At least I'm not alone! Yesterday after school the weather brightened and the kids wanted to go out before pick-up time. The minute we stepped outside, the 2 girls from a couple houses up came down to stand on our front lawn, eating something out of bowls. My son asked what it was, and they said "peanut butter cookies!"

I freaked. This was exactly what I was worried about. My dcb with severe nut allergies was standing right beside me, had been asking all afternoon to come out and play, and now these kids are on my lawn, without a parent in sight, munching away on food that can kill him. I told them they had to go back to their own yard and they needed to wash their hands with soap before they could play with any of my kids, and unfortunately they couldn't touch my ride-on toys because it wouldn't be safe for dcb. They were good about it, but the whole time we were out I was watching like a hawk, making sure dcb didn't go anywhere near them. At no point did either of their parents even stick their heads out the door to check on them.

Can't wait for our backyard to be done!!