Shit. If it's one thing I can't stand, it's a panicky, helicopter mother.

[Aristus]

I think peanut allergies are wildly overdiagnosed. They exist, of course, and they can be dangerous. But I think it's gotten really out of hand, due to overprotective parents whose sole scheme in life is to point out to as many people as possible: "My boy is special! And you have to remember his special needs!"

(I don't remember ever hearing about peanut allergies when I was a kid. I don't even think I heard of it until I was 20 or so...