Comments on: The Friendliest Thing to Do

By: Nic Lowe

Nic Lowe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:51:55 +0000

NDM, I think you are denying your children, and your childrens friends, a vital element of real world drama.

These days, with every channel showing some form of medical soap operas (complete with their epidemics of Muchausens by Proxy), young people never really get any decent first hand experiences of a life threatening situation.

By the time a real one comes along, they are so immune and blase they will barely lift a finger to help poor old frothing Freddie.

They’ll probably just stand around and say something like “Ahh, this happened on two seasons ago on E.R – he probably thinks he’s being cool or something. By the way, I’ve got next season on DVD from an illegal download. Want to borrow it?”.

I say, lets keep the danger in schools.

I have a personal fantasy of being the teacher that runs across the school quadrangle, saving the day and earning the respect of my meeker peers.

Plus, I love the idea of slamming an epi-pen, Rambo style, into the leg of some precious brat who didnt do what mummy said.

Take that, Freddie.

By: Mother of Master L

Mother of Master L — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:43:13 +0000

I wanted to say something witty and wise, but the frustration I feel towards those that are aware of Master L’s allergies and still send peanut butter sandwiches to school makes me (almost) speechless. It is one thing to be aware yet another thing to make decisions that can affect a person life (which may sound a tad dramatic but is the simple truth).
It is through people like NDM that my children can go on play dates and birthday parties without the risk of contamination and feeling the outcast by eating only ’safe’ food we have packed.
So thanks NDM, not only for the cupcakes and soy milk Master L has consumed from your kitchen but for rallying the troops!

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:27:53 +0000

love you [NDM]womble.

By: naptimewriting

naptimewriting — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:02:21 +0000

This might be the perfect blog entry. We have so freaking funny I almost wet myself; so touching I almost got teary; so passionate I was moved to almost action; and so self-dismissive I felt all warm and cozy and human.

And I now want to find blahblahshire and the freaks who actually vote for roads based on friendliness, and I want to bake a gluten-butter-overprocessed-MICRObiotic feast and leave it, digested and flaming, on their doorstep.

Except that my apathy pulls me back to my computer and relative inactivity. Can’t. be. bothered.

Yet find you funny enough to read twice. Kudos.

By: MM

MM — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:58:23 +0000

Seeing your child go into anaphylaxis is pure terror and the cashew spread incident was mild compared to his first one.

Thanks for putting the message out there and for the solidarity. You do it with such grace, humour and humanity.