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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP-
I'm an adult child of teachers who threw away homemade items. It's not personal. Think about it- you don't know if the baker licked the spatula, had a cat on the counter, washed their hands before preparation. You don't have to be paranoid to assume home kitchens / bakers aren't extraordinarily clean. [/quote]

Do you have the same irrational fear when you go to Aunt Sally’s house for thanksgiving or when cousin Mary brings her famous casserole to the family reunion?

What about when you went to your coworker’s shower? You have no clue who prepared all the food. Friends and family likely brought some of it.

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DP. Your examples are different. I know my Aunt Sally and cousin Mary. I also know my coworker.

I don’t know my students’ parents.

I am a teacher and I don’t eat homemade food given to me. There are simply too many variables. Does it need refrigeration, and has it actually been refrigerated? Are there ingredients I don’t eat in this recipe?

I appreciate the sentiment, but the practice of giving homemade food doesn’t work for me. I’m another person who will be grateful for the effort behind the food and then end up disposing of it.

I’d rather receive something non-food based. (I actually don’t need anything at all. I’m a professional and I’m doing my job. If you want to thank me, send a letter to my department chair about something positive in my class.)[/quote]

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