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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty laid back about my kids' allergies but I'd be annoyed with OP because she knew better and also because a movie night is different than a regular party. My kids sit in close proximity with their friends and pass around bowls of popcorn and share candy when they watch a movie together. I don't let anyone eat nuts then because of the possibility of exposure via hands in the popcorn or just sitting near each other and touching when they're all lounging around together.  Having nuts in the mix changes the way the allergy kid can relax and hang out with the others.  And I'm fine with nuts in my house normally.[/quote]

You make a good point about it being a movie and sharing candy and popcorn and exposure.
It's hard to think these things through even when you have a kid with severe allergies to nuts. I think OP is a good parent and a good friend and just made a mistake. It's human. She feels bad. I think her actions are really different from some other adults I've seen.

While volunteering once I saw another parent hand a kid a cookie during a class party and the kid asked her if it had nuts. The teacher had warned the parents that several kids had nut allergies when the parents arrived and told us which kids we should be careful about. The parent reassured the kid it did not have nuts but did not check the label. The kid was smart so the kid asked another parent for the box. The kid read the box. Sure enough the cookies contained nuts! It was shocking to watch this unfold.[/quote]

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