Food allergies

[Rhonda]

Peanut allergies aren't the only allergies that are anaphylactic. If I eat too much egg then I go into anaphylactic shock, if my daughter has red food dye she does as well. Funny this morning I was looking up egg allergies and apparently it is the 2nd most common allergy for children, milk being the first. I was shocked that pea/nuts weren't the first.

I think while we have choices regarding allergies each caregiver needs to decide for themselves what they are willing to and what they can work with. For example peanut butter is a staple in my house which means working with a peanut allergy wouldn't be easy and would require not only my business to adapt but my whole family. With many areas such as school and extracurricular activities being pea/nut free, this is their home and the one place they can freely eat nuts.

I also think our experience/comfort level with allergies should be a key factor in our decisions.

I am not up on the technicalities of discrimination, but it isn't meant to be discriminatory against families with allergies, it is what it is in the best interest of my family, as they have to live here. In 10 years, I don't know where I will be in life and will have to face things as they come