Just about all of the events I attend with my family/DH's family end in cake, various other sweets, and coffee . Most of the events are birthdays, weddings, and other larger celebrations.
I have no problem turning down cake at a dinner party but I'm finding it hard to justify not eating someone's birthday cake.
Whenever I do eat it I wake up at about 2 a.m. with an incredibly dry mouth, pounding heart and major headache.
Should I just tell them cake is now making me sick ? I don't want to lie and say I have type 2 diabetes (my dad has it so I get tested regularly) because that will make them all really concerned for me.
Any suggestions for tactfully refusing the cake would be much appreciated. None of them have dogs so I can't just surreptitiously slide it under the table either.
Dagmar (gal with a cake hangover)