Today, I sold ice cream to a group of kids. One of them looked sad, because he was the only one who couldn't buy any, so I gave him some for free. Apparently, he was allergic to something in it, and ended up being rushed to the hospital. FML
Snarty tells us more.
Snarty 7
hey thanks for the comments guys. to answer a few questions neither the kid nor the parent knew he was allergic. aparently he reacted to the red food coloring which caused him to break out in a full body rash the poor little guy was so upset. but now we know he isn't allergic to all ice cream so I told him and the mom they will have free ice cream on me for the rest of the year... as long as it doesn't have red dye! Thanks to all who commented, Cheers!
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infamoushack 10
That sucks OP! It wasn't your fault. You didn't know.
MadisonDerp 16
Oh that's really nice! You're a generous person OP!
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Comments (161)
hntandjlt 8
Don't be to hard on yourself you didn't know
Erery 16
that was very nice of you :) Don't feel too bad, you didn't know.
shadow2903 11
It's the thought that counts??
Snarty 7
hey thanks for the comments guys. to answer a few questions neither the kid nor the parent knew he was allergic. aparently he reacted to the red food coloring which caused him to break out in a full body rash the poor little guy was so upset. but now we know he isn't allergic to all ice cream so I told him and the mom they will have free ice cream on me for the rest of the year... as long as it doesn't have red dye! Thanks to all who commented, Cheers!
MadisonDerp 16
Oh that's really nice! You're a generous person OP!
INDYSTRUCTABLE 43
recently found out I'm allergic to red dye as well. I'm 25.
Ashley868 10
I'm allergic to it too except I throw up.
jessBeAqueen 13
wow that was extremely nice of you op. we need more people like you. hopefully your act of kindness will plant a seed in that little boys head :)
Sandsh8rk 36
Awesome, that's great to hear! I wish you were my town's ice cream man :)
Zimmington 21
That sucks OP, my bestfriend is allergic to red food coloring. That almost happend to her when I gave her my Red Fanta but she spit it out.
azwethinkweiz87 11
The ice cream man of everyone's dreams!
fareith 15
Too bad its illegal to enter my town in an ice cream truck...
Amama_fml 30
131- Where do you live?! Hell?
ottokat 15
Wow! You're a pretty fabulous ice cream man, OP. And this is a true FML - you tried to do something nice and it turned on you! At least it worked out, the kid's ok, and you're not in trouble!!
MrWams123 7
My dog is.
phoneYuNOlisten 16
Allergies come and go? THERE'S HOPE! I WON'T BE ALLERGIC TO EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN!
Airshock22 11
I found out recently that I'm allergic to red dye as well. The only thing is that I don't get a physical reaction. It makes me act like I'm drunk.
ameyer13 8
Don't beat yourself up over it OP. it happens to the best of us
Raykyogrou03 12
The kid probably didn't even know he was allergic.
moosetracks22 10
It's not your fault OP. If the kid is old enough to be away from his parents then he is old enough to ask what's in the ice cream. I work at a daycare and the 4 year olds with allergies know what they can and can't have, and if they're unsure they ask.
CrookedNipples 17
According to OP, the kid had no idea that he was allergic to anything in the ice cream.
moosetracks22 10
sorry I posted my first comment before I saw OP's reply. If I would've seen it I would've never posted my comment.
Tyrax 16
Actually, I agree with you normally, so I'm unsure why this was down voted so much. Granted, in this case, the follow-up shows the kid didn't know either, but still.
nflhomeboy 7
This is really sad
Obey_StudBoii 23
No what's sad is your comment.
frip_fml 9
Americans are the most allergy prone people on earth.
mn_shr 22
What's with the down votes here? 74 is right.
MzNViziBLe 8
You're a dumbass. Location has nothing to do with being more allergy prone. That's like saying native African men are more prone to have bigger equipment than African American men
NoFlippinWai 24
Actually, the longer your family has been in the US, the greater your chance of allergies are. It may not make sense but those are statistics. I blame welfare and our inability to let Darwin have them.
Tyrax 16
Actually, it's true. Americans do tend toward more allergies than other areas. Combination of genetics and environment. First world issues - people in harsher environments either get over it or die, usually from other causes.
MadisonDerp 16
At least you were trying to be nice.