Veg*ns, do your friends and family cater to your needs?

If you are invited to eat at a friend's or family member's, do they take your dietary needs into account when preparing the meal? My mother always makes sure there is a vegan main dish, and that the sides are vegan (or at least some of them) whenever my daughter or I eat there, bless her heart. For others, I always make sure to bring a dish to share that includes a protein source. Often it's the only thing there I can eat.

I'm a vegan. People don't "cater to my needs", but this is because I insist they don't. I really doubt I'll go hungry, I'll always find something. It's my decision and so it is my responsibility.

I'm an ovo-vegetarian, and I practically have to do all my own shopping... My mom, who has the authority, can't stand it, even if I manage to write a two page persuasive essay on all the ways I'm NOT screwing up my body.