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FakeNoose

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4. My son was born in 1970 and I can't remember any rules about not feeding kids peanut butter

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 02:38 PM

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Of course my entire family (I'm oldest of 9) grew up on peanut butter. If any doctor had tried to tell me it wasn't safe giving it to kids, I would have laughed in his/her face. All of those allergy rumors happened later on, I guess.

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