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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I invited about 10 kids over last weekend for my son’s birthday party; all are age 13.

When I extended the invites, I let the parents know that this was a dinner-time event, and the menu was Chick-fil-a nuggets, mac and cheese, fruit and vegetables, as well as pretzels, drinks and birthday cake. I gave out the full menu because we have a few friends with allergies. I asked in the invites to please let me know about food restrictions or allergies.

Well, I asked the two vegetarians to go through the line first to make sure they had enough of the mac and cheese and of the vegetables, fruit and pretzels. That is when both of them proceeded to tell me, “I don’t like mac and cheese.” Later, the rest of the kids went through the line and two of them told me “I don’t eat mac and cheese or nuggets.”

Like, would have been helpful to know when I issued the invitations. Here’s what, I get that maybe you fed your kid ahead of time, knowing they didn’t like what was on offer. But guess what, they should have just simply MADE A PLATE of pretzels and a bit of fruit and had a slice of cake. I know it’s not their last meal, but I didn’t need 13 year olds telling me about their food preferences. At that age, your kids are old enough to take what they like, leave the rest, and keep their mouth closed if they have nothing nice to say.

I would have happily provided more food/different food, but no one communicated with me up front. It’s a crappy feeling for me and my kid to hear about how your kids don’t like the food we have, and “can’t eat anything.” [/quote]

If you asked me about allergies/restrictions, I’d tell you and be appreciative you asked, but I’d never presume to tell you what your menu should be. So I’d say, “yes Larla is vegetarian.” I wouldn’t then go through the menu and say, “…and she doesn’t like this and that and that…” I’d assume that I (or my kid) would politely decline if it’s something they don’t like. Or maybe put a tiny bit on the plate to be polite. I’d also not want my kid to just bluntly say, “I don’t like that.”

But if you asked why they didn’t take something, and they were honest, I don’t know what else to tell you!  [/quote]

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