Living with Food Allergies, 2013 and on

[PurpleCat]

Awesome!  Congratulations!!!!

[GoingNuts]

I  just thrilled beyond words for you both.  Grinning from ear to ear.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Janelle205]

These are my favorite kinds of posts. 

[twinturbo]

That one line comes to mind It's been a long, strange road.

It is very encouraging to hear when kids outgrow. It truly is. Even if we don't get there we need some light at the end of the tunnel.

[LinksEtc]

Congratulations Boo!!!

[Macabre]

That is wonderful!

[ajasfolks2]

Bit by bit, most of us are going to have kids who get there too.

Thank you for posting, Boo, and for giving us all another glimmer of hope.

I'm so HAPPY for you all!!

[CMdeux]

It occurs to me that...


most people simply don't understand that there are only four restaurants.  In the world. 



Sorry-- just rambling, but it's a major point of dissonance socially when you live in a world SO radically separate from what everyone else lives in.    Kind of depressing, really.

I guess I'm feeling kind of down about FA today.   

[krasota]

Decided I was done packing and would just buy cake ingredients for DD's bday up in NJ.

Forgot that means buying three different flours/starches, sugar, xanthan gum, vanilla, baking soda, and everything else, except for salt, which is exceptionally hard for other people to contaminate with gluten, soy, etc.

Saw sugar on my list yesterday and couldn't think of *why* I'd want it aside from coffee, so bought maple syrup again.  Had to fix that error tonight with yet another trip to the store.

Forgot the starches and in-laws don't seem to have muffin pans, so back DH went to the store just now.

[GoingNuts]

When DS's phone died last weekend, my mind immediately went to "that place".  Not the logistics of getting it fixed/replaced, not the inconvenience, blah, blah, blah.  Just right to:  "OhmyGod, what if he has a reaction and doesn't have a phone to call for help?"

Yeah, that place. 

[Macabre]

I know that place!

[SilverLining]

When DS's phone died last weekend, my mind immediately went to "that place".  Not the logistics of getting it fixed/replaced, not the inconvenience, blah, blah, blah.  Just right to:  "OhmyGod, what if he has a reaction and doesn't have a phone to call for help?"

Yeah, that place. 

Been there a few times.  When ds' phone was stolen he was given mine immediately until we could get out to buy him one.

And when a teacher took his phone once, I flipped out.  I was OK that it was taken from him in school (though honestly first time a warning would have sufficed) but it was given to the vice principal, who locked it in his office and went home FOR TWO DAYS. 

It never crossed anyone's mind that a middle school kid would have a phone for anything other than playing around.

[CMdeux]

Yeah-- I know both of those places.  Well, not LITERALLY krasota's place... but...

having been in the position of "provisioning" in a strange locale. 

Ugh, the PHONE.  I especially love that because my 14yo has a smart phone, we must be "indulgent" parents that encourage her to irresponsibly use FB, INstagram, Twitter, and Vine.  Continuously.

Um-- not so much, actually.  If only she CHARGED it regularly.

She's had to take mine with her to walk the dog in the morning. 

[Macabre]

That must be you neck of the woods. Smart phones for 14 year olds is the norm where we are.  No one thinks anything about it.

[SilverLining]

That must be you neck of the woods. Smart phones for 14 year olds is the norm where we are.  No one thinks anything about it.

Normal here too.  And (other than my son apparently) they all have unlimited data plans.