Mark Feblowitz wrote:
Unfortunately, the special part of airline food to a child is
not the food per se, but the whole experience of being served something
new and different on a tray served by a flight attendant. Just getting
one of his regular meals while seeing his brothers get served special
fare is a real frustration and a deep disappointment for him. It would
be wonderful if we could order a reliably safe meal for him and have it
served up at 30,000 feet. :-(
Mark and listmates, We have often wished the same, although we don't
travel much, and have never been on a plane, we have the same problem in
restaurants...it is a special treat for everyone....but Aaron. We have
taken to bringing as exciting-looking a meal as we can with us when we
go out. When we arrive at the restaurant we explain our situation and
ask for a clean plate and glass, and anything else we can think of to
help Aaron feel more like one of the gang. He is two and a half, and
doesn't entirely get why he isn't allowed to have certain things, but it
also doesn't bother him yet. He just seems to enjoy having his food
served like ours...a little special. Small things do help.
Another thought...our state (Maine) is in the midst of a terrible crisis
due to an awful ice storm last week. I am SOOO thankful that we have
not lost our power, as most others in our state have. It has been six
days for some, and many families have had to go to shelters. In fact,
we have a family of "ice refugees" staying with us. How does this
relate to milk allergy? When we were still in danger of losing our
electricity, I kept saying to my husband how if we had to leave the
house, we had to be sure to have enough food for Aaron for about a
week. How to collect all this in the dark? I now know that the next
time we expect a bad storm like this, I will pack a bag or two of
groceries for him before it becomes a crisis. Just one of those things
to do as we start collecting the candles, batteries, flashlights and
radio and drinking water together.
Just a thought. Dale Robin
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