I don’t want to donate baked goods or shop for Secret Santa’s

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I never participate in food exchanges, partly because my child has a deadly nut allergy, partly because I don’t trust what random people bake in their kitchens (more so in times of Covid). It all seems unappetizing and risky to me.

I volunteered on the PTA for years and logged countless hours at school in the course of my duties.

You’re not getting Covid from Christmas cookies. You’re just a generalized germaphobe. Admit it.

DP here. Point is, people don't have a good gauge on whose house is truly clean, and whose is not. I have seen people eat something form a gross house (which regularly has a giant dog in the kitchen, to boot) - "BUT it's painted gray and white, so it must be clean!"?? - as opposed to eating something from a genuinely clean house/kitchen. It's just gross, and people don't truly know who is gross, and who is not.

Okay so I keep a clean kitchen - I hope! - but aren’t the baked goods cooked? Which would kill off germs? Are you thinking people are mixing mouse poop in with the chocolate chips or something? I don’t really get this concern.

Would you be OK with somebody touching the bottom of their feet, cleaning out the cats litter box and then cooking? It gets cooked off, after all. That would bother me. If it doesn’t bother you, that’s your prerogative but I think the vast majority of people would think that’s gross. Likewise, handling raw eggs and then baked cookies it’s not safe food practices, or maybe they’re not washing their hands after handling food between food. My neighbor, who has a swanky high-paying job, “nice house” is so gross in the kitchen that I almost threw up once from watching how she operated. I just don’t trust people enough to eat random food and teachers shouldn’t either.

One of the parents posts pictures regularly of her kitchen and she's the main person organizing and donating. Her kitchen is really gross looking. Crowded (big house so its not a storage issue) and doesn't look clean at all.

Most teachers I know toss it.

Exactly. Which is why even though my kitchen is sanitary and my cooking practices are sanitary, I don’t participate in those food programs.

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Can I tell you something random? When I taught the worst baked goods were from super skinny moms who were always on their way to the gym. They added extra butter and sugar and didn't taste their own goods so you end up feeling downright ill eating a high fat high sugar bomb. I thought it was because I don't eat sweets much, but my sister and boyfriend at the time were like "no, these cookies are just wrong-double the sugar and/or butter." Happened multiple times. Cookies always looked beautiful though. I never trusted an underweight woman again.

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I never participate in food exchanges, partly because my child has a deadly nut allergy, partly because I don’t trust what random people bake in their kitchens (more so in times of Covid). It all seems unappetizing and risky to me.

I volunteered on the PTA for years and logged countless hours at school in the course of my duties.

You’re not getting Covid from Christmas cookies. You’re just a generalized germaphobe. Admit it.

DP here. Point is, people don't have a good gauge on whose house is truly clean, and whose is not. I have seen people eat something form a gross house (which regularly has a giant dog in the kitchen, to boot) - "BUT it's painted gray and white, so it must be clean!"?? - as opposed to eating something from a genuinely clean house/kitchen. It's just gross, and people don't truly know who is gross, and who is not.

Okay so I keep a clean kitchen - I hope! - but aren’t the baked goods cooked? Which would kill off germs? Are you thinking people are mixing mouse poop in with the chocolate chips or something? I don’t really get this concern.

Would you be OK with somebody touching the bottom of their feet, cleaning out the cats litter box and then cooking? It gets cooked off, after all. That would bother me. If it doesn’t bother you, that’s your prerogative but I think the vast majority of people would think that’s gross. Likewise, handling raw eggs and then baked cookies it’s not safe food practices, or maybe they’re not washing their hands after handling food between food. My neighbor, who has a swanky high-paying job, “nice house” is so gross in the kitchen that I almost threw up once from watching how she operated. I just don’t trust people enough to eat random food and teachers shouldn’t either.

One of the parents posts pictures regularly of her kitchen and she's the main person organizing and donating. Her kitchen is really gross looking. Crowded (big house so its not a storage issue) and doesn't look clean at all.

Most teachers I know toss it.

Exactly. Which is why even though my kitchen is sanitary and my cooking practices are sanitary, I don’t participate in those food programs.

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I don't eat home made baked goods, as a matter of practice. Most (all?) people I know share this sentiment. Thanks, but no thanks. Also, it is why we see fewer and fewer "pot luck" style entertaining, even before covid.

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Anonymous wrote:see literally 4 bucks @ target
https://www.target.com/p/white-frosted-sugar-cookies-13-5oz-10ct-favorite-day-8482/-/A-14827476#lnk=sametab

They usually request you bring at least 2 dozen and that is must be homemade.

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Anonymous wrote:see literally 4 bucks @ target
https://www.target.com/p/white-frosted-sugar-cookies-13-5oz-10ct-favorite-day-8482/-/A-14827476#lnk=sametab

They usually request you bring at least 2 dozen and that is must be homemade.

And why so cheap to contribute $4. Get a gift card instead