Dealing with uncooperative family members
I had a VERY hard time with my family members. They thought it was just onemore of mom’s crazy food plans and can’t we just get back to NORMAL????? Oncemy grown kids moved out, things got easier, and once my husband began to seewhat foods did to the kids (reactions from food infractions), he got on board.Now as long as I leave certain things in place for the “big people”, like theirfavorite bread or whatever, they don’t complain if the family’s meals are all”alternative” (GFCF/soy free/corn syrup free/artificials free). And myhusband’s really good about asking what the kids can or can not have if he’s notsure, and about us providing alternatives to junky food and snacks and treatswhen they’re going to be offered (like Halloween). It’s not easy to juggle a”mixed” family, but it can be done!
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Shane Dearmond said,
Wrote on March 9, 2007 @ 5:18 pm
I remember when Sasha turned 1 year old and I just knew somethingwas wrong with him. I had the feeling in my gut and my mother in lawkept telling me I was over reacting and nothing was wrong withSasha. He has a cousin 2 weeks older than him and she was hittingmilestones left and right where as he was at a stand still andeventually regressed each day from then on.
Once I started the GFCF diet, supplements, and treated the yeast shestill to this day says that he’s getting better b/c he’s gettingolder and that he’s not autistic. It drives me NUTS. He has 3diagnosis of Autism from 3 people not affiliated with each other.
My family is more supportive and follows the diet and makes sure hegets his supplements if he stays overnight with them. I just have tokeep Sasha away from the family members who have “no clue” and onlyallow him to be around them when I’m in the room.