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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This can’t be a true story when 11yos are involved. If true, your friend is way out of line. There are nuts in the world and an 11 yo is old enough to navigate that.[/quote]

OP here. It is true, but not difficult to understand if you know my friend. She’s very much a helicopter parent and there’s a lot of codependence and micromanaging. Still, she trusted me enough to remember something important, and I blew it.[/quote]

Gee, do you think she’s micromanaging and helicopter-y because a lot of adults like you have “blown it” and act like it’s a “goof”?[/quote]

Did helicopter mom tell OP that her house must be entirely nut free in order for her son to be there? That's an impossible standard for a house that isn't already nut free.[/quote]

That’s not what it’s about. It’s very hard on a kid when a trusted adult or a grandparent/aunt/whomever—who has known about the allergy for years—“goofs.” It makes them feel unsafe with someone they are supposed to trust.[/quote]

What is the rule that is supposed to followed exactly? What should everyone do to make it safe for a kid with a nut allergy to attend a party?[/quote]

1) No unlabeled food; if you’re going to order pizza, order from somewhere that the parents can review the allergens, like Papa John’s instead of the local place with no unpublished info
2) Discussion with parents and kids beforehand
3) Every label checked by both a parent and by the kid
4) If there’s any question, you call the other parent—be ready to screen shot a label
5) Don’t mix/offer food together. Like no mixed candy in a bowl. Keep everything in separate bags, allergy kid and parent read the labels
6) Do not have an “there is an epi-pen here so it’s fine” attitude. A DOCTOR recently died at Disney even after an epi-pen was administered. An epi-pen does not = absolute safety.[/quote]

Uh, no. Not going to work. Way too many rules.[/quote]

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