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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t bring your child out in public. Put them in a bubble.

Kids today are allergic to everything because they’re so sheltered.[/quote]

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I played in dirt all the time as a kid, and I was from a very middle class (not DCUM middle, but legit, normal American middle) family, and I developed allergies to peanuts and tree nuts as a teenager.  This after eating peanut butter constantly as a kid.
My younger DD is 3 and has an egg allergy.  We nearly lost her the day of her first anaphylactic reaction, when she was 9mo.  Perhaps some of you would be a bit more understanding if you had to sit and watch doctors try to save your baby’s life, all because you fed her a teaspoon of scrambled eggs.  I’ve never been more terrified in my life, and I lived in constant fear of taking her anywhere outside of our house for months, because she reacts on contact.  I watch her like a hawk on playgrounds, mainly because parents seem to have no concerns at all with their little kids running all over the equipment carrying all manner of food…why is that even a thing?  I’ve always made both of my kids sit down to eat.  
We are finally past the age of her putting her hands on her mouth, so I’m starting to breathe easier…but, yes, I’m the crazy mom at the playground following her kid around and wiping things down.  We’ve learned to go at odd hours when it won’t be crowded.  We don’t go out to eat unless I thoroughly vet the place ahead of time…no spontaneous meals on the go.  I haul a slow cooker and an electric skillet to hotels for vacation.  I can’t raise her in a bubble.[/quote]

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