Health: Today, my mom baked a cake for the whole family. One spent EpiPen...

By Anonymous - 16/11/2013 21:40 - United States - Blain

Today, my mom baked a cake for the whole family. One spent EpiPen later, I found out there were nuts in it, which I'm severely allergic to. My mom's defense was that she thought I'd have "gotten over" my allergy by now. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2013 16:09 - United States - Deer Park

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By UnluckyJulie - 02/11/2009 06:12 - United States

Today, it was my 17th birthday. I didn't want my family to spend money on a cake, so my dad made this delicious apple ring. At least, it was great until my mouth began to itch and my throat closed. I have been allergic to nuts since birth, and my dad put walnuts in my birthday cake. FML

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By Lemonhead - 21/07/2009 15:19 - United States

Today, I came home from living in Spain for 2 years. My mom made dinner for me, and she had forgotten about my allergy to citrus, because she made lemon chicken. After using my EpiPen, and calling 911 for myself, I heard my mom say to my dad, "She always did have to be the center of attention." FML

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2011 05:14 - United States

Today, I had an asthma attack. I grabbed my inhaler and found peanut butter on it. I'm extremely allergic to peanuts. FML

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By nutfreak - 12/08/2013 15:24 - United States - Lutherville Timonium

Today, I was diagnosed with severe nut allergies. My dad decided to buy jars of Nutella, write "You know you want this" on them, and stick them around the house. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/08/2010 17:06 - Canada

Today, my aunt asked me to babysit my cousin. She gave me a warning that he says he's allergic to foods to get out of eating them. When I brought out my homemade cooking, he told me he was allergic, so I made him eat it anyway. Turns out he WAS allergic. FML

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NoShit_Sherly 11

Sunday 17 November 2013 2:52

That's nut very nice..

thehumanlyhuman 7

Sunday 17 November 2013 2:54

She acts like a nut allergy is an illness, like a cold..

Comments

andrealovvve 17

Sunday 17 November 2013 5:27

Your mom is a ******* moron. Allergies aren't like a cold and just go away after awhile.

skitzymew 19

Sunday 17 November 2013 6:07

It's possible. But severe ones can take way longer, or you may never get rid of them.

zomgbies 17

Sunday 17 November 2013 5:48

I feel bad for you op.

beautifulbeats26 6

Sunday 17 November 2013 5:51

I'm no doctor but I'm fairly certain you can't "get over" an allergy. Actually, I'm positive. Still I wonder what made her think a good amount of time had passed for you to be over your allergy..

beautifulbeats26 6

Sunday 17 November 2013 5:57

Just googled it. "There is a 20% chance of outgrowing allergies to peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish and a 75% chance of outgrowing allergies to milk, eggs, soy, fish, and wheat."

skitzymew 19

Sunday 17 November 2013 6:08

You're "positive", but wrong. You can out grow nearly any allergy. Severe ones are obviously the harder ones to out grow, and nearly impossible.

Obryn 9

Sunday 17 November 2013 11:57

Yup. My daughter outgrew her severe peanut allergy after 10 years of us keeping her away from peanuts and working with an allergist. Now she just doesn't like peanuts... :(

Sparx1_1 16

Sunday 17 November 2013 6:01

It's possible to outgrow an allergy but the more serious the allergy the less likely that is. Nuts, shellfish and bees are the worst.

sanecatlady 13

Sunday 17 November 2013 6:17

I once hoped my mother would get over her allergy to cats as a kid, but nope...

Shrocko 5

Sunday 17 November 2013 6:32

All these nut puns sure are cheesy...

ViviMage 38

Sunday 17 November 2013 7:20

What the @%£# was she thinking?! *Some* people get over nut allergies like milk, but most do not and it just gets worse each time. I am allergic to latex and my airway tries to close off. Also insect venoms. These I expect to get worse as life goes on, not better! You can try a desensitizing program, or just tell your mother to GTFO.