To all the gluten-free mothers out there…
Whether you are protecting your own health…
or protecting the health of your child…
We see you.
And today…we honor you.
We honor the daily fight against cross-contact.
We honor the ingredient labels read for the hundredth time.
We honor the gluten-free cupcake rushed into a classroom…
just so your child never has to feel left out.
We honor the tears cried behind closed doors…
when nobody else sees the fear.
We honor the guilt some mothers carry…
wondering if they somehow “gave” this disease to their child.
We honor the doctor appointments.
The meal prep.
The school meetings.
The packed snacks.
The late-night research.
The restaurant questions.
The advocacy.
The exhaustion.
And we honor the mothers learning…every single day…
how to help their families live gluten-free in a gluten-covered world.
Happy Mother’s Day to the women fighting battles most people will never fully understand.