To let DS blow out his birthday cake candles this weekend ?

[Ishouldtryabiteachdayer]

So having both lots of Grandparents for a birthday tea in the garden. My Dad says he's not eating the cake I'm decorating if DS blows on it. He says as he "might catch the virus." Would I be unreasonable to let DS blow out his birthday candles?

I mean eating birthday cake is optional, I could provide other shop bought cakes ? Seems sad not to let him,,but it is a bit gross when you think about it these days. BTW DS is turning 5.

Blowing candles Covid style

And I will admit, I'm quite an 'eww spit' person. I've always found the idea of sharing a drink (excpet with a lover or my own child), or biting into someone else's apple, disgusting.

Icing can be filleted off though. (Best thing for it anyway, if the slab of fondant kind).

To be honest blowing candles is as risky as being with your dad during and afternoon without socially distancing and/or wearing a mask. So you could get infected anyway if one of you was ill.

Most depressing thread yet. Ffs you don't catch a respiratory virus from ingesting it! He would have to inhale the cake for it to get in his lungs.

I am so so worried having seen just how fucking stupid people are over this.

@lottiegarbanzo

And I will admit, I'm quite an 'eww spit' person. I've always found the idea of sharing a drink (excpet with a lover or my own child), or biting into someone else's apple, disgusting.

Icing can be filleted off though. (Best thing for it anyway, if the slab of fondant kind).

But why is it ok to share with a partner but not Auntie Muriel??

Yay. Let’s suck all the joy from life.

Because I don't regularly snog Aunti Muriel, obvs!

Most depressing thread yet. Ffs you don't catch a respiratory virus from ingesting it! He would have to inhale the cake for it to get in his lungs.

So the most basic and unchanging advice through all of this - wash your hands, don't touch your mouth while out etc. That's all just nonsense and we can safely touch door handles then lick our fingers? Because introducing virus particles in to our mouths are of no risk? Silly scientists!

🤑 haven't eaten cake where candles have been blown out on in years. Would probably now go for a seperate cupcake for candles and keep larger cake for eating. Nothing to do with CV.

@lottiegarbanzo

Because I don't regularly snog Aunti Muriel, obvs!

Bit you're happily swapping saliva with another human being? So what if your nephew blows out the candles and you MIGHT injest a droplet of their saliva?

It's just a bizarre contradiction.

I think we’re going to have to adopt a new form of etiquette now. If something makes someone feel scared or uncomfortable you don’t do it.

I’ve never been keen on eating a cake that someone’s blown all over, now it’s just common sense not to do it. I can’t believe there are people who think legitimate health concerns should be trumped by a five year old not missing out. I bet some pp who say this also get hysterical about people not wearing masks.

Just put the candles on a cup cake and either throw it away or let the child who’s blown all over it eat it.

We made a game out of seeing how quickly my daughter could waft out the candles with her hands

Well we have survived pretty well eating "spat on" birthday cake for generations! I know there is a pandemic but I assume your family is happy to mix with you for the party in general, they are more likely to catch it that way anyway?

No one I know has ever died from this particular bit of happy childhood. Give Grandad his own little cake.

How would you know @TimeWastingButFun?

Come on ! Everyone knows that the candles aren't the highlight of a birthday. Its the presents the kids want. I can't believe how grim some of you are not caring about the spraying over a cake (not envy).

I suppose we never given it much thought til now but no one can know if, or how many people have become unwell after eating cake someone carrying a virus has blown on. It's probably fairly likely and as sometimes mild illnesses like colds develop in to something more serious, I've no idea how you could categorically say that over the entire history of time that this tradition has been happening, no one has died from it!

It was nephew’s 3rd birthday recently and my sil gave him a cupcake with a 3 candle on top. This worked really well and we all got to eat the yummy big cake without worrying.

Ffs. The world has gone mad!
My 2yo blew her candles out on her cake in May and we’re all still alive.

@Northernsoullover

Come on ! Everyone knows that the candles aren't the highlight of a birthday. Its the presents the kids want. I can't believe how grim some of you are not caring about the spraying over a cake (not envy).

Ok, tell your 6yo they can't blow out their candles, see if they're not disappointed.

And again, I'll bet you have happily swapped saliva with your partner... But that's different apparently???

I think we’re going to have to adopt a new form of etiquette now. If something makes someone feel scared or uncomfortable you don’t do it.
The grandfather feels scared or uncomfortable eating perfectly normal cake so he can be the one to adopt a new form of etiquette and just politely decline it.

@midnightstar66

I suppose we never given it much thought til now but no one can know if, or how many people have become unwell after eating cake someone carrying a virus has blown on. It's probably fairly likely and as sometimes mild illnesses like colds develop in to something more serious, I've no idea how you could categorically say that over the entire history of time that this tradition has been happening, no one has died from it!

Well you can't categorically say that nobody has ever died from eating a non blown on cake...

@DappledThings

I think we’re going to have to adopt a new form of etiquette now. If something makes someone feel scared or uncomfortable you don’t do it. The grandfather feels scared or uncomfortable eating perfectly normal cake so he can be the one to adopt a new form of etiquette and just politely decline it.

YY.

Why make such a flipping fuss? All he had to do at the time is politely decline the slice, or leave the top icing or anything else.

Let the birthday child blow out the candles and let everyone else choose whether or not they share his cake. They don't have to eat anything that makes them feel unsafe, but they would be very selfish to think that should mean the child celebrating a birthday shouldn't get to blow out the candles.

Well you can't categorically say that nobody has ever died from eating a non blown on cake...

No I'm sure people have choked on cake ad does for example bit that's not what we are discussing here ....