>>>BTW, I think we had at least 50 kids at our door - the word has spread. We must have been the only place in the 'hood who had chocolate eyeballs and candy vampire teeth. Nothing else - and nothing else was needed. It was really nice to see the kids' reaction when they saw what they're getting.
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>>Guaranteed free of peanut contact? I only give away stuff that has that guarantee.
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>Guaranteed scary, nothing else.
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>Besides, I am the peanut connection. I eat them every day, they're always in the room.
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>Frankly, if my kid had any allergy that can come from food, I'd go with her until she'd learn to ask. We still haven't bought into this allergy culture - and while allergies weren't unknown (I know of a few people back home who were scared they may die of shock if a bee ever stings them again; I had a couple of allergies as a kid, but they all vanished by age of sixteen.), they weren't so widespread like here. Must be something in the food or way of life.

Kids have died or gone into anaphylactic shock because of mere traces. I don't think it's a question of 'buying into the allergy culture'. These allergies are very real and very serious. Whether they come from the way of life etc, I don't know. Maybe they're genetically produced for all I know. What I do know is that I would not take the chance with other people's children I know nothing about.

A guy I work with was stung by a bee one weekend while playing softball. For the next 3 days, his foot was about 3 times it's normal size. I don't think it was because he'd bought into the culture; I think it was because he was allergic to the bee venom