My Mother-in-Law Cooked Shrimp With the Shells On—and I Refused to Let My Children Eat It. Was I Wrong?

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That is exactly what happened when one woman found herself facing an uncomfortable dilemma during dinner at her mother-in-law’s house. The main dish was shrimp, prepared with the shells still on. While her mother-in-law seemed perfectly comfortable serving the seafood that way, the woman was not. She couldn’t bring herself to eat the shrimp, and her concern became even stronger when she considered allowing her children to eat it.

What began as a simple meal suddenly raised a bigger question: Is deveining shrimp really necessary, or was she