This life-experience-backed book is for any adult impacted by the existence of food allergies. Lauren has been deathly allergic to milk since birth, and to tree nuts since age six. Now, that little girl is all grown up, and she's spilling everything on how her food allergies have affected her life and the lives of those around her. Learn from her experiences (and mistakes). Chapters: Preface Why should you read a book about someone's life with food allergies? 1 Let's Not Jump to Conclusions: The Don't-Miss Context to the Early Days of My Food Allergies 2 K through 12: The Formative Years That Set the Foundation for How I Socially Handle My Food Allergies 3 College: Holy Shit, Where's My Mom? 4 Travel & Travel Prep: Leaving the Comfort of My Own Kitchen 5 The Talk (Not That Talk): The Grown-Up Conversation for When Kids with Food Allergies Grow Up 6 Managing Food Allergies in the Office 7 A Milk-Free Sex Life: No Whipped Cream in the Bedroom 8 Wedding Planning: To Have and to Hold My EpiPen(R) 9 Navigating Food Labels & Ingredients: This Chapter is Gluten Free! 10 Foretelling a Future with Food Allergies