tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.comments2023-10-18T13:54:39.713-07:00Green and Bitchyjackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-37837382367403314382016-03-16T01:58:59.782-07:002016-03-16T01:58:59.782-07:00It was big, not so green, and not at all treelike....It was big, not so green, and not at all treelike. Very many thanks to CB for kindly providing this opportunity to try out this alternative version for an invaluable comparison.<a href="http://www.matchado.com.au/" rel="nofollow">where can i buy matcha green tea perth</a>Anna Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633259957714692411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-13058407023647497222016-03-15T08:54:06.731-07:002016-03-15T08:54:06.731-07:00Oh my. yes, the 'your child is just high strun...Oh my. yes, the 'your child is just high strung ' followed by the 'my mother did this when I had this' and the ever loving 'oh she'll outgrow this' ....<br /> I feel for you and pictures of your little man brought me to tears because my daughter went through her own battles and I spent many a moment bawling my eyes out hidden in our bathroom.<br /><br />She was born with eczema and by the time she was 7 she was covered from scalp to toes and her Asthma was terrible! Her IgE was in the high 7,000's. Fortunately the top guy at the Children's Hospital at Iowa U took care of her, Dr. Miles Weinberger and she has since a 99% normal life again. <br /><br />Your son has an amazing family and I wish him and all of you the very best! He is turning into quite a handsome lad :)<br /><br />Blessed Be.Marlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207863698433956073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-59315457828936167942015-12-26T18:23:50.958-08:002015-12-26T18:23:50.958-08:00Thank you for posting on Lactnet. I wondered how ...Thank you for posting on Lactnet. I wondered how you all were fairing. Thankful for his ongoing good health. <br /> Dianne Fdanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610275466064026131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-13886299154202037732015-12-24T21:29:34.625-08:002015-12-24T21:29:34.625-08:00This is such wonderful news. Lou is so lucky to ha...This is such wonderful news. Lou is so lucky to have you for a mother. May the new year bring you all health and happiness.<br />normaThe lactation consultant is in!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01995064946229793641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-11340261529198750002015-12-24T07:58:17.136-08:002015-12-24T07:58:17.136-08:00What an unbelievable journey. I am so proud of yo...What an unbelievable journey. I am so proud of you as a person, a dedicated mother and LC! I pray that things will to continue to improve as he continues to grow into a special young man. PS: Your husband is great too!!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-15192336231606717942015-12-23T22:19:07.476-08:002015-12-23T22:19:07.476-08:00What a wonderful story, by a wonderful mother. Tha...What a wonderful story, by a wonderful mother. Thank you for keeping to your path.Hovawarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903777430517205843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-87232191013608132822015-12-23T21:55:50.163-08:002015-12-23T21:55:50.163-08:00So beautiful! Thanks for sharing on lactnet. I pos...So beautiful! Thanks for sharing on lactnet. I posted it to my local food allergy support group. You're an inspiration. ��Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513370489256092541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-55180729416926989882015-10-14T23:46:17.494-07:002015-10-14T23:46:17.494-07:00Having a long acroposthion isn't a disease and...Having a long acroposthion isn't a disease and it certainly doesn't need treating by circumcision. He is lucky to have it. Please leave is foreskin alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379102709839645401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-27668732597082805082015-07-09T17:10:36.130-07:002015-07-09T17:10:36.130-07:00GoodMouth brushes are BPA-free, made in the USA an...GoodMouth brushes are BPA-free, made in the USA and for every brush you buy they donate one to someone in need. http://www.goodmouth.comAdamhttp://www.google.com/adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-89194964493876187122014-10-12T21:04:27.304-07:002014-10-12T21:04:27.304-07:00Thank you, Kate! We miss you! 'Lou is going to...Thank you, Kate! We miss you! 'Lou is going to write you a letter very soon! His skin has adjusted to school here better than I dared to hope for - now to catch his brain up since that isn't taking up any time. ;-)<br /><br />Ps - He changed his name to Eli at school!jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-56667672835970054802014-10-12T20:52:13.603-07:002014-10-12T20:52:13.603-07:00Hello Morris Family! Your new home is gorgeous! An...Hello Morris Family! Your new home is gorgeous! And the scenery around you is breathtaking! Everyone looks happy and relaxed in all the pictures. I'm so happy everything is working out well for you there. <br /><br />I enjoyed getting to know your unique and awesome family! My best to all of you, always.<br /><br />Fondly, Kate (Mrs. Rybicki)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-73530592669896953602014-10-03T11:04:57.631-07:002014-10-03T11:04:57.631-07:00amazing and wonderful!! it's been a month now ...amazing and wonderful!! it's been a month now and we feel like we are finally home. i will definitely post an update when we get a bit more settled and i can come in from our yard on a mountain in a forest to sit down for some screen time! ;-)jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-9476966722528479212014-10-02T12:18:29.110-07:002014-10-02T12:18:29.110-07:00How are things going in Oregon? I hope you'll ...How are things going in Oregon? I hope you'll update us soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-14620443145684760382014-08-07T19:40:09.255-07:002014-08-07T19:40:09.255-07:00thank you for your reply! i r/m being exactly wher...thank you for your reply! i r/m being exactly where you are with our 1st. i kept saying "when he's 2, i'm sure i'll feel it's time to wean him", and then "when he's 3", and then "definitely when he's 4!" LOL.<br /><br /> but with a younger sibling nursing, it just seemed cruel to take away something he still needed and enjoyed so much - and then to flaunt it in front of him by continuing to nurse his baby brother just seemed like a no-brainer that i would be begging for some resentment toward his sibling if i did that!<br /><br />to answer your question: yes, all of my children are extremely close. they definitely squabble and live to torment each other at times, but we've had nowhere near the level of physical altercations that "mainstream" close-in-age sibs around us seem to have. <br /><br />it could be a function of all the tandem and triandem nursing, or it could be a 'big family' dynamic - or both . my 2 oldest are like best friends. they do everything together. our second son skipped a grade in school and they are in the same grade. they have very different personalities (jock and geek, if i can save time and use stereotypes), but they walk their dogs together every evening, play together, watch the same shows, even hang out in the bathroom and chat while one is on the toilet (no, i will never understand that one, either - but all my kids seem to do it for each other!) they are inseparable and they discuss things constantly, non-stop. it's very rare that they are seriously at odds with each other, at 13 and 14 years old. <br /><br />the 9 and 8 year olds also act like twins - and look like them , too! being a girl and boy this time, there was some occasional strife where our 3rd son felt she shouldn't be able to do some of the things he wanted to do b/c she was a girl. she trounced him utterly in every conceivable thing you could possibly turn into any kind of competition and now he is resigned to being bested by his tomboy sister at every turn. they still play together constantly and do homework together and read books aloud to each other at bedtime, so yes - i'd have to say they definitely seem closer and have less rivalry than most kids i know at their age, too. <br /><br />everyone takes turns helping out with the youngest one and he takes turns sleeping with each of his siblings. most teens aren't interested in being so nurturing, but i'm incredibly proud that my teen boys adore babies and love to chat and wave and act like clowns around babies and toddlers to make them laugh. i really do think that the memories of the nurturing and tangible love they feel when breastfeeding is something they will always associate with each other and with babies in general. :-)jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-48699621697789534842014-08-07T11:22:45.280-07:002014-08-07T11:22:45.280-07:00I just stumbled upon this post and I had to leave ...I just stumbled upon this post and I had to leave a comment - this is beautiful, especially how your children interacted with each other while nursing. I'm tandem nursing my 2.5 yr old and 4 month old and sometimes the pressure from society to wean my oldest is so much that I doubt myself. I only 'allow' him to nurse twice a day (if it were up to him, he would probably nurse 5-6 times a day and not eat much food), but when the time comes for him to nurse he is so excited about it that I can't bring myself to make him stop. I keep saying 3 yrs old, but I'm not sure if I can take away something he obviously loves and cherishes as much as I do. Reading about your nursing adventure and seeing your beautiful pictures makes me feel less alone in the decision to not force him to wean before he's ready.<br />I am curious though - now that your children are done nursing, how is their bond/rivalry? Did the connection they formed while breastfeeding together endure later in their lives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-80580368389107227522014-06-25T19:09:17.104-07:002014-06-25T19:09:17.104-07:00Hey people really should help kids like this Hey people really should help kids like this Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337309394400353464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-79930952338174341872014-06-04T18:57:02.356-07:002014-06-04T18:57:02.356-07:00thanks ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yasmeen Elsayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006460247540617776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-32271106129458378562014-04-10T13:04:15.432-07:002014-04-10T13:04:15.432-07:00I agree. Well said. I am forwarding this to the ...I agree. Well said. I am forwarding this to the principal of my son's school. My son doesn't have any allergies per say, but we do our best to stay away from processed foods and sugars, but like you said I can't control it in the classroom.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593975375400853242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-81681687368208361492014-03-02T12:35:47.327-08:002014-03-02T12:35:47.327-08:00there was the teacher (hey! didn't you say you...<br />there was the teacher (hey! didn't you say you were a teacher in one of your messages to me? what a coincidence!) who posted a picture of herself eating a pb&j in her nut-free classroom. that picture went viral and must have gone through every single food allergy group i belong to, in every social media format. she was fired 6 days after she posted it. <br /><br />or how about the ppl who leave nasty notes to gay servers and get on the computer to find their note published everywhere and their friends and church and job shunning them?<br /><br />oh yeah, and then there was the public relations professional who tweeted something about 'hoping she didn't get aids when she was in africa, but oh yeah, that wouldn't happen to her b/c she just r/m'ed she's white'.<br /><br /> she landed in africa to find out she was fired and everyone on twitter and every other social media outlet was disgusted with her. <br /><br />the internet never forgets. you should think more carefully about the things you put out there. especially if you truly do work with children or other vulnerable ppl in your care. employers tend to care about their employees saying hateful things about wishing harm and death on a group of ppl they may serve or work with. <br /><br />these children of mine that you hope will die as soon as possible happen to be fathered by a member of law enforcement. in a part of the country that has a really cutting-edge internet crimes unit.<br /><br /> which means i'm very informed on what makes a written message go from being just nasty drama to hate speech. here's a clue: stating that you are aware that the ppl your are wishing harm on belong to a disabled or otherwise protected group isn't a good idea.<br /><br /> also, working in a field that implies you are very well aware of their disabled status grants you an increased amount of awareness of your discriminatory intentions against a vulnerable group. in other words, you should really know better if you're actually a teacher. <br /><br />i'm also very aware of when the amount of messages cross that line from 'drama' into 'harassment'.<br /><br /> and when expressions of ill will become threats. and what happens when those threats are expressive of a hate crime instead of just the normal kind of crime. <br /><br />are you as informed on all of this as you are on your pet theories about evolution and medical advances letting ppl survive whom we would be justified in helping to die? <br /><br />no? well, feel free to keep sending me your thoughts on the issue - i'm reading with great interest, and saving them all even tho i'm not publishing. <br />jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-8123898604896785332014-03-02T12:35:27.367-08:002014-03-02T12:35:27.367-08:00but my tolerance has a limit. repeatedly calling c...but my tolerance has a limit. repeatedly calling children with disabilities names like "freak" and expressing your desire to see them die pushes me past my limit. i'm extremely sorry to hear that you have children of your own with this philosophy of yours. <br /><br /> i take heart in knowing that even the children of parents with similar intolerant and hateful views are embarrassed by them when they get to school. <br /><br />for example, we have children caught in nasty divorces w/ custody battles at our school. when one parent loses full custody and moves out of our community, they often refuse to follow our peanut ban on their custodial days, out of spite toward the other parent. as soon as the child gets to school w/ the pb&j the spiteful parent made, they go straight to the office and turn it in. i feel so badly for them, they are completely embarrassed about their ignorant and spiteful parent. they will straight out tell the school, "my dad says he doesn't have to follow the rule b/c he doesn't want me to stay in this school anymore, but i know i'm not supposed to have it here." <br /><br />the only one you are causing emotional turmoil to is your own children, who must please and obey you when they are with you and then adapt and be a well-adjusted and cooperative part of society when they go to school, which is full of food allergy issues and accommodations these days. you're not helping them to navigate today's world at all if you are teaching them to be completely intolerant about food allergies. they are the ones who will have to go through 12 years of school with this burgeoning epidemic, and then college, and then have a career with people with this issue, too. <br /><br />but you know what? if you really can't stand the way your school is going to be dealing with it, you could always raise them in a bubble. why don't you homeschool them? you don't have to put them in public school, you know. @@. <br /><br />your emails and horrible messages don't upset me. we allergy parents grow a thick skin quickly after learning to hit the ground running with such a challenging issue. tests can be inaccurate, dr.s can be wishy-washy, society can support you or turn on you, even family can support you or undermine you. we learn quickly to seek out that which informs and supports our endeavors toward awareness and safety and learn a valuable lesson about caution from the rest. <br /><br />however, your messages do cause me a tiny ripple of concern. <br />but not for me; for you. <br />you do know expressing things like the opinions you are sending me can really backfire on a person, don't you?<br /><br />like, you do know that commenting on a person's blog as 'anonymous' is not really keeping you totally anonymous, don't you?<br />have you heard of 'google analytics'? it stores and sorts and and categorizes all the demographics about the ppl who comment on a blog. you can pay to upgrade for more detailed information, too. <br /><br />so, even though a commenter might choose 'anonymous' as their name, a blogger can still see where they are posting from. especially if it's a publicly registered place of business. you know, like schools and hospitals and such. private homes are just as easy to find an address for, if you're savvy about these things. <br /><br />have you seen some of the things happening online to bigots and ppl w/ discriminatory agendas toward minorities or protected groups of ppl these days?<br /><br />jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-72747946005847298172014-03-02T11:48:50.733-08:002014-03-02T11:48:50.733-08:00To Anonymous:
yes, i'm getting your comments e...To Anonymous:<br />yes, i'm getting your comments expressing your opinion that our allergy children are freaks who should be kept in bubbles or allowed to be 'weeded out' by survival of the fittest. yes, i understand that you are so angry about your children being asked to give up their junk food that you would rather see my children die. <br /><br />no, i'm not going to keep publishing your comments. yes, i'm discriminating against you and refusing to accommodate you. (frustrating, isn't it?)<br /><br />you probably think your comments are very upsetting to me and hope they are crushing my spirit and withering my conviction that my children have the right to be safe in schools. you probably think you are putting me in my place and that most of society agrees with you. <br /><br />i would urge you to read the comments on the original article i wrote my own as a rebuttal to. a few years ago, you might have been right. i used to not even bother to read comments on articles about food allergy children in public schools b/c they were all like yours. the tides seem to be slowly changing these days. <br /><br />out of the 300ish comments on the article i am responding to, the people who feel like you are very few and far between. maybe it would help you to take a peek at a broader selection of society replying there. get an unbiased dose of reality and see how people really think this issue should be dealt with. <br /><br />i published your first ignorant and evil comment here as a reminder to allergy parent readers that ppl like you are still out there. you serve to keep us always vigilant. to r/m that we can never let our guards down. so thank you for that. message received. when i write articles on food allergies and public school issues, i always get at least one person who feels children like mine should do everyone a favor and die and i always publish one. <br /><br />that's all you get. i have spent my entire adult life advocating for children in one way or another and i'm not about to provide a forum or publish views from someone wishing harm on a federally protected group of them. this blog is to spread awareness and information, not drama and hate. so, if you still feel a need to keep spewing your filth about your violent feelings toward a group of children with a disability, by all means, do. but i won't publish them. <br /><br />i try to understand ppl like you. i actually was one once. i still r/m the 1st time i ever heard of food allergies, when my oldest started kindergarten 8 or 9 years ago. a child in his class seemed to be allergic to all the foods my son lived on and we got a note home informing us that we could not bring them. my husband and i felt annoyance and disbelief. i never even knew someone could be allergic to *foods* - how could someone live and thrive that way?<br /><br />but instead of wallowing in my selfish emotions, i sought information. his mother unhesitatingly left her phone number for any parents with questions or concerns. i went straight to the horse's mouth and and found out that i was badly under-informed. clueless, even. i opened my mind and listened to her. and my empathy kicked in instantly. and the thought of doing anything that could harm her son became abhorrent to me. <br /><br />and then, a few short years later, imagine my shock to have a child with similar issues! that woman and her son were the first ppl i thought of calling when i was told my child couldn't be around her allergen, ever. then i had another and yet another! i laugh now to think that mom's requests were so inconvenient when i reflect on what we've had to do for my own children over the years! the irony of my own initial annoyance and then having that same annoying fate visited upon me threefold does not escape me! it has taught me not to go with a knee jerk emotional reaction - even with ppl like you - but to meet intolerance with tolerance and an open mind.<br /><br />jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429431886149351540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-87452458188908775952014-03-02T10:52:14.958-08:002014-03-02T10:52:14.958-08:00This makes me want to cry. I have an anaphylaxis a...This makes me want to cry. I have an anaphylaxis allergy along with "regular" allergies, but have never heard of some of these skin allergies. The pain looks tremendous. Thank you for the education. I am sharing this with others I know.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323155574399541683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-47966959835618011222014-03-02T10:11:16.432-08:002014-03-02T10:11:16.432-08:00My 2 chrildren dont have allergies thankfully but ...My 2 chrildren dont have allergies thankfully but i am in direct contact with my niece and nephew whom both have a deadly allergy to red dye #40 and some of the yellow dyes that go into food. So I am always making sure that everything i buy is ok for them to eat because i never know when they will be coming to my house. Amen to you for sticking for your kids and also all the other parents and children that deal with it!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010720435233662496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-31965970573623663362014-03-01T17:25:17.552-08:002014-03-01T17:25:17.552-08:00There are kids who can DIE just from being in the ...There are kids who can DIE just from being in the same room as peanut butter. While not all kids are that allergic, there are kids who will react if someone ate peanut butter and then touch them, or if they touch residue of peanuts on a table, chair or toy. This residue can be too small to see. It's not a matter of maturity or fairness- it's a matter of protecting life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681304994711387294.post-54867063616704465672014-03-01T13:45:25.284-08:002014-03-01T13:45:25.284-08:00*applause**applause*Sarah Evansnoreply@blogger.com