Angry As Hell

[Anonymous]

This whole anger discussion could have been DH and I. I understand how hard it is-we both have our own parenting styles and concerns that we butt heads. Something that is crucial to me is so so to him- or reverse.

I don;t want to open a whole analysis on what one big issue we brought outsiders in to help justify why we felt what we did- but it was not pretty- my SIL jumped in defending me and then DH brought up some defense that honestly- had he told me *I* was going to watch kids then I would have bought it.. argh- don't want to bring up our bigger issue.

Anyway, I hope it goes well- parenting is tough! I know we have issues- and we've learned to move so many things aside. Remember- you both love your child- and have that in mind- so you can make it throught his- we are all (at least me) going through this communication/closeness issue with Dh when we disagree/are so tired- fill in the blank- but we so absolutely agree on we love being a family- love our children- would do anything for them as we did to try to get them here (TTC was a huge issue)..

[Anonymous]

LOL.

[Anonymous]

you should do research - apparently not enough of the protien from the peanut is in the oil so it does not effect people with allergies.

[Anonymous]

I must say that having a married couple on their computers at the same time and posting back and forth with one another just adds an entire new level to DCUM. Absolutely fabulous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I must say that having a married couple on their computers at the same time and posting back and forth with one another just adds an entire new level to DCUM. Absolutely fabulous.

I agree.

[Anonymous]

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Peanut,

I hope you worked it all out and baby is fine. Mrs. Peanut, everybody does bone-headed or risky things every now and then, so please give Mr. Peanut a break. Mr. Peanut, you get credit (from me at least) for admitting your error and taking breathing-monitor duties. Also for posting to your wife, which I have to say, really made me laugh, and I hope made Mrs. Peanut laugh too. She deserves a good laugh now that it seems that danger is averted. (She also might deserve flowers or similar, just a thought...)

Best,
Mrs. Cashew

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:well did your child have a reaction? Maybe he really isn't allergic to peanuts. Your husband was irresponsible IF your child actually has an allergy but if you are not in the emergency room, what's up with the allergy? Just a thought.

Well, according to his pediatrician and his allergist he has a severe peanut allergy. We learned this when he was about 2 years old and undergoing testing for asthma-related symptoms. From the red welts on his back from the food allergy testing, I'd say he has a peanut allergy.

He has never had any exposure to peanut products before, so I don't know what to expect in the way of an reaction. And I don't know what amount of exposure would produce a reaction. He does have a prescription for an epi-pen which we've never had to use. The chick-fil-a incident happened about four hours ago, the child is now asleep, and my husband just fessed up. So a bit late to take him to the emergency room, given the lapse in time without any visible reaction.

Hello, I am the "moron husband" (sorry dear). Quite frankly I am not used to having my business aired out on DCUM, but oh well - such is life. I did make a terrible mistake, and yes I do know that our son has a peanut allergy. I will not got into the details or reasons for this mishap, but take full responsibility. I will monitor the situation and though he has never had a severe reaction, we are armed with the appropriate medication (EpiPen, etc). It was several hours ago, and if i need to stay up all night by his bedside to ensure he is safe, I will.

And DW, if you would like to further discuss this live (I am but 3 feet away from you as you work on your laptop), let's do this and let the other readers tackle another topic vs wasting time on my mistake.

this is hysterical! (not the peanut allergy situation) but the husband chiming in now...just b/c they don't go into anaphaylatic shock doesn't mean they don't have any allergy. she is right in regards to it affecting the breathing, asthma, etc...

[Anonymous]

sorry about the allergy, but you guys just made my day...

[Anonymous]

I can't believe that there are people getting their laughs over another family's difficulties. It is not hilarious that their child has a peanut allergy and may have eaten something that he could have a bad reaction to. It is not hilarious that the parent found themselves in a situation that created such ill-will that they coul dnot communicate with each other. It is not hilarious that foolish people are enjoying this spectacle being aired over DCUM. Get a life.

I truly hope that their child is OK. I truly hope that they had a long-overdue talk and have forgiven each other (the hubby for taking such a risk with their son, the wife for choosing to air it with such anger over DCUM). I truly hope that when the rest of you are going through something with your family and you turn to DCUM for support that you are not laughed at.

[Anonymous]

Oh PP, I think you've misunderstood. People are not laughing AT the other couples misfortune--no one would ever laugh about that (and I think we all agree that we'd kill our significant other if he/she did that). We are all amused at the way the situation played itself out with the husband discovering his wife's post. Now that was funny. Their posts are what added the humor. And I bet they themselves see the humor of it all.

My DH and I talked about this yesterday. We both agree that we need to be super careful with our DH about the highly allergenic foods (DH has severe allergy to shellfish). But we also agreed that that post was pretty funny. I needed that laugh. It could have been me posting because I certainly would have blown a gasket if DH had done that (and he knows it). Thanks for this post.

[Anonymous]

Dr. wood is good! )

[Anonymous]

Ditto on that!