Attending birthdays with food allergies
Hello moms with kids having multiple food allergies
I wanted to check do you all attend birthday parties?. We were invited to a birthday party at our kids daycare and decided to attend it. We rsvped on time. We dint expect the host to do much and we dint ask what will be served to the kids since it’s usually very common to serve pizza.
When we went there we were suprised to know the host knew our child had food allergies. We felt a bit taken back that the host never tried to check if they could make accommodations at least for the sake of asking for the cake and other snacks
It hurt us bit and have been questioning if we should attend bday parties since our child Won’t be able to eat anything.
While we want our kid to socialize, we also want her to interact in an environment where our kid feels more welcomed. Our kid already understands they are being treated differently at 2 years and observes quitely. As mom it breaks my heart 🥲
How do you all decide to attend social events or not?
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We attend and pack our own snacks
It’s not the party host responsibility to make sure that your child is accommodated even if they know they have food allergies. We always make sure to take a sweet treat that is safe for him to eat during the cake time or we’ve made safe cupcakes for him. to have. We also make sure that we bring a safe lunch
The only accommodation I make is keeping my parties nut free. At one point I had vegans, kosher, dairy free, pescatarians, gluten free and it all became a head ache and expensive. I serve pizza and call it a day and I let everyone know ahead of time it’s going to be pizza.
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