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@Peppa For the most part, we are okay... as long as information is available to us.
In my case, I'm allergic to strawberries among other things - so the same milkshake that you drink in McDonald's is poisonous to me. As long as I know which one it is and avoid it, I'm fine. Sadly, not many places actually make it notably obvious which containers have allergen foods in them because its not required by law. All it takes is a spot of Sharpie on a lid to save me needing to go to hospital.
In my case, I'm allergic to strawberries among other things - so the same milkshake that you drink in McDonald's is poisonous to me. As long as I know which one it is and avoid it, I'm fine. Sadly, not many places actually make it notably obvious which containers have allergen foods in them because its not required by law. All it takes is a spot of Sharpie on a lid to save me needing to go to hospital.
Peppa · 31-35, F
@HootyTheNightOwl jesus...
You know I find it very scary. My friends daughter taught me a valuable lesson. I used to 'people please' a lot, anyways I was looking after her, there was a chocolate bars in the house.
She had to pick up the most colourful one I checked the packet and what happened? May contain nuts.
Up until that point we were getting on just fine.
She cried and cried when I told her she couldn't have that bar of chocolate it's was quite an upsetting but stressful experience stopping her from opening that packet. Kids once they get an idea in their head oh boy...!
You know I find it very scary. My friends daughter taught me a valuable lesson. I used to 'people please' a lot, anyways I was looking after her, there was a chocolate bars in the house.
She had to pick up the most colourful one I checked the packet and what happened? May contain nuts.
Up until that point we were getting on just fine.
She cried and cried when I told her she couldn't have that bar of chocolate it's was quite an upsetting but stressful experience stopping her from opening that packet. Kids once they get an idea in their head oh boy...!
@Peppa I have to say that that little "[b]May[/b] contain nuts" is a real pain in the butt at times - especially now that they have started to include it on products that don't actually contain nuts but were made in a factory where nuts are used in other products.
Even I've found that a simple chocolate wafer biscuit suddenly "May contain nuts". In my case, I am lucky in that my nut allergy turned out to have eased off somewhat as I've aged and I know the symptoms of anaphylaxis well enough in myself to be able to take the chance now and see what happens.
With that said, though, there are still some things that I won't even do that with. For example, candy floss is also on my list of allergies (one of the top 3 that I always react to, without fail) and I've found that I can react to cheaper brand colas as well - so I avoid them now, too.
You were right to stop her from having that particular bar, though. Even though it sounds like your friend's daughter is still very young, she needs to learn that there are some things that might make her very poorly and she needs to ask a trusted adult if she can eat things before she goes ahead and consumes them.
From the angle of someone who may not be too used to dealing with allergies, though, you may find it easier to mix up how you treat her going forward??? Perhaps you could introduce books or coloring to her instead of a food related treat???
My way of thinking is that you can still include the bright colors that she loves but in a different medium that still could be fun for her to do... and you still have the option of mixing it up to keep her interested as she ages, too.
Even I've found that a simple chocolate wafer biscuit suddenly "May contain nuts". In my case, I am lucky in that my nut allergy turned out to have eased off somewhat as I've aged and I know the symptoms of anaphylaxis well enough in myself to be able to take the chance now and see what happens.
With that said, though, there are still some things that I won't even do that with. For example, candy floss is also on my list of allergies (one of the top 3 that I always react to, without fail) and I've found that I can react to cheaper brand colas as well - so I avoid them now, too.
You were right to stop her from having that particular bar, though. Even though it sounds like your friend's daughter is still very young, she needs to learn that there are some things that might make her very poorly and she needs to ask a trusted adult if she can eat things before she goes ahead and consumes them.
From the angle of someone who may not be too used to dealing with allergies, though, you may find it easier to mix up how you treat her going forward??? Perhaps you could introduce books or coloring to her instead of a food related treat???
My way of thinking is that you can still include the bright colors that she loves but in a different medium that still could be fun for her to do... and you still have the option of mixing it up to keep her interested as she ages, too.
@Qwerty14 "Ready to poison" is more like it!!!
@HootyTheNightOwl again, I'm not from the UK and have never been to a Pret a Manger
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Anonymartyr · M
Manger means "eat" i french, but I don't remember my french well enough for the rest.
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@Anonymartyr My French (apologies to francophones everywhere) I meant to say "Quebecinese".
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