Food Allergies Can Mess Up Your Life...And Not How You Might Think

So I have food allergies. When I was 31ish, I was diagnosed as having a peanut allergy. A few years later, tree nuts were added. Last year, I got to add gluten. I never ask people, even my own family, not to consume gluten containing foods or those containing nuts. My daughter eats PB&J all the time. She must wash her own dishes, but that's no biggie...she's pretty much grown. One of our local sports teams, playing in an indoor arena, is giving away free peanuts as a promotion. I simply asked that they switch to popcorn or some other cheap alternative. You would think, I had asked to ban peanuts as a food throughout the entire country. Wow. I didn't realize people loved their peanuts so much. At a game last year, the woman next to me was eating peanuts. I switched places with her and took a couple of Benedryl. Not exactly fun for the rest of the game being so sleepy, but it was okay. When two-thirds of the people will most likely be eating them, where do I go to get away? I would like to enjoy a game too. I asked if people would give up peanuts in a section to let those of us with allergies attend. Most people said okay. A few said no. Unfortunately, my brother thought that designating a peanut-free section was nothing short of socialism (his response not mine) and that I was an idiot for suggesting it. This led to me telling him that he's a jerk-wad, which led to him telling me that I am a horrible person who never loved him and he's disowning me. What the hell? At this point I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the absurdity of it all.....(o=