Halloween as a Food Allergy Mom

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allergy halloweenI hate Halloween. There, I said it. To be honest, I’ve always hated it. As a #foodallergymom, Halloween has a whole new reason to be loathed. There has never been a year that I was excited about it, but as a parent, I have come to embrace the fact that my children really love Halloween and decorating our front yard!

One way I’ve made peace with Halloween is to focus on the activities besides trick or treating. For example, we go to as many fall festivals as we can find. This year, thanks to COVID, it’s a little harder, but not impossible. Here are just a few on our list:

Most importantly, we participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project organized by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). Every year, both my children proudly paint a pumpkin a vibrant teal to show that we are a safe place to stop. Although this year, it’s unlikely many, if any, will be trick or treating house to house, but we will continue to spotlight our teal pumpkin. 

If you know of more local activities, please share, and whatever you do, however, you celebrate, above all, stay safe!

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Maria Sette
Maria is a full-time mom, teacher, wife, daughter, and sister, who feels pulled in too many directions! Her older son Michael took over 24 hours to be born, and at six-months-old was diagnosed with allergies to dairy, eggs, nuts, soy, shrimp, and wheat…all after exclusively nursing because she was SO SURE that would help him be a healthy kid. Luckily at age 1, he began to outgrow some of his allergies. Fingers crossed the others will soon follow because that plus a husband who doesn’t eat any veggies and Maria always battling her weight makes for three meals to prepare every night. Luckily, Christopher, her younger son, is a cooperative eater! As someone who has always been committed to making positive change, Maria uses her privilege and position as an educator and mom to work toward a most anti-racisit, equitibile, and inclusive world. Recently, Maria has even started getting up at 5am to workout in her basement. (Thank you pandemic living!) She is addicted to reading chicklit on her Kindle app in the dark, most Trader Joe’s products, and watching TikToks.

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