A teenager’s innocent coffee choice recently sparked an online debate after it nearly exposed a severely allergic child to a nut allergen.
In a Reddit post, an 18-year-old wrote that the trouble began after she carried a hazelnut coffee to her friend’s house for a study session.
She claimed the drink was only for her — but her cup of joe caused a stir.
“After a while, I got up to go to the toilet,” the student recalled. “When my back was turned, my friend’s little sister (8), who is allergic to hazelnut, tried to drink my coffee .”
The Redditor’s boyfriend quickly intervened, telling the 8-year-old girl that she couldn’t sip the drink, according to the post.
“When I explained to her that the coffee has hazelnut, my friend got very upset at me, saying I shouldn’t bring over somet