That was Melinda’s dilemma, and she didn’t know what to do.
“She doesn’t have a fever, coughing or sore throat, but her nose is stuffy,” she explained in a Reddit post.
“Her fifth birthday is tomorrow and we have a pretty large amount of people coming and spending a good amount of money on it.”
But of course a runny nose can go two ways: Melinda’s daughter could wake up with green snot and a wet cough, or the runny nose could be the worst of it.
“She’s in good spirits and acting normal besides the fact she has a stuffy nose.
“What would you do?”
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Reddit weighs in on pre-schooler’s runny nose
Many people were relaxed about the idea of a runny nose, saying that kids often had runny noses.
“My child has had a runny nose for six weeks,” one person said. “If we waited until she was runny-nose-free to do things, we wouldn’t ever do anything.”
“Feels like my three-year-old has had a runny nose for 80 percent of her life,” said another.
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Others commented that some guests might be immunocompromised, and the woman might want to be more cautious.
“Home COVID test for sure, provide a box of masks,” said one person. “Mass email/text letting people know about symptoms. You never know who has immunocompromised individuals at home.”
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“I have an immunocompromised little kid who gets hospitalised regularly… I would be pissed if I went to a party and the birthday kid was showing symptoms.”
Most people agreed that a text message telling guests about the daughter’s symptoms would be the most considerate way to deal with the issue. Then guests could make up their minds about whether to go, wear a mask, or stay home.
Originally published as ‘My daughter has the sniffles… should I cancel her birthday party?’
