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[quote=Anonymous]OP, as other posters have said, 13 is more than old enough to manage his allergies and not just assume something handed to him from his father is safe. I grew up with a nut allergy at a time when it wasn't very prevalent and my parents taught me to manage my allergy at a very young age. I knew never to trust food handed to me by anyone, even a parent. Sometimes it meant missing out on things like birthday cake at parties and other treats, but it wasn't worth possibly having a reaction to me so I just said no thanks. I also had inattentive ADHD. That cannot be used as an excuse or justification for your son not managing his own allergies.

I see this all the time as an elementary school teacher and as a parent. Every year I memorize the list that the nurse sends out which lists the allergies that have been reported to the health room that year. I've been in situations where I've seen kids with allergies accept food from others without asking about it and obviously I step in when that happens, but not everyone is as attuned to allergies.  As a parent we're asked to never provide snacks that contain allergens for after sports games because there's someone on the team with an allergy. Because there's somewhat of a bubble created around them to keep them safe, they don't always learn to advocate for themselves.  A lot of kids rely on their parents and other adults to keep them safe, and they don't learn how to keep themselves safe.  People with food allergies should never be lulled into a false sense of security even if it's their own parent handing them food. [/quote]

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