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At Least My Husband Is Supportive!

norahsmommy

By norahsmommy
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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norahsmommy Enthusiast
norahsmommy
Posted

My youngest is gluten intolerant and I have been SO careful to make sure she doesn't get gluten. I even made our home gluten free because I kept contaminating her food. Last week my dad had surgery in an out of town hospital and I was driving my mom back and forth to visit dad. My MIL watched our kids and said she bought a whole bunch of gluten free things to feed my daughter. I went over how important it is to make sure no gluten gets in but I am sure she got some (probably through cross contamination)and has been having problems with painful tummy, painful bm's and not sleeping until today. Anyway we went to MIL's for dinner today and they of course served lasagna, garlic bread and beer. Seriously how much more gluten can they really fit into a meal? I brought food for my youngest and made sure her highchair was really clean. We were chatting about food and I mentioned quinoa is delicious and how my youngest loves it so much. I make it with chopped kale, chicken broth, Mrs. dash and some olive oil. MIL said she made it for her and she hated it, she didnt' think it tasted good. Well she didn't season it at all or rinse it before cooking so of course it will taste icky! I told her I loved quinoa so much I was going to order it in bulk on amazon and also order some amaranth and millet. She made this face and said, "well what are you going to do with it all when she outgrows this?" and I said "Eat it!" She kind of thinks what I cook is not food! I made the quinoa and kale, apple sauce and ground turkey for my kids today, they loved it and I think they eat better than any kids I know of! At least my husband gets it. He was making sure no one wiped her face with a napkin they wiped lasagna hands on. He was making sure she couldn't reach any plates with pasta on it or bread crumbs and made sure people washed their hands before playing with her after eating. MIL wanted to give her ice cream but it had a few ingredients we weren't sure about so he said no she can't have it. I said it too but they just kind of bypassed me. He ended the discussion. I am glad I have at least one person on my side. People laugh at me doing all this work making sure she is gluten free, even my mom! Its nice to have an ally.

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
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That's good because it's his mom. You are just an annoying stranger who she may or may not like someday. Really, she has an invested relationship with him. For all she knows, he may dump you tomorrow. If he insists on gluten-free, she might listen.

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GlutenFreeManna
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You should have told her that children don't "outgrow" celiac. She has this for life and will always have to eat gluten free. I would be very leery about letting her babysit if I were you.

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rainer83 Newbie
rainer83
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You should have told her that children don't "outgrow" celiac. She has this for life and will always have to eat gluten free. I would be very leery about letting her babysit if I were you.

I agree. So many people just don't get it. It doesn't go away. It may just develop over time for some people, but it also doesn't go away over time.

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