Thread: What the Heck...For Real?!?!

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

I think I'll give my 2 cents, my daughter has a serious peanut allergy, also asthma, eczema, and is allergic to cats, she is 7 years old. We found out when she was 18 months old, her whole body was covered in hives, the whites of her eyes were red. Someone with a peanut allergy can basically drown in there own fluids, because the body over reacts. We go everywhere with an Epi-pen in fact 2, asthma inhaler, and benadryl, the alternative if we don't have these items when and if she is exposed, could be death. This is serious $%^*, no joke. Un-American? It's a public school. What if one of your kids had a handy cap and was in a wheel chair, you would expect ramps so your child had access like all the other kids, right? A physical body handy cap is easy to see, the food allergy is not, so most people just don't get it. If you think it's BS educate your self about food allergies, and then talk to me, because I've been dealing with people for the last 7yrs. who just don't get it. Also my Wife and me have been drilling it into her head that her epi-pen goes everywhere with her, and make it her responsibility. We make her think that nobody else is going to worry about it but her. You can't shelter them from the world but it sure is my responsibility to protect her. If it means no PBJ in school so be it. I use to think people with allergies just were wusses, I don't now, it's a real eye opener!

I know you don't want sympathy but I feel for your daughter. I hate that any kid has to go through life with such difficulties. However, to deprive a whole school of an item of food because of one seems over the top to me. I realize and appreciate the fact that you want the best for your daughter and I respect that. The world out there is pretty much a public place. Would you expect all of the world to give up its peanut butter and cats?


I recall a few years back, I was at a restaurant eating supper. That place had a BIG sign outside, and large sign on the door, and ashtrays at every table. The signs said smoking allowed and others said NO NON SMOKING AREA PROVIDED. I ate there quite often as it was a refuge for those of us that smoked. One evening, I finished my meal and fired one up only to be railed at by a very upset father of a young man about 2 or so years old. He was livid! He told me that his child was highly allergic to cigarette smoke and could go into convulsions and die. I quietly stubbed out my smoke and told the man, I had no intentions of ever hurting a child under any circumstances knowingly. I then went on to inform him that since the child had problems like that, just what in the HELL was he doing bringing the child into that place. I asked him if he could read or was he just trying to start a fight or make a scene. Seems he hadn't noticed all the warnings and blows my mind that he couldn't tell it was a smoking joint when he walked in.

He apologized and took his family elsewhere.