<p>You’re right, DeskPotato. It’s hard to evaluate a situation from the outside. I am reminded of an incident that took place when S1 was very young, probably 4 or 5. He has always had life-threatening food allergies, including to nuts. From a very early age, he has understood that he can’t just eat something without having an adult check it (of course, now he reads labels carefully and never eats anything that is suspicious). One day we were in a grocery store and he did something that he had never done before. There was a display of bread samples, and he grabbed a few pieces and stuffed them into his mouth. Some of the breads there contained walnuts, so you can imagine how I reacted, grabbing the bread out of his mouth, checking for nuts, in general being very agitated. It must have looked like an extreme over-reaction to strangers who did not know about his allergies. One older woman with an accent came up to me and spoke very kindly, saying, I know that you are a good mother but it would be better if you could stay calm. I knew that her intentions were good, so I just thanked her.</p>
<p>After reading the articles all I can say is that this woman is NOT my role model. At all. Ever.</p>
<p>Maybe we live in different universes.</p>