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Super_Thug44 posted...

Honestly, I'd be okay with this if the coach didn't give some piece of shit snack in comparison to donuts. Seriously, cheese crackers? There is probably a lot of stuff that isn't made with peanut oil that is way more appealing and equivalent than fucking cheese crackers.

I get your wife's point, and agree with her to some extent. Coach should be allowed to provide whatever snacks but it's kind of insulting that everyone else gets something arguably way better than what your kid is getting.

That's my thought. Going so far as to give everyone cheese crackers or nothing at all for the sake of inclusivity would be excessive, but the coach - who I'm presuming knows about any allergies on the team and can plan accordingly in planning snacks - could do a whole lot better than taking everyone else out for donuts and singling TC's son out by giving him such a half-assed consolation prize. That's really not an unreasonable expectation.

That said, a potential way to avoid the issue in the future would be for somebody (perhaps TC or his wife) to volunteer to make allergy-conscious snacks for the whole team. Kids aren't exactly going to be disappointed by getting chocolate chip cookies or rice krispie squares, and those are very easy to make and contain no nuts. Bonus points because this saves the coach some money and is probably healthier than the donuts.

As others have said, the point is also entirely moot if the kid's happy with what he got. The kid's happiness is all that really matters here, as unfair as the situation sounds.