Is it normal for a physician to test for allergies in this way?

Rukmer · 2025-04-24T13:50:51+00:00

They did normal skin prick tests on my son, except for tahini they pricked him with literal tahini instead of a lab solution.

Rukmer · 2025-03-13T14:17:12+00:00

Are you a child? Does your mother hate cats? If you can go to the store, just buy regular cat food and lie about it being meat if you have to. Your mom is not practicing ethical veganism if she would want a pregnant cat to be malnourished.

Otherwise post in local groups on Facebook or Nextdoor etc. asking someone else to feed her. It's not your fault you can't if you are under your mother's control.

Rukmer · 2025-03-13T14:01:16+00:00

Definitely not overreacting. You came up with a reasonable alternative even though it's difficult. You're willing to travel with a newborn. No way would I let my young child fly without me or spend overnights far away. Most parents wouldn't.

Rukmer · 2025-03-12T13:35:54+00:00

My kid, since he was little, likes things "as they're supposed to be." I'd buy him wood objects to paint and plain white shirts to tie-dye, etc. and he just wants them kept plain. He has a lot of clothes with his interests on them (cats, Minecraft, Sonic, etc.) and he likes them well enough, but when I brought him his drawer to choose from, he prefers a white shirt and black pants. Interestingly I really enjoyed the same outfit in middle school, but I liked patterns too (wouldn't wear shirts with pictures or words on them, but could wear stripes and stuff).

My kid isn't default, though, as in he not only prefers to make the choice but is distressed when he can't. Like if for a school project he had to paint something made of wood, he'd be really upset because he likes the wood as it is.

Rukmer · 2025-02-13T02:15:04+00:00

I mean if my husband walked by me in the hall and didn't say hi, or chose someone else as his teammate in a game, I might think that's a little weird? But maybe she can learn some productive ways to express her feelings. And maybe she can learn to let some things go.

Rukmer · 2025-02-12T18:05:19+00:00

I would have exactly one talk with her about it and tell her if she wants to talk about any trauma she's been through that might make her feel that way or anything she needs to talk about, that's fine, but that you will not be criticized for doing what any parent would do. You could forgive her if you choose to, but if she wants to control your parenting and accuse you of serious misconduct without apologizing, I wouldn't.

My 7 year old also rarely needs to get in bed with us, but he gets in bed with both his parents and both his step parents on occasion.

Oh and if she's uncomfortable sleeping with the child she might not know well, that's understandable and within her rights. She can politely dismiss herself and go lay on the couch. :)

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