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Originally Posted by Bagor
Why do you feel that asking other kids not to eat a product with nuts that could be potentially fatal to another child is such an inconvenience?
I honestly just don't see the inconvenience in it at all. It's no big deal IMO.
What is it about a peanut butter sandwich that makes it all so inconvenient?
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It isn't just the peanut thing it is our whole society's problem with helicopter parents. They cannot handle any problems by themselves and have to make sure that any of their problems are shouldered by all of society.
Now I never said we should put the kid in danger, if he has a life or death peanut allergy obviously he shouldn't be around peanuts, however it should be up to him, his parents and the school to make sure he's safe, not the other parents and children. So like I said, maybe he has to sacrifice a little and eat lunch sequestered from the other children. He could even be joined by some other children who also have the allergy or just want to keep him company or don't have any peanuts.
I know in the big picture not being able to eat Pb&J sandwiches at school is a pretty minor inconvenience but it leads to more people taking liberties with my freedom.
A better example perhaps is cases of people with allergies to scents.
There are high schools in the states where the entire school is outlawed from using scents of any kind, be it soap, deoderant, perfume, hairspray, laundry detergent because 1 friggin kid will get sick if he has to be around it.
So we've now inconvenienced a 1000 people so one kid with a problem can live carefree. Maybe the majority should rule and the 1 kid should have to find a way to deal with his unfortunate problem.
Now I'm not saying I don't have sympathy for this poor kid but he's going to have to realize that the entire world isn't going to just bend over backwards for him and it is precisely the opposite of what these parents/schools are teaching him.