourceful, dedicated, misinformed, ill-equipped and overwhelmed. The thought, "thank god I never accidentally conceived a child to this point," comes to mind. That would have set me back.

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19 Nov 2011, 3:55 am

My folks never had to force feed me anything since I would eat almost any food that was put on my plate. Kill it and I'd eat it....and even having it killed first was negotiable.

But I do hate okra unless it's fried.

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19 Nov 2011, 4:22 am

AspieWolf wrote:

Um, Okra? Never heard of this as a remedy for AS or autism. Anybody got any more info on this? Just curious, not looking for a "cure".

It's among the typical greens, "bland diet" super nutrient fortified stuff

Just knowing they deceived us and that it was the only thing we were ever forced to eat, Okra is on my radar.

Back in the 70s, immigrants with different kids, desperate for relief would try anything which I believe is the explanation behind the force feeding.

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19 Nov 2011, 7:46 am

Eh, I don't get this conversation.

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