Allergies as a nanny - GF nanny expected to make play dough
I’m allergic to wheat/gluten and my MB wants me to regularly make play dough with her kid, which exposes me to quite a lot of allergens even if I’m not ingesting it directly - even just playing with premade dough makes my hands break out in rashes, and I’ve definitely been “glutened” by airborne flour before.
I can wear gloves and a mask but it seems insane to expect a toddler to not throw flour and make a mess - and I get sick from walking into a hand tossed pizza place just from the flour in the air. I bought my own nail brush to keep there and gloves after getting sick the first time I tried to just ignore the risk and play with premade dough with the kid.
My boss is aware of my allergies but thinks they aren’t so severe because she herself has to limit gluten (but like she still eats wheat flour, just not a ton, so it’s really quite different)….. but hasn’t made the connection as to why I’m hesitant to make play dough. I don’t want her to think I’m crazy because I’m so sensitive and her experience of having a gluten sensitivity is so different from mine.
How would you bring this up? I know it’s reasonable to ask to not make the dough, but I don’t know how to best word it.