Not sure what to write about today. Hence the title.
There are some things I’d like to write about, but they are controversial and will get me in trouble, and I’m not in the mood. Maybe tomorrow.
I will present one question, however, stemming from a thread on MN about allergies. I understand trying like hell to protect your child. I do. I have a child I protect. So I understand banning peanuts or other allergens from school lunches if a child in the school is severely allergic.
What I don’t understand is how that child lives in the world. In the world peanuts are not banned. Or anything other food. So if a person is so allergic that a speck of peanut dust is going to kill them, how do they even walk down the street? Take a bus? The train? I really would like to know, if any of my readers has such a child or is severely allergic to something themselves.
In a related note, if a teacher, once Adam is at school, takes away his treat from his packed lunch while his classmate is eating school dinner provided cake and custard, I will be storming the place. I can’t believe how many parents don’t want to be ‘that’ parent. What parent? The parent who stands up and says ‘This is really stupid. And I’m going to say so!’?
But I am also the person who can’t stand stupidity. And that, my friends, is stupid!
Hey, look…I had something to say after all…and they may get me into trouble……..
Absolutely agree with, I have severe allergies – although unless I eat blue cheese or have certain antibiotics I’m unlikely to come into contact with them. You learn to cope, you check, check and check again to make sure the stuff you’re eating is ok for you. Then you try it with your epipen right next to you. You don’t share other peoples food as you can’t be sure. It’s something you need to start at an early age.
I can see that small children would be vulnerable to asking/sharing food though so I’m conflicted.
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