Seeing Red! Poor peanuts indeed!

I am continuously shocked over how, in the midst of an economic recession (depression?), our country fighting in two wars, school funding being reduced, healthcare and social security in a shambles etc etc, that people have nothing better to do than whine about restricting peanuts at school.

I guess it speaks to how lucky those people are.. they don't need to worry about their children dying, simply because another child wanted to eat a PB&J sandwich at school rather than at home. I guess they also don't have any problems with healthcare, unemployment, falling school standards either. Lucky them.

And one thing I find constantly amusing - if I didn't I'd want to scream - how can people compare food, which is everywhere all the time, to beesting allergies? And talk about banning flowers and bees? Do they have any idea that *it is because of all the vigilance in schools* enacted by understanding and informed people, that more of our children are not dying? I guess we could test this theory out by bringing peanuts into every classroom every day, and not have any precautions, and see whether the fatality rate increases.

Funnily enough, its not something I'm willing to try. And I bet, those people complaining would have exactly the same opinion if they stood in my shoes.

The people posting their supportive comments (supporting a peanut?) also indicate their lack of understanding of the issues involved. But I guess these days you don't actually have to do any research or have any knowledge of a problem in order to write about it, and be published.