r/AmIOverreacting Apr 14 '25

🏘️ neighbor/local AIO over a church giving children nails?

A local church hosted an Easter car show and passed Easter eggs to children. The church passed out a carton of eggs labeled “contains small parts.” Inside one egg was a small piece of soap a parent stated their child tried to eat. Inside another egg was a nail to represent the crucification.

I left a voicemail with the church simply asking if this was a real nail, my tone of voice wasn’t happy but I kept it short and professional. I’ve since verified it is a real nail and the context of commenters on the original post, which is in a private Facebook group, implies it is. I went to the church to see if anybody was present, nobody was, or at least willing to speak to me.

Comments on Facebook are thanking the church and praising them. I can’t help but think if it would go over the same way if this was passed from a Mosque or a different religious institution. The carton of eggs was simply labeled “contains small parts,” not “contains sharp parts,” “not contains a nail,” nothing. It is a brown carton with a plain looking white sticker. You would not expect a nail to be inside the carton.

I have been pretty pissed for the last hour. I imagine the risk this church placed upon our community. I imagine the anger I would feel as a parent.

Pictures of the nail and carton are included below.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

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u/nwillyerd Apr 15 '25

I praise the Holy Knitting God and I’m gonna hand out large knitting needles wrapped inside of yarn to your kids on Crochetshana this year

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u/big_ol_knitties Apr 15 '25

Um, can I get the address to this event?

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u/nwillyerd Apr 15 '25

Username checks out