Get the feedThe plus side of allergies
Wednesday, May 27th 2009
For the last month, there’s been a positive change in William’s behavior. He’s been noticeably more mellow and polite – so much so that his kindergarten teachers have mentioned it. After years of parenting, I realize I shouldn’t pat myself on the back when my children are praised, but I can’t say I'm not at least slightly proud about his good behavior.
Also, twice in the last couple of weeks I witnessed him with adults.
“Hi William! How are you?”
“I’m fine thank you. And how are you?” he said, looking them straight in the eye with maturity beyond his years.
I beamed and thought, “My oh my, he’s turning out to be quite a little gentleman.”
This past weekend, I found myself talking to a friend who’s been suffering from seasonal allergies. She looked miserable and told me she was taking Zyrtec, which helped her a bit, but also made her feel slow and generally sluggish -- like her tongue wouldn’t move fast enough when she was talking.
William’s been on Zyrtec…for about a month.
It may be a rude awakening when allergy season is over.
Also, twice in the last couple of weeks I witnessed him with adults.
“Hi William! How are you?”
“I’m fine thank you. And how are you?” he said, looking them straight in the eye with maturity beyond his years.
I beamed and thought, “My oh my, he’s turning out to be quite a little gentleman.”
This past weekend, I found myself talking to a friend who’s been suffering from seasonal allergies. She looked miserable and told me she was taking Zyrtec, which helped her a bit, but also made her feel slow and generally sluggish -- like her tongue wouldn’t move fast enough when she was talking.
William’s been on Zyrtec…for about a month.
It may be a rude awakening when allergy season is over.
Jean Yih Kingston
Jean Kingston, who co-founded SixSeeds, spends many of her waking hours in her SUV hauling carloads of children to various and sundry playing fields across the state of Massachusetts. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
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