tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641050255616822720.post1784045694140225364..comments2023-04-16T11:14:05.299-04:00Comments on Homeschool is Where the Heart is...: Peanut Allergies and HomeschoolingLindaThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111710225986574486noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641050255616822720.post-8871700435919655202010-10-15T16:12:36.566-04:002010-10-15T16:12:36.566-04:00Thank you for your input and your perspective, Jen...Thank you for your input and your perspective, Jen and Papa Bear!!!<br /><br />~ LindaLindaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111710225986574486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641050255616822720.post-74863021181493883822010-10-15T15:54:23.321-04:002010-10-15T15:54:23.321-04:00My son has autism. He eats very few foods. Peanut ...My son has autism. He eats very few foods. Peanut Butter is one of them. At times, it has been the only food he could tolerate. He does not eat breakfast. These are not things I can change. Believe me, I've tried! <br /><br />So, IF he went to public school, and IF they didn't allow peanut products in the building, they would be telling him, in effect, "Everyone else is allowed to eat lunch here. If they can't afford it, we'll give them a free lunch. Heck, we'll even give them a free breakfast. But Monday through Friday, you are not allowed to eat before 3 p.m."<br /><br />And if you think he would get hungry after a while and eat something else, you don't understand autism. He once went three weeks on liquids only because he couldn't find a solid food he could tolerate. Inconvenient, yes!<br /><br />That's the beauty of home schooling. I do what my son needs to survive and thrive. A public school, by its very nature, has to weigh one student's needs against another's. Your child's needs become a political football, and the "big kids", the politically well-connected and the powers that be, always seem to be engaged in a game of "keep away".Daniel "Captain" Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417084546817010038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641050255616822720.post-72853965568990414772010-10-15T02:02:21.830-04:002010-10-15T02:02:21.830-04:00I am deathly allergic to Kiwi fruit but I am an ad...I am deathly allergic to Kiwi fruit but I am an adult and I know not to eat or touch it but I have still had accidents and had to go to the hospital!!! I do my best to remind people but at times I have felt like I was a burden on people just for asking them to not have it around me...I think it's crazy that someone feels like it's not a big deal!!! I don't even tell people anymore, just so I don't have to hear the complaints!!! It is ridiculous!!! I would do anything to protect anyone who has a life threatening allergy to something...I don't understand how someone can be upset and not care that they may be endangering someones life!!! I just don't get it...it's not like we are asking them never to eat it...just don't eat it around us!!! Why is that so wrong to some people??? I personally don't even like peanut butter...so I am very glad to not have it around...the funny part is the thing I am so allergic to, I love, Kiwi fruit!!! ;) I have a huge appreciation for food allergies...I know how scary it is to have an allergic reaction to something!!! I will do what ever it takes to keep my friends safe!!! :)<br /><br />~Jennifer~jenisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875562014242974598noreply@blogger.com