TLDR: This is a rant about horrible parenting.
I understand the special snowflake rule when it comes to parenting, and no my kids aren't special snowflakes. I try to teach my kids as best as possible how to take care of themselves because this world is a shithole and frankly all of you people are just plain assholes and my kids will need to deal with you one day. We do the best we can and we don't live in a bubble. But for god's sake people, teach your kids to not be assholes.
Both of my boys have nut allergies. The severity thankfully isn't terrible (that we know of), but like any food allergy that could change at the drop of a hat. Epi-pens are carried or available where needed, so there's that. But what matters is that people around them just don't care. In fact, it seems that once it's known that someone has an allergy to something they become a target.
My little guy came home this week and told us that one of his classmates said he wanted to bring in some peanuts specifically to "make him sick". He's in second grade so I'm certain this kid didn't fully grasp the situation, and my son being the kind soul he is didn't tell anybody because he doesn't ever want to get anyone in trouble. My wife was obviously furious, and after an email to the teacher which lead to an immediate conference and a meeting with the child and parents, things were cleared up. Once the child realized that such an action could potentially kill my son the kid nearly burst into tears and apologized thinking that it would only make him a bit itchy and stuff. After all, it's an "allergy". Classroom education for the entire 2nd grade on food allergies begins next week.
Let's move on to my 16 year old, who we find out this week hasn't been eating his lunches in the school cafeteria at all because other classmates would go out of their way to bring or buy PB&J or similar items and explicitly sit next to him despite him informing them of his nut allergy. Why the middle- and highschools sell those god awful "uncrustables" is another story in itself, but my son tells us that his classmates make a mess with them - on purpose, trying to get the peanut butter goo on him and whatnot. So my son ends up having to eat his lunch elsewhere these days. I'm not sure where he eats, but it's not with his friends or peers.
Food allergies in school. This is tantamount to bullying, and doing so with a potentially lethal weapon in hand. My kids cope with something that sucks for them, your kids make daily life shitty for them because of it. Teach your kids some respect for other people ffs.
It may not be the banning, but lack of exposure early in kids lives is definitely contributing to the rise. It's rate has tripled in the last 20 years.
I'm so sick and tired of people blaming "generations" as if there's no worthless shits in their own age group. Nevermind that in order for an entire generation to be a disappointment, their parents have to have failed in raising them. And to have such incompetent parents, THEIR parents didn't raise them properly either. Every older generation has had an affect on the brats that are currently getting blamed as being the worst generation ever. It doesn't matter what generation you fall under, if you have offspring and have this opinion of the current generation, you're just as much to blame. The only people who can claim innocence to how things are at the moment are the ones who haven't spawned their own little fuck-ups to add to the pool.
I'm so sick and tired of people blaming "generations" as if there's no worthless s***s in their own age group.
WTF are you stupid, the link you posted says nothing about serious reaction from peanut dust. In very rare cases with a significant amount of peanut dust you may have a minor reaction. The article you mention specifically states peanut flour, it is speaks specifically to a large of amount of dust from a large amount of ground peanuts. Not someone eating it near you.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...aims-s-impossible-reaction-triggered-way.html
FYI you are the idiot who never knows what they are talking about.
Direct contact. The most common cause of peanut allergy is eating peanuts or peanut-containing foods. Sometimes direct skin contact with peanuts can trigger an allergic reaction.
Do you just not know how to read?
Of course you're making an issue about something that's not even the actual point of this god damn thread because you just don't fucking read.
Do you just not know how to read?
Of course you're making an issue about something that's not even the actual point of this god damn thread because you just don't fucking read.
Again you obviously can't read, skin contact only causes minor reaction, not anaphylaxis. You keep saying shit you know nothing about.
There have been multiple studies on this, and none of them can find any evidence of any major reaction due to skin contact. The only allergies known to cause severe reaction due to skin contact is antibiotics. There is a reason they use a skin test to test for food allergies, because skin reaction is extremely if not impossible to produce a major reaction, only minor one.
Again the problem is you and your children freak out because someone sits next to them eating peanut butter, when their is ZERO proof they are in any danger. You and them are over reacting.
oh the ironing.......
My 1 year old son was just diagnosed with peanut & tree nut allergies...this post is disconcerting...