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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I always bring food, but I grew up in the South with a mother who was constantly making food for people who just had a baby, were sick, as a hostess gift, etc., so it is just ingrained in me.  So in the last month I've done a meal for a new mom, and two desserts for sick co-workers.  But I've found I'm a bit of an outlier.  I think people don't do it now bc of a combination of factors: 1) fewer people grew up with parents who did this; 2) people move around more, so people don't have the same large network to bring things; 3) fewer people cook from scratch, and so people don't feel confident enough in their cooking to make something like a casserole or pie; 4) increasing dietary diversity means people don't know what to bring (allergies, vegan, gluten-free are all concerns); 5)increasing cultural diversity (and increasing awareness of it) means there are few if any universal dishes that are acceptable to provide, so people do nothing rather than make a mistake; 6) there are fewer SAHMs, and these women typically were the main folks with the time to do this; 7) since there is more delivery/prepared/frozen food available these days, it seems less necessary.
I will say though, that as someone who does this, people really appreciate it, and I'm sorry no one has brought you anything.  Its a tradition I hope comes back.[/quote]

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