Dad Furious At His Sister And Mom For Letting His Baby Lick Piece Of Chicken Despite Knowing That The Kid Is Allergic To It

He asks an online community if getting mad was an overreaction.

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• Published in Interesting
• July 8, 2023

The human body may react to certain kinds of food. Its immune system may think that the food the one consumes is an invader.

This is the cause of allergic reactions. Allergies might be mild for some.

But when it comes to babies, parents need to be extra careful as an allergic reaction can be life-threatening. The common culprits include peanuts, milk, eggs, and seafood.

Parents whose children have allergies always need to have an action plan for when a severe reaction occurs. An allergy can be severe when the child's tongue is swelling, their throat is tightening, or they're constantly coughing.

Let's look at a story of a dad who was so upset about the negligence of her sister toward her baby. He posted his complaints on the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit.

According to the original poster (OP), his sister was playing with his eight-month-old baby. During that moment, she let the young one lick a piece of chicken.

This angered the OP because his baby is allergic to chicken. He also notes that his sister and mom are aware of this.

Eventually, the baby began sneezing the sniffling, which further angered the OP. What made things worse is that his mom took his sister's side.

In anger, he shouted at both women. They fought back, saying that the allergy will only get triggered when ingested.

Now, he's wondering if he overreacted.

A dad wanted to know if shouting at his sister and mom, who let his kid lick a piece of chicken, was too much of a reaction.

The OP is a dad with an 8-month old baby who is allergic to chicken.

While his sister and baby were playing, she let the little one lick a piece of chicken.

Instead of being sorry, she told his brother that the baby caught a virus after they started sniffling and sneezing.

The OP mentions that the sister and mom are aware of the baby's allergy.

What the sister did is considered neglect and endangerment, as this user pointed out.

Even if the OP's mom is not an expert on allergies, she should know better.

Redditors agree with the OP, since the saliva can already carry the proteins coming from the chicken, which causes the allergy.

It is the OP's right as a parent to be upset over something that could endanger his child.

Why would the sister let the baby lick chicken, anyway? Her inaction doesn't make any sense.

This family shouldn't expose the kid to allergens.

That's a nice suggestion if the OP wants to be petty.

The OP's sister is being irresponsible. It's totally understandable that he reacted this way.

The OP shouting at his sister and mom over their negligence is a natural reaction. Things could've been worse if the baby ended up ingesting even a small amount.

It might not be a good idea to leave his child with his sister and mom since they obviously aren't taking responsibility for what happened.

And it's even surprising that his mom let this negligence slide when she's a doctor herself.

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