My kid is allergic to nuts, so I demand you give carrot sticks to everyone on Halloween

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In our area, some fire departments will pay kids by the pound for their Halloween candy, then send it to soldiers overseas. I know some parents who do that as well. Worth looking into for kids who want to join the fun but have allergies.

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Thereā€™s a difference? Oy vey.

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I do that, actually. Have a separate basket with only non-allergenic stuff, and I mention it if I get the sense that the kid isnā€™t automatically taking the candy without looking at it.

But no one has ever been a jerk about it.

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I went toy shopping with my friendā€™s little boy today. There were NO toy anklyosaurs. Most upsetting.

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That is wonderfully messed up.

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Someoneā€™s got to be trolling here - that would explain the terrible treat suggestions.

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Thereā€™s a right way and a wrong way to go about this.

Right way:

  • Walk with your child and when the door opens, hold up the No Peanuts
    symbol and smile and say to whoever is handing out the treats, ā€œNo
    peanuts, pleaseā€ - most people will work with you.

  • If your child is so allergic to peanuts that peanut-free candy that
    is even in the same proximity as something with peanuts is an issue,
    then pre-visit your neighbors ahead of time and hand them what you
    want handed back to your kid. Again, people are willing to work with
    you.

Wrong Way:

  • Hang up bitchy passive aggressive signs and then nitpick the haul anyway.
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I love carrots, but Iā€™ll take Chick Tracts any day of the week, just for the lulzā€¦

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Having walked by the old NECCO bulding, there are HUGE taps (like you see for fire truck hookup on most buildings) for the corn syrup delivery. Itā€™s pretty epic.

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and of course, clove is still the best flavor.

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Remind me that I should never eat your toffee ā€œapplesā€. Onions give me stomach cramps for a week and make me vomit.

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If there are other kids in the neighborhood who attend the same school, I guarantee that that know which kid this is and by extension which parent. Anonymous no more! (assuming that there arenā€™t multiple kids on the street with ā€œsevereā€ peanut allergies)

I know my kids can tell me every kid in their classroom who has a food allergy and what they are allergic toā€¦

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No nuts, No gluten, No Dairy. Are cow patties okay? Probably not. Not even cow patties.

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I love getting lunched, especially if itā€™s on someone elseā€™s dime. Have your people call my peopleā€¦

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I havenā€™t had M&Ms in a long time, and a quick web search yielded no results, but I suspect M&Ms may be like Hersheyā€™s milk chocolate in containing butyric acid, which is found in spoiled milk and baby barf. Itā€™s what gives Hersheyā€™s candy bars their special barfy aftertaste.

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Wouldnā€™t that be ā€œtrick or filk songā€ then?

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Nahā€¦ it actually happened here in CT.

Good news is, almost all of us (at least West Of The River) vaccinate.

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Sorry, I donā€™t have any carrot sticks for peanut allergic children, but hereā€™s a regular stick I found!

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Probably for the best. Carrot allergies are potentially fatal. I canā€™t believe this person would be so selfish.

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