Ok, that’s a broad statement. Let me rephrase: maybe I’m not being unnecessarily overprotective about MAM’s food allergies. In talking with my mom today, she spilled the beans about an accidental ingestion that happened on Christmas eve. Witness this scenario:
Christmas eve morning my mom makes herself her typical breakfast–some wheat flake cereal of some sort, topped with yogurt. She looks at the clock, realizes she’s going to be late for an appt, and sticks said breakfast in the fridge. Fast forward a few moments, and MAM is in the kitchen with my aunt who’s visiting for the holidays. She follows Aunt J to the fridge, sees Grandma’s breakfast and asks for it. My aunt, not really versed in MAM’s diet, gives it to her, assuming it must be for her, given the way she motions for it, and goes HOG WILD when she gets it and sits down to eat it. My mom returns from the salon, looking for her breakfast. My aunt says that she gave it to MAM, she thought that it was MAM’s. My mom, being the polite hostess, doesn’t make a big deal out of it with my aunt–just mentions that MAM can only have limited cereals and doesn’t do ANY dairy.
Some how this whole thing goes down without me or BgK realizing it–so I’m none the wiser while we are visiting. But my mom, feeling a little paranoid, watches MAM closely.
The next morning MAM woke up with a runny nose. I chalked it up to the little cold/sniffles that were flying around the house during the holidays, but after today’s conversation, now I’m not so sure. And my mom? She’s now convinced it was that delicious breakfast that made MAM sick.
Did I wig out today? No, I didn’t–my mom felt bad enough. And thankfully, MAM’s reactions while not pleasant, aren’t life threatening. But we both learned the lesson that we really must communicate with everyone, at the risk of hurt feelings, PLEASE DON’T FEED THE CHILD without checking with us first. .
That has to be so tough! I’m like you when it comes to worrying about hurting feelings with kid instructions. But, like you said, it’s obviously not worth it and people need to check with you. Maybe you’re not crazy at all! 🙂
You may have to end up getting some of those T-shirts Jenna found that have the cute slogans about not feeding the kid….. Yes, while it’s not life-threatening THIS TIME, some could be, and you know how the more you’re exposed, each reaction could be more severe.
Poor kid – she was probably SO HAPPY someone messed up!