Is the World Becoming a Nicer Place?
Two non-related incidents over the past 24 hours have moved me to tears. OK, you say, this blogger’s pregnant — it’s not overly difficult to move her to tears. Fair enough. See for yourself.
If you want a good cry, click here.
The Delicious Baby Blog is a great resource for tips on traveling with kids. Though the author’s two children are not food allergic, she writes eloquently about why parents of children *without* food allergies should think twice about bringing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on airplanes. Gold Star!
My other tearful moment was at the playground. We were playing with a family we don’t know very well. The boy (5 years old) asked his mom if the pretzels she was offering him had peanut butter in it. Puzzled, the mother asked why he wanted to know. He quickly responded that he wanted to play with a friend of his who was across the playground. But that, since his friend was allergic to peanuts, it might not be safe for them to play together if he was eating peanut butter. I felt like hugging the stuffing out of this little boy for being so considerate. It gave me hope …
June 21st, 2008 at 7:29 am
We have several friends allergic to many things. This has happened to me with my 4-year old. He’ll ask about the snack we’re bringing to the pool/playground and why that’s what I selected and if the friend is allergic to whatever it is we’re bringing. He’s very good about washing his hands and face now after eating the peanut butter so he can go play with the other kids….just in case.
June 27th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I have similar things happen with my daughter and her friends and it’s wonderful to see.
It’s the children that accept their friends with food allergies more than the parents do, I’ve found. The kids are used to it.
I agree that we should celebrate these little triumphs when we come across them.