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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are correct that[b] eating out of the common bag violates formal etiquette [/b]and best hygienic practices. Also, as a previous poster noted, COVID has changed everything, and it’s sensible to be more cautious now than before the pandemic.

That being said, eating out of the bag is not so uncommon a practice as to be generally considered barbaric.  Moreover, while your kids may be exceptions, most kids are not considered paragons of etiquette or hygiene, and camp does not seem an environment that would strictly enforce either. I would not find it shocking to discover that the kids were sharing snacks amongst themselves with hands grubbier than those of your houseguest.

I have learned, that there are a lot of things that if I stop and think about them, I can drive myself crazy worrying about and futilely attempt to control, or acknowledge that despite my best efforts, life is messy, but tends to work out okay for the most part, so I may be better off in many cases to just not dwell on things too much. This seems like a prime candidate for the latter approach.

You might just get an extra bag, or even two so that you can make sure the kids are supplied separately and won’t run the guest short of snacks. Then once the guest has left, dump any leftovers of their contaminated bag. For any future visits, you can supply them with their very own bag of snacks, of serve it up for them in bowls. You might even want to preemptively serve snacks to the family in individualized bowls to establish that as your family practice. [/quote]

I don’t think you can clutch your pearls about formal etiquette when you’re serving potato chips on the sofa in front of the TV. Come on now.[/quote]

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