Just a wee story...

[harverina]

I was visiting my mum yesterday with my dd and my sister gave dd money for her Easter saying "you can use the money to buy a really big egg" to which my, nearly 3 year old, dd replied "no i cant, i am allergic to eggs and nuts!"

Looks like someone's being paying attention

[Maz007]

Good for her! Sensible and confident - and with cash to spend on something more interesting than bad chocolate. You must be very proud :-)

[harverina]

Thanks max, yes I am a proud mummy

[harverina]

Maz sorry silly iPhone!

[Maz007]

:-)

[Bumply]

Good for your dd.
I can still be proud of ds2 (coeliac) aged 11 when he either keeps something back to check with me, it comes out eating something and says its ok he checked

[Maz007]

I'm still thinking about this :-) and thinking that awful as living with allergies can be... it's a credit to our little people and their parents of course, when it turns out to be an opportunity to learn (earlier than most young people do), that

• it's ok to be different (make different choices)
  
• it's important to look after yourself
  
• you don't have to say yes to everything
  
• responsibility (hopefully not too much...)
  
• diplomacy ('yes that does look like a delicious cake Mrs Jones...'
  
• 
  

... and doubtless other things that are essential parts of being a well-rounded, healthy person.

[harverina]

Your right maz...it does make me sad but I'm just glad that she is aware and I really don't think that she feels left out - this may change I know as she slgeta older.

We are just back from a local pub where we go quite a lot for dinner. So far my dd has always had food that we have taken for her but she loves going there and "eating out" - its more about the socialising and being out and about than the food

[harverina]

And she is quite confident saying no to food and always comes and checks with me before eating anything. I find it remarkable that at such a young age she can do that. Hopefully this will continue!