You Ate Where?

I am always looking for the funny moments that having a child with a peanut allergy brings. If you look, they really are there! If you can't have a sense of humor about even the most difficult of circumstances, life will not be much fun.

So, I wanted to share a story from the mouth of my PA kid last weekend that still makes me chuckle.

Friday morning Tyler had a recheck on his ruptured ear drum. Since Friday is my husband's day off, he had my other child, Dylan. I promised Tyler a trip to McDonald's after his doctor appointment because he was also getting a flu shot. Seeing an opportunity, my husband decided to take Dylan to a new hamburger joint. Since I only have a handful of places I trust, Tyler doesn't just try some no name place. This was hubby's chance since we were gone!

As soon as he entered, he noticed on the menu there was an "Elvis Sandwich" (PB, bananas, and honey) and a grilled PB&J. Since no one is our house eats peanuts for Tyler's safety, my husband and Dylan had burger and a ham sandwich. They loved it! (It is liberating on the rare chance to try something we don't normally eat because of Tyler.)

When we came home, my husband told me about the two peanut butter sandwiches on the menu and how it certainly would never be safe for Tyler. My little PA kid has his listening ears on. A few moments later, my husband went to get the mail and I went down the hall.

Tyler was happily finishing up his chicken nuggets when Dylan asked for one. Tyler said, in the most disgusted tone I have ever heard him use, "No, Dylan. You already ate in the peanut butter place!"

While the statement was funny, the delivery was hysterical!

That night for dinner my husband and I went out and my mother in law watched the boys. After we left, Tyler told my mother in law that his dad and Dylan had eaten at a peanut butter place for lunch. He was tattling on his daddy!

My mother in law was curious to know what had taken place at lunch since she knows I have pretty strict standards about no one in the house eating peanuts. Once we explained the situation, we all had a laugh.

(Please note that Tyler was never traumatized by this event since I have been working with him to understand that not everyone has his allergy. He was, in fact, rather disgusted that any family member would want to be in the presence of peanuts. In a funny way, this situation shows me that many of the talks that we have about his PA are really sinking in.)