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[quote=Anonymous]OP could be talking about me.  I was always the youngest adult at our family events so I got to sit at the kids table for years since I wasn’t married and didn’t have kids. I watched for years as those kids were constantly judged and fussed at for not eating at the potluck buffets.

I heard what they wished grown ups would bring, and a couple of times I got them together to make a fruit platter with powdered sugar dip. But the older adults didn’t like that because the kids weren’t perfectly hygienic in their fruit placing.

So I decided to always be the one who brings food the kids want to eat.  I do usually plate it, often in the back of my car right before we walk in. I do this mostly because the kids love using my silver tongs and crystal platters. We pretend to be very posh.

Now I have kids with special needs, so I am a pro at plating things so the foods don’t touch and bringing less allergenic things.  It is amazing how many adults also appreciate this sort of food.

So go ahead and judge me and try to tactfully get me to stop. But I will remember the kids.[/quote]

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