tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post2017002801162996551..comments2023-05-05T05:13:41.182-04:00Comments on Just Passing Through: On Keeping a Ball and Chain - I thinkBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919982269396198400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post-38551750980440722572012-06-25T02:38:01.991-04:002012-06-25T02:38:01.991-04:00Gossip Girl - Congrats on lasting so long! It'...Gossip Girl - Congrats on lasting so long! It's always great to hear stories like that.<br /><br />Daddy G and I were told the same thing by <i>everyone</i>. To be fair, we were marrying out of our ethnicity, religion and culture, but we seem to be lasting just fine so far. My parents were of very similar backgrounds. Just goes to show it's not always the differences that break you apart.<br /><br />Squee! An award! I will surely drop by and pick it up. Thank you!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919982269396198400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post-5295288868307425372012-06-24T09:56:30.549-04:002012-06-24T09:56:30.549-04:00My hubby's parents were divorced. When we firs...My hubby's parents were divorced. When we first got married everyone told me about the stats and that ours probably wouldn't last. We will soon be married 31 years. :) Loved reading your post and would like to give you the Fabulous Blog Award stop by and pick it up. :)Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post-20865038765231647852012-06-23T10:48:41.251-04:002012-06-23T10:48:41.251-04:00Yeah, it's a huge leap of faith to send her ou...Yeah, it's a huge leap of faith to send her out anywhere. I completely understand that I can't control every thing in her life forever, but it's hard to trust her not to take food from people. She <i>knows</i> she's allergic, but she doesn't always tell people. It's her older sister that has the tendency to not offend. The youngest just kind of goes along with whatever is going on. :-)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919982269396198400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post-39427344051318367322012-06-23T06:18:49.892-04:002012-06-23T06:18:49.892-04:00Wow! That *is* freaky about the allergies! Poor ba...Wow! That *is* freaky about the allergies! Poor baby! I can understand how scary it might be to let her out on her own - especially if she has the tendency to not want to offend :) She sounds very sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post-35548326692168981772012-06-23T02:24:26.256-04:002012-06-23T02:24:26.256-04:00I definitely agree. The hardest thing I find to ta...I definitely agree. The hardest thing I find to talk about (and not just about my parents either) divorce with the kids is when they ask why. It's hard to give an unbiased answer and sometimes you just don't know the answer. It makes it hard to reassure them that it won't happen to their family or their marriage when they get older.<br /><br />My youngest daughter has had allergies since she was a baby. One day when she was about 7 months old, her sister left a bowl of cashews on a coffee table and she ate what I'm assuming was 1, because the reaction wasn't so severe. I didn't even know she ate it at the time. I tried to give her dinner 5 minutes later and she refused to eat anything. She broke out in hives (like huge mosquito bites) and her mouth swelled up. She wasn't having trouble breathing and was too young for Benedryl, so we had to just wait it out. Her pediatrician did a blood test for nuts and bada boom. She's had 1 reaction since then. It was worse than the first one, (her eyes all but swelled shut) but she still didn't go into anaphylactic shock. I've heard they tend to get worse with each exposure, so we're super paranoid about what she eats.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919982269396198400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678116737328108571.post-70784404633173808102012-06-23T01:49:51.531-04:002012-06-23T01:49:51.531-04:00It's hard to find a balance with what to tell ...It's hard to find a balance with what to tell children! On one hand they need to be prepared - on the other, you don't want to freak them out. <br /><br />I'm curious, how did you first find out about your daughter's nut allergies? Does she have a very extreme reaction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com