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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, as an allergy parent, even one who's fairly low-key, there's nothing totally rational about it. It's all about what you can and can't control.

When we rented a house with family, it was still scary when my niece wanted to have PB sandwich, or someone bought sesame bagels to toast in the same toaster we'd use for my kid's toast. But, at the playground, you just don't have that control (though I did leave a playground once when I saw someone feeding their kid Bamba; it blew my mind). We try to be fairly low key so we don't create fear of food in my kid. 
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It's also about fitting in. It's pretty shitty for an allergy kid to see everyone enjoying ice cream from a shop if they can't too. They will get used to being left out in certain situations, like birthday parties, but when it's just family you feel like everyone should consider making a sacrifice so your kid doesn't feel so left out. Again, it's not entirely rational; it's 90% just personal feelings and being heartbroken and scared for your kid all. the. freaking. time[/b].

Best thing we've done is go through Oral Immunotherapy. My peanut allergic kid eats 8 peanuts a day now and we're about to start on tree nuts.   [/quote]

I think this is where age of the kids matters. For young kids absolutlely. Oler kids no. I also think it's important allergy kids know to advocate for themselves and not be lulled into a false sense of  security, this is how tragedy happens when kids become teens and start hanging out with friends on their own they're used to mom, auntie, or teacher looking out for them and don't know to screen things themselves.[/quote]

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