do we let kids eat ricecakes given them in the playground by clean but unknown children?

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dd2 was given a rice cake by a girl on the slide yesterday

I checked that she had been given it and had not nicked it

(this resulted in the funniest conversation with the girl on the slide who told me all in one breath 'it is hers she comes for me my mummy goes to work and then when it is nighttime we go home' which I translated as 'my childminder gives them to me')

dd2 was eating said ricecake and adamant that it was hers

my mum was there in my ear drivelling on about how very nice but the child could have herpes

anyway after a weak 'we don't take snacks from people we don't know, darling' 'I know her mummy' 'no you don't, what is her name' 'er, Lola' (I imagine dd2 chose this after discounting 'Pinky Dinky Doo' as a name that might arouse suspicion)

ANYWAY. Do we or don't we?

Oh God yes. It's your duty as a parent to ensure your child has a healthy immune system. Plus, it's a rice cake you're not paying for .

Yes we let them. My two are learning about sharing nad will offer to anyone around at the moment

lol hassled

You child stands a very good chance of being infected with herpes anyway if she hasn't been already - about 80% of adults have been exposed to it in childhood. Lots of people have the virus but most don't get regular cold sores IYSWIM.

So don't worry.

And I don't think rice cakes are implicated in most cases - it's contact with relatives or friend with the active virus.

My ds eats toast after retrieving it from the thieving rabbit's jaws. If he gets myxomatosis I'll let you know.

you can't tell can you lostinfrance

it would mean checking every child on entering the playground to see if they are eating anything

at rabbit