Wow! That is amazing!

Whew.

When Ben's teacher's wrote the letter they thanked me
for letting them use his name--and said that many
parents don't want to call attention to their child.
I was like, "Huh?"
For goodness sake, it's about their LIFE.

--- "E.J. Mumaw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have been through both reactions from other
> parents too.  I so appreciate
> the ones that want to help.  Unfortunately my
> experience has been more with
> the ones worried about their kids doing without.
>
> I even ran into one Mom that claimed her kids had
> celiac, but she 'would
> never' ask for accommodations........as if it would
> be something shameful.
> She also informed me (as if I was completely dense)
> that her pediatrician had
> told her that ALL children out grew milk allergies
> by the age of 3.  I calmly
> told her that her children's Dr had not kept up with
> current medical research
> and that she should reconsider intrusting her
> children's health care to
> someone so lacking in current medical knowledge.  It
> took all I had to keep
> smiling, keep my voice even and not smack the
> daylights out of her.  This Mom
> was a parent in one of my non allergic daughters
> classrooms.  Since I was the
> room Mom I never did seem to find anything else I
> needed her to do for school
> parties that year.  I don't think I could have held
> it together to have
> another conversation with her.  Its when school
> staff has this type of
> attitude that our children aren't safe.  It is this
> kind of attitude I ran
> into in the first school district we lived in.  I
> never would have felt that
> my son's life was safe in that school.
>
> E.J.


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