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Genuinely curious, not trying to criticize, am parent of littles myself. You mentioned your wife is allergic but you're not, and talked about the difficulty yo
by jjulius 4y ago
Genuinely curious, not trying to criticize, am parent of littles myself.
You mentioned your wife is allergic but you're not, and talked about the difficulty you've had finding friends/family to expose them to it. I don't see mention of you being the one to expose them to it in a setting a safe distance away from your wife, and I guess I'm just curious! Hummus as a snack when you're at a park, or something?
Like I said, genuinely not trying to criticize, just another parent who's curious. I've been lucky to not have any allergy issues with my kiddos, so I guess I'm ignorant and just wondering what it's like and how complicated it could be.
- kqr 4y agoAdmittedly this may be a smaller problem with the children, but our rule when it comes to myself is that I also avoid sesame unless I'm not going to see my wife for a day or two. Our concern is that some of it would stick to teeth despite careful brushing, and then get transferred by intimacy. (She is extremely allergic.) And truth is our children and myself have not been away from my wife for more than a few hours at a time since they were born! Again, maybe this rule is not as important with the children who are not as vigorous kissers, but especially during the latest healthcare overloads we have been extra careful with avoidance. And as another commenter pointed out, the children don't understand that they are eating stuff that kills mom, so they may be unreliable in other ways.
- jjulius 4y agoAha, I gotcha. I guess that's my ignorance at play, not knowing to what degree an allergen can stick around, for how long, and how complicated that can all be! Thanks for the insight. :)