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  • Introduction to Extreme Parenting: 101

    Introduction to Extreme Parenting: 101

    As my (max 12) readers know, this blog started out as a place to vent my frustrations and share my experiences navigating the world as a parent of a kid with multiple food allergies. “Crying Over Spilt Milk” felt like a clever and convenient pun because the bane of our allergy world existence is the Read more

  • Food Appreciation: Starbucks

    Food Appreciation: Starbucks

    If you were in your local Starbucks a couple weeks ago, and there was a vaguely woman-shaped parka (it was -30 Celsius OUTSIDE), sweating and squinting at food products, sometimes cursing, and snapping photos…it was me. Well, it might have been me. Maybe it’s a thing kids do these days…I’m pretty out of touch. You Read more

  • We like to party.

    We like to party.

    We like to party…we like, we like to party. I apologize for invoking the Vengaboys, but even after 18 years, I STILL hear that song every time someone mentions a party. It’s terrible, but catchy as hell.  You’re welcome for the ear worm. It’s true though, we do like to party. We just have to Read more

  • There’s no food in that food.

    There’s no food in that food.

    Tis the season to be grateful. Falalalala la la la la! I am indeed grateful for many things in my life, but this season, I am particularly and surprisingly grateful that some of the food we buy is not…really food. Sometimes, as an allergy parent, a near or complete lack of natural food products is Read more

  • Small victories.

    Small victories.

    Tonight some friends were visiting from out of town with their kids and everyone was meeting at a local dive bar that daylights as a family friendly restaurant. It’s a place we generally avoid, but we’re trying hard to navigate social situations with food.  It’s becoming a bad habit to avoid them. So, I picked Read more

  • Baked Egg Challenge – Update

    Baked Egg Challenge – Update

    More than a month ago, I posted about our daughter’s upcoming baked egg challenge, and I’ve just realized that I’ve left all five to ten of my readers dangling on the edge of their seats, eagerly awaiting the results. So, the results:  No results for you. Test didn’t happen.  The day of the booking we Read more