When you look at your PA child, is PA stamped on their head for you? Is it almost first and foremost in your mind? This may be quite a contentious question and I'm hoping that we can be civilized in our discussion. For me, the answer is NO. When I look at Jesse, I see a wonderful, nearly 5 year old little boy with two teeth missing (already!), who is social, sensitive and intelligent. I only think of his PA when I have to meet with the school, check food labels, take the special precautions that are part of my comfort zone.
When I visit this site, I'm very often not even thinking about Jesse being PA at all. But, for some of us, does the PA not overshadow, but become more of a thing that we're VERY aware of each and every time we look at our PA child? Me, I don't even notice Jesse's MedicAlert bracelet that often. I know my MIL had difficulty dealing with the sight of it last week ( [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/rolleyes.gif[/img] )
As with everything else about this allergy and other food allergies, I'm sure there are going to be differing answers to this question and I'm really hoping that we can have a discussion without argument or judgement (and no, I'm not trying to dictate what people should post, but I don't want it to start into a horrible thread that everyone's afraid to go into like what happened last week with someone else's thread). Best wishes!
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Hi cindy, You got it right. When I get on this site it isn't because I am sitting going crazy over nuts. I get on here because this is time to talk to people with something in common,and to try and help with questions. What good does it do me to talk to people who really could care less,and when they walk away they are talking to the neighbors about how over protective you are. I only think about it at certian times,and more so at holiday time. I have been very lucky with this because my family is so very close and love Christopher. They have all banned nuts when my son is around. THey have even asked me if I mind them having jars in their homes for their children to take sandwiches to school. WHen we are there at parties though there is not any nut products. My families have even been so good as to let me order their birthday cakes just so I can be safe. They all feel that the safer the better. Then again I can appreciate their needs when they come to my home. I think that if everyone in this world would just stop the "Me" attitude then things would be so much better around here. I even feel that the teachers of today are less concerned about our children than they used to be. Take care and enjoy your children. We did go to the Great Escape yesterday and my Grandmother offered Christopher a funnel cake. When he told her no thank you She cried because she felt so bad for offering. She is 84 and never ment to hurt his feelings. Normally she never offers anything to the kids without permission,but to me this was no big deal. I told her at that age you are entiteled a little slip here and there. Have a good day. Claire
Claire E Allen
Claire E Allen