The Egg Effect
Lark Mason Lark Professor Bleyle English 1101 31 August 2026 The Egg Effect Growing up with so many allergies always forced me to live my life with caution and made me very attentive about everything in my life since I was young. One of the most serious allergies I have is my egg allergy. While most people were able to eat food without a second thought in mind, I had to always pay close attention. As I grew up, I learned that I need to check ingredients and be aware of how my food was prepared. Sometimes, I even had to wonder if the utensils or pans used to make my food had previously touched eggs. Being careful about food eventually became a normal part of my life, but my family first realized how serious my egg allergy was because of something that happened when I was only two years old. When I was two years old, my father, Bernard, took me out for breakfast one day. What was supposed to be a normal trip to a local breakfast spot in downtown Atlanta to start off the day right wh...