Category: Contributing Writers
My 10 Biggest Fears Of Becoming A Food Allergic Adult
My most recent appointment with my allergist was going really well ... until he broke the news to me that I will probably never outgrow my allergies a ...
Planning Play Dates With Food Allergies
From Play Dates to Parties… a safe milieu is paramount.
It’s difficult for children with food allergies to conceptualize why they cannot have what ...
This Valentine’s Day, think of #teallove
My son was diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies at the age of four. I started a Facebook page called “Nuts About My Son” in order to keep tr ...
A Letter To All Food Allergy-Siblings
When my son was diagnosed with food allergies in December 2014, it changed all of our lives, including our 9 year old daughter. For over a year now, I ...
I Am Not a Helicopter Mom, I Am an Allergy Mom
I am a Jennifer. If we are born in the same generation or close to it, you will understand when I say I am Jennifer. There were a lot of us in the ‘70 ...
The Allergy Mom Club
I am not one to put thoughts to paper, but when I read the mean comments from the Global site on Luke Sullivan's petition to have peanuts/nuts banned ...
5 Reasons Why Food Allergies Are Great
The Benefits of Having Food Allergies
Having food allergies isn’t fun. I’ll put that out there right now. I don’t enjoy having to read the food lab ...
13 Things I Wish Others Understood About My Food Allergies
1. I'm not picky or looking for attention
My long list of food allergens is not due to attention seeking behavior or taste aversion - it is due to ...
Auld Lang Syne: Food Allergy Version
Ring in the new year with this food allergy version of Auld Lang Syne, written by Poetologie.
Those lost to food allergies shan’t be forgot,
t ...