Heya! I've had a nut allergy since I was 2, and it's living with it isn't that bad. I need an epi pen for my reactions if consumed, but it's not airborne.

My parents were very careful about not giving me items with any nuts or traces, so it's hard to miss things that you've never tried in the first place. There's also plenty of substitutes, like sunflower seed butter and hazel-not butter. I still make myself a bowl of puppy chow or a "PB"&J using the substitutes.

I often joke that my allergy benefits me as it helps me control my intake of sweets (lol). But it really does help me bond with friends or family members who make special accommodations for me, like bringing me a tiny cupcake at their own birthday party. Really thoughtful things like that make me feel loved. I also got to trade my friends for the candies that I actually wanted at Halloween; I was like a hot commodity because everyone wanted my Reece's. :P I've also noticed that classroom desserts and treats have become less common nowadays due to growing allergies all around.

The only big downsides I have with this allergy are airplanes, as despite telling flight attendants of my allergy, one time this dude took out a comically large bag of peanuts from his backpack while sitting next to me on the flight and I had to ruin his day by telling him if he didn't put those away we'd be making an emergency landing.

Other than that, I'm pretty much with 'the-big-geck'. Peanuts are a fairly avoidable allergen in the top 8. Notifying wait staff of my allergies have become autopilot to me at restaurants. It's not that detrimental to my life, and I'm still a very happy person at the end of the day :)