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To: N3WBI3
Hey, I never said "so why bother", stop putting statements in my mouth. I had a neighbor lose a child due to a bee sting at the age of 4. So don't give me this crap about "you don't understand serious allergies" nonsense.

Yes, your child may die if they come in contact with peanut butter. I may die if I have an asthma attack and don't have a rescue inhaler. How do I handle it? I carry my inhaler with me and make sure that I always have one available.

It's called personal responsibility.

The rules set up by this school board WILL NOT PROTECT ANY CHILD FROM DYING!

What you have been doing for your daughter will protect her life, but what this school board has done is of such minimal protection that even the organization that advocates for nut allergies has said that it is a useless gesture.

But you can't see it. Every argument you make is personal and emotional, even when others have acknowledged how difficult it is for you, you attack them. I didn't say "So they die, who cares!" (read my first post again), I said that if your child will die from someone eating peanut butter before talking to them, they are not going to survive a normal childhood.

From that position I asked the question "How do you protect them from X"

If your assertion that peanut dust can kill, then how is a school stopping all treat trading going to help the person avoid all peanut dust?

Peanut dust is found everywhere, it doesn't magically get contained at the school door.

What about someone eating peanuts at a ballgame and wearing the same jacket to school the next day? How will the banning of treat trading stop the peanut dust on his jacket from killing the hyper-allergic child next to him?

Oh, I'm sorry. That's a logical question and not one based on emotion and your personal situation.

223 posted on 08/30/2007 1:52:36 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
It's called personal responsibility.

Ill tell my 30 month old to get right on that...

WILL NOT PROTECT ANY CHILD FROM DYING!

It will lessen the risk of exposure at school where the parents cant be..

I said that if your child will die from someone eating peanut butter before talking to them, they are not going to survive a normal childhood.

Not what you said: 'not long for this world', usually indicative of imminent death.

how is a school stopping all treat trading going to help the person avoid all peanut dust?

I never said the all treat trading should have been stopped, read some of *my* post before telling me what I think and the reason I think doing anything more than banning peanuts in the school is wrong is because then I am stepping on other peoples rights there is a balance to be struck.

What about someone eating peanuts at a ballgame and wearing the same jacket to school the next day?

I have been quite clear up to this point, why now do you expect a different answer? Its a matter of rights. A school has the right to say don't bring peanuts its their building and is reasonable! Telling someone what to do outside of the school is not reasonable or within their rights.

224 posted on 08/30/2007 2:07:10 PM PDT by N3WBI3 (Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak....)
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