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Having hot dogs and kabobs is not forcing a child to starve. You probably would think I’m a bad host then. I don’t have a huge supply of other food to whip up for your picky eater. No bread for pbj. I have a set menu I make and just buy those items. Frankly I didn’t care if the kid ate or if he just ate fruit or my other side dishes. [/quote]

I do think you are a bad host!  I would be horrified if a child left my house hungry after being served a meal.

I don't think you are a bad person but yes I think you are a bad host![/quote]

NP but what a bizarre response. Hot dogs, chicken kabobs, fruit, and presumably palatable side dishes and if I kid goes home without eating any of that, she’s a bad host? I’m an extremely generous host (I always have vegetarian options, my kid’s birthdays are 100% nut free— and none of us has allergies, I make a huge variety and tons of food always, etc.)  But where does it end?!? We are not short order cooks, nor should we have to be to be considered good hosts!

If a kid went home hungry after all that, I’d think it was unfortunate and I certainly wouldn’t judge, but there’s no way I’d accept that was on me! My fault for being a bad host! Omfg[/quote]

I think you are a bad host if you know that you are inviting a child who only eats a few foods, and you fail to provide those foods and fail to be gracious in allowing the parent to bring those foods.

If all the child eats is obscure food, no I don't think a good host needs to run out and provide that obscure food.  But if a child does eat a common food like noodles, crackers or bread, and you do have noodles, crackers or bread... I think a good host would provide some noodles, crackers or bread for the child they have invited for a meal.

If you have invited a family you know well, you know about the child's eating habits and you can easily provide one thing, or ask the parents to being something.  If you do not know them well, then of course you cannot know a child's eating habits and in that case you are not being a bad host if you fail to feed them.

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