Snack time is usually uneventful, which is exactly why this moment caught my full attention.
My son had just opened a sealed bag of sour cream–flavored chips. Nothing unusual. No warning signs. No damaged packaging. Just an ordinary snack on an ordinary day.
Then, as the chips slid into the bowl, something else dropped out.
A small, firm blue disk.
It landed with a quiet tap — but in my head, alarms went off instantly.
I told my son to stop eating right away and pulled the bag out of his hands. My mind jumped straight to worst-case scenarios: contamination, manufacturing errors, something unsafe that shouldn’t be anywhere near food.
I didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know how it got there. And I didn’t know whether it was dangerous.
All I knew was that it didn’t belong.
The Immediate Fear No Parent Can Ignore
There’s a specific kind of fear that kicks in when something unexpected shows up in your child’s food.
It’s fast. Instinctive. Protective.
I examined the disk carefully without touching my face or letting my son get close. It was smooth, solid, and clearly manufactured — not something organic, not food, and not something that could have fallen in naturally.
That made it worse.
Because when something looks intentional, the questions multiply.
Was it part of the packaging process? Was it a mistake? Was it harmful?
With no answers and too many assumptions forming, I did what most people do now when faced with a mystery.
I took a photo.
I posted it online.
I waited.
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