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    I don't want to be a FOOD ALLERGY mom

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    OP, my horrible confession...DD has always had "tummy troubles". Upset stomach, off and on nausea. We did all the things you usually try, including blood tests, eliminating diary, natural remedies, etc.

     

    I have not tried eliminating gluten. Because I don't WANT her to have a gluten allergy. We eat pasta and grains at every meal and I am horribly intimidated and afraid of having to go gluten free. She LOVES pasta and grains as well. I don't want her to be "that kid" and me to be "that mom".

     

    So because of that I haven't even tried something that might make my daughter feel better. I've been pretending to myself we just haven't got around to trying it yet. The above is my real reason.

     

    *sigh* So at least you are a better mom than I am. :sad:

     

    You are not alone in your feelings.

     

     

    :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I did exactly what you are doing for a long time after we suspected gluten intolerance due to autoimmune issues in two of our kids. And I'm already *that mom* with *those kids* due to other allergies - but gluten... well, I just couldn't *go there*. Going off gluten in my mind sent me over the edge of "normal allergy mom" to something more. We finally did try to go gluten free for almost two months and it wasn't as awful as I thought it would be. (We did go back to eating gluten because I saw no changes in anyone.) You're not alone in having a mental block about this. :grouphug:

    Decluttering....I am ON A ROLLL......

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    Charity truck is coming today - out goes (among other things) a bag of clothes, a huge multi-volume Handyman Encyclopedia, some toys, a 40 year old blender (that still works!), scrapbooking supplies (I don't scrapbook!) a stack of empty binders, and even the storage bins that are now empty due to intense decluttering. Not sure why, but I'm having the hardest time giving away the empty binders and empty bins! I see so much potential... (admittedly I kept a few, although I should just get rid of them all):tongue_smilie:

     

    I'm usually pretty good about letting things go, but this time it huuuuurrrt. :001_unsure:

     

    I think I'm getting more and more angry/sad/frustrated that we are staying in this house, and the angst against decluttering is a symptom of that - hey, if we could just MOVE (which I want to do for oh so many reasons) then I could keep a few of these things. :banghead:

     

    I know, I just need to get over myself. :001_rolleyes:

    sometimes being the strong one sucks

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    I have always been the care GIVER. When I fell apart, not one person came to help......oh, she will be fine! She is strong! Heck yeah, I am strong! I have to be! Can't depend on anyone to be strong for me once in a while......Jeesh! It just burns me up...can ya tell??

     

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    :iagree::iagree:

     

    More hugs for the OP, and all of us strong women :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

    HAve you ever decided, mid life, that you wanted to be called something else?

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    I've always wanted to change my name...getting married and taking my dh's last name helped a bit, but lately (totally mid-life crisis here) it's been bothering me again. I think it's partially being adopted -- I'm working on just *who* am I supposed to be? "Amy" seems so whiiiiinnnnyyyyy. I would love to know if my birth parents named me anything. Considering my first foster family AND my adoptive family both named me Amy (unknown to each other), I'm not holding out high hopes for something different, lol. At least it means "beloved".

     

    Maybe I'll just go around telling people, "Call me Cordelia..." :lol:

    Heavy decluttering: I need some words of inspiration for making the hard decisions

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    I don't have $1000, but I have all this stuff, the value of which may add up to $1000, that I could get rid of. So instead of, I paid $10 for those knitting needles, they are perfectly good and I should keep them, say, wow, $10 towards a new room! All I have to do is put it in a box, and have it taken away. Along with those books, that's another $50 towards a new room.

     

    I've been decluttering for years and never thought about it that way! I can be pretty ruthless in my own way, but this is brilliant for those times I can't seem to get over the hurdle.

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