I'm a doofus

[transposable_element]

Filia had a doctor's appointment this afternoon to get allergy skin testing done (because we think she's "outgrown" her peanut allergy), and I completely forgot about it! This despite the fact that we discussed it last night at dinner and changed our plans for how Filia was going to get to school today, which was not a small deal.

Damn it.

I'm not winning any Mom awards, either.

The really annoying thing is that up until the moment I realized all of this, I was feeling pretty good about myself because I was finally making headway on writing my thesis this afternoon.

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[rthstewart]

WORST MOTHER EVER. No wait, that was me when I sent my son to school insisting he would be fine and he threw up in the trash can on his way to homeroom. Eh. I'm sorry. Unfortunately, it happens and shall happen again. And I do hope the peanuts are a thing of the past. How old is Filia?

[transposable_element]

Ah, we all have our moments! I can sympathize with the "oh you'll be fine" response; Filia is generally a very healthy kid (knock wood), so when she says she's sick I am always suspicious.

Filia is nine, and she was diagnosed with the allergy at 15 months when she broke out in hives after snarfing down a dollop of peanut butter. Luckily it was very clear what had caused the reaction and then it the skin test confirmed it. But that first one is the only reaction she's ever had, so it is clearly a mild allergy -- not one of those terrifying can't-be-in-the-same-room-as-a-peanut situations. A couple of times in the last few years she has accidentally bitten into a peanutty candy without having a reaction (the most recent was a couple of months ago) so we think the allergy may no longer be a factor at all and decided to have her retested. That's what was supposed to happen this afternoon. Sigh.

[rthstewart]

so fortunate that she didn't have one of those terrifying allergies. I am sorry you missed the appointment. I bet you got a "Moooom" for that one plus charges for missed appointments, which I HATE. I tell ya, my son's dentist and ortho are within walking or bus/subway distance of his high school. It's so NICE that he can there on this own, and home again, without me having to take him.

[transposable_element]

I am looking forward to the day when Filia is able to get herself to her medical and dental appointments by herself. Also, the day when she does all of her own laundry and packs her own school lunch!

She was upset about missing the appointment but was somewhat mollified when I presented her with the next book in the Warriors series, which I had checked out of the library for her. She cheered up even more when I reminded her that we were making lasagna for dinner together using a recipe from a Garfield cookbook (not a bad recipe; heavy on the cheese). So I think I'm forgiven, and the doctor's receptionist was pretty nice about it when I called to reschedule.