Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Argh

About a month ago, I agreed to provide treats for our May birthdays at work. We have a coworker who's gluten-free, so I'm attempting to make my cupcakes gluten free, too. I think I can do it, still experimenting a little. But OCD has really latched onto this. What if my gluten free products mingle with the flour in the pantry, or the bagels I bought? I've got this idea that my coworker isn't just sensitive to gluten but will somehow die if she eats it. I know I'm going to make them anyway, but I hate the worry. Trudge, trudge, keep on going.
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  1. DylanMay 11, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    I know that feeling. I directed a children's ministry program at my church and we had a girl with a peanut allergy. Cans of peanuts were brought in for trail mix, and I was so worried that the peanuts being opened and exposed were going to contaminate the cup without peanuts. It all ended up okay....

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  2. ShanaMay 11, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    You can do it! Living with fear is better than holing up and not doing anything! As always, I know you'll face your fears and impress us all. :)

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  3. AnnMay 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    There used to be another comment here, but it appears blogger ate it. Sorry about that.

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  4. AbigailMay 13, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Oh, yes. I'd probably worry too. Presently, peanutbutter is the dreaded contaminate. What if, the food that has no peanut butter in it, actually had trace amounts of peanut butter, and then I touch the food and then I touch a surface (or leave a crumb) and then a person severely allergic to peanutbutter touches what I touched and somehow gets trace amounts of the trace amounts and no one would know the person would have been exposed to peanutbutter, and it could be fatal (or so my OCD worries).

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