My allergy shots were in adulthood. My youngest was aged 2-4 and he was my companion at the doctor’s office every time. Five years sounds horrible!
As far as PI goes, both my husband and daughter are very, very allergic to it. They just need to be somewhere within a few inches of it, and they get it.
Even though I don’t have a problem with PI, I still don’t take chances. I know I can become allergic at any time. So when I come inside, I wash my hands and legs with Dawn with a scrubber type sponge. It needs something to break up the oil (which Dawn does beautifully), and friction (scrubber sponge comes in to play here). Clothes go in to the laundry.
I switch off Claritin, Zyrtec, and Allegra. They all work for me, but if I take one too often, it becomes less effective. So I change them up.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads on the gardening thread as well as to the dads of all the GTers!