Dear FaanTeen
My boyfriend invited me to go to the beach with his family for a week. I’d love to go, but I’m nervous about how to manage my food allergy while I’m there. I don’t want to offend his family if I can’t eat meals they’ve prepared. How can I be sure there will be safe foods for me to eat and how can I handle the situation with tact?
College
- How Should I Handle Dining in College Cafeterias?
- I Want to Go Off to College
- I Need Tips on How to Make Friends on Campus
- One of My Roommates is Terrible About My Food Allergy
Dating
- My First Valentine's Day
- My Boyfriend Doesn't Take My Food Allergy Seriously
- I Got Dumped Because of My Food Allergy
- I Had a Reaction in Front of My Crush
- How Do I Handle Kissing with My Food Allergy?
- My Girlfriend Likes to Cook for Me
- My Mom Thinks Food Allergies and Dating Don't Mix
- My Parents Think My Boyfriend Is Irresponsible
- A Little More Conversation
- That First Kiss
- Dating and Food Allergies
Dining Out
- I Got Asked to Leave a Restaurant
- My Friends Get Annoyed That I Ask So Many Questions When We Go Out to Eat
- Tips for Eating in Fast Food Restaurants
- I Want to Order Food to be Delivered
- I'm Nervous About Eating in Restaurants
- The Restaurant Staff was Rude to Me When I Tried to Explain My Allergy
- Favorites Come and Go
- Dining Anxiety
- I'm Going Out to Dinner Before Prom
- Baseball games
- Epinephrine auto-injector
- Eating safely at parties
Friends and Family
- Briefing the Best Friend
- How Many People Really Need to Know About My Food Allergy?
- I Had a Reaction and My Friend Freaked Out
- I Had a Reaction and My Parents Freaked Out
- I Want to Join the Baseball Team, but My Parents Think It's Too Risky
- My Dad is Always Bugging Me About Carrying My Meds
- My Friend is Smothering Me with Advice
- My Friend Keeps Pressuring Me to Eat Risky Foods
- Talking Seriously with Friends
- My Friend Lies About Her Food Allergy
- My Friend Makes Fun of My Food Allergy
- My Friend's Grandma Asks Really Embarrassing Questions
- My Friends Make Such a Big Deal About My FA
- My Parents are So Overprotective
- My Relatives Don't Believe Food Allergies are Real
- My Sister is Jealous of My Food Allergy
- I Was Just Diagnosed with a Food Allergy
- I'm Going to Dinner at a Friend's House
- Embarrassing Friends
- My Brother is Jealous of My Food Allergy
- Single Best Piece of Advice
- Prom and Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
- Staying Positive
Jobs
School
- The Private Sector
- Hanging Out with the Team
- Not a Teasing Matter
- I Just Started a New School & Need to Make New Friends
- I Want to Educate My Classmates About Food Allergies
- I Want to Take Home Economics
- I'm Starting High School
- My Classmates Keep Trying to Trick Me
- My Classmates Make Such a Big Deal About My FA
- My Friends Make Fun of My Allergy-Free Lunch
- Other Students Don't Believe That Food Allergies Are Real
- Solving the Bully Problem
- Starting Middle School
- My Allergies Won't Get In the Way of My Extra-Curriculars... Will They?
- Starting High School
