tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post5906775107340291888..comments2023-10-26T02:08:37.015-06:00Comments on Every Day I Write the Book: Candy Policykacy faulconerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690060274994621199noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-12944517328698706202011-10-09T12:09:50.245-06:002011-10-09T12:09:50.245-06:00My "deregulated candy policy" was guilty...My "deregulated candy policy" was guilty for ten extra pounds on my big fat ass last year. Consequently, my butt is lobbying for new legislation in 2011tsada kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789316676040126356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-48851166250723718932011-01-10T14:56:08.858-07:002011-01-10T14:56:08.858-07:00Thank you! You said what I was thinking.Thank you! You said what I was thinking.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383158599622489734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-84323769714484993102010-11-19T13:08:30.683-07:002010-11-19T13:08:30.683-07:00Coming in WAY late but AMEN!! I am with you on tha...Coming in WAY late but AMEN!! I am with you on that!!!I am LoWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143055801646733494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-46478700777629309142010-11-13T18:54:01.409-07:002010-11-13T18:54:01.409-07:00I do things the same way. This applies to Christma...I do things the same way. This applies to Christmas stocking and Easter basket candy as well. The only thing I don't allow is gum. Partly because I think my 4 and 5 year olds are too young and partly because I find it revolting. I also steal all twix bars, milk duds and heath bars. <br /><br />I heard that dentists say it's better to just get the candy over with in a few days than to let it linger for longer. So this makes me feel very smug and validated. And now I want a twix...Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-51650749511591828042010-11-08T16:26:27.672-07:002010-11-08T16:26:27.672-07:00Whew! I was beginning to think something was wrong...Whew! I was beginning to think something was wrong with me that it had never even crossed my mind to have a policy for Halloween candy. It's all anyone is talking about this year. I think it's just another fad (like natural child birth, putting one's children in a fancy daycare, and being a vegetarian) created to make women feel like bad mothers.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798681298828623888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-11536245976523972422010-11-06T22:31:07.509-06:002010-11-06T22:31:07.509-06:00opps, didnlt mean to post that yet!
the bottles f...opps, didnlt mean to post that yet!<br /><br />the bottles for candy was work! nobodies parents had enough for their own kids, so you had to get a red wagon and walk around asking at houses without kids if they had soda bottles to return. Please. Thank You! and then haul the whole load several blocks to the 7-11. In the summer, you had to WORK for candy, so I guess we appreciated Halloween even more. <br /><br />sure, sooner or later, each of us had a year that we binged. if you got sick, mom took your bag away for a week, if there were any left. I guess that was the only restriction. <br /><br />that and not letting us over collect. I envied kids whose parents drove them around to other neighborhoods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-37799915861727943602010-11-06T22:26:15.406-06:002010-11-06T22:26:15.406-06:00I think letting them learn to save or binge on the...I think letting them learn to save or binge on their candy is as valuable as any convoluted allowance/chore payment system. I used to make mine last til Christmas, then that lasted until the Valentine candy--not much in those days, but in our family there was a run of birthdays in late Feb/early March so a regular supply of cake to get us through to Easter, which, along with end of year parties at school and trading in bottles at the 7-11 & buying candy with the proceeds would last until not long before Halloween. <br /><br />I got an allowance for years,but I think I learned more about budgeting and planning by dealing with the boom & bust of the candy cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-6649059979994705382010-11-06T21:19:28.792-06:002010-11-06T21:19:28.792-06:00Agree! Maybe I should have SOME policies in my li...Agree! Maybe I should have SOME policies in my life, like not letting my kid eat Halloween candy for breakfast, but I don't. If I eat it for breakfast, why can't she? Right?KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346169877080061695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-81653682947896178162010-11-06T21:18:56.952-06:002010-11-06T21:18:56.952-06:00Love this. Growing up, we had a drawer in the kit...Love this. Growing up, we had a drawer in the kitchen - the candy drawer. We ate out of it but didn't go crazy. My friends would come over and think it was insane. I only had one cavity when I was 5 and got my second at the age of 33 or so.divrchkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349199765261739297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-13718951023957892862010-11-06T20:36:46.428-06:002010-11-06T20:36:46.428-06:00hah!hah!Becki Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468405347117493608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-39574228666597196622010-11-06T19:22:27.907-06:002010-11-06T19:22:27.907-06:00I'm too lazy. Luckily, they seem to get sick o...I'm too lazy. Luckily, they seem to get sick of their candy after 3 days and leave their bags lying around, so hubs and I pull out all the "good" candy, sock it away, and it appears later in Christmas stockings or as a reward for extra clean room, a good homework week, potty training, etc..It lasts thru Valentines, then there's Easter, then the huge 4th of July parade here where every float throws out candy. I never have to buy it, seriously. One year, we even gave out parade candy to trick-or treaters. Sadly, we have thousands of dollars in dental bills because middle child is a sugar fiend with weak enamel (which was a shock to me since I had NO cavities til I was 15). Bummer.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981388823737554845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-37032802638077705832010-11-06T18:43:49.998-06:002010-11-06T18:43:49.998-06:00I let me kids pick out 5 of thier most favorite pi...I let me kids pick out 5 of thier most favorite pieces. Then the rest goes into a "family" bowl that we all share from. I only do that so I don't have to steal from them, or wait for them to offer (because that would never happen).The Coolest Allen Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621442326705820200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-86388883949478766792010-11-06T16:09:53.579-06:002010-11-06T16:09:53.579-06:00Policies are exhausting. So I don't even check...Policies are exhausting. So I don't even check for pins and razor blades. (Except with my teeth, in the almond joys.)<br /><br />Rusty Southwick is hilarious.Beeswaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418719062005209787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-90967656699309883292010-11-06T01:11:13.891-06:002010-11-06T01:11:13.891-06:00I.love.you.so.much. This year I had to have a pol...I.love.you.so.much. This year I had to have a policy, though. I made them put it all in a big bowl, and my husband takes it in his car to work...so I can't eat it all day. Then they can have as much as they want before bed. My friends husband talked the kids into melting it all together into one big candybar. A "snickeloaf," if you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-68377087701561401212010-11-05T16:51:34.574-06:002010-11-05T16:51:34.574-06:00We have only one Halloween policy at my house and ...We have only one Halloween policy at my house and it's called the "Mommy Tax."R.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12912377390180502802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-60840095271266839232010-11-04T22:18:44.513-06:002010-11-04T22:18:44.513-06:00If it makes you feel better, we DO have a candy po...If it makes you feel better, we DO have a candy policy (this year, they keep 15 each and then we take the rest and hand them out for homework snacks for the next few months) and my kids often have cavities. =)<br /><br />The best part about having a candy policy? (Not that I'm trying to win you over or anything). It makes swiping candy for yourself a bit easier.Handsfullmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080603359227234634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-19132036465752882612010-11-04T19:25:44.730-06:002010-11-04T19:25:44.730-06:00There are so few things left that a kid can do wit...There are so few things left that a kid can do with abandon. Even tree houses are having to meet building code for freak's sake. So whatever your rule - whatever you can eat in one day, one week, yours to hoard or share... we all need a little fun and freedom from the everyday rules.<br /><br />Now - can we talk about how everyone deserves a Santa present. That's the one that as long as it's under a limit you don't have to rationalize or justify why you want / need it. So if it's a hat that you might wear rarely or some uber luxurious slippers when the Target effort will serve the purpose you get one shot to ask for it. And someone who loves you should get it for you. We all need to have a little magic in our lives and a little child in our souls.kateebeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-20783143171073447452010-11-04T14:38:59.048-06:002010-11-04T14:38:59.048-06:00Amen.Amen.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903056703408630336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-30106097099184249292010-11-04T13:40:20.342-06:002010-11-04T13:40:20.342-06:00I'm thrilled to find out that I am not the onl...I'm thrilled to find out that I am not the only person in the world who allows their kids to enjoy their halloween candy. The guilt was pretty heavy there for a while, thanks for being honest!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540316276295163796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-75753199451198092562010-11-04T10:50:07.077-06:002010-11-04T10:50:07.077-06:00I'm with you babe.
Unfortunately my kids DO ge...I'm with you babe.<br />Unfortunately my kids DO get cavities. Sigh.mormonhermitmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273403409277178248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-59511563892788111412010-11-04T10:21:11.214-06:002010-11-04T10:21:11.214-06:00I like your policy, it's the same one I had as...I like your policy, it's the same one I had as a child and if I ever have a child it will be mine as well. The most fun was after sorting the candy then trading with your friends to get stuff you liked for stuff you didn't. And I could never make my Halloween candy last more than a month, how do people do that?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396279385062971945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-80998853059121112542010-11-04T09:48:44.275-06:002010-11-04T09:48:44.275-06:00I SO LOVE this whole post. And furthermore, I fin...I SO LOVE this whole post. And furthermore, I find it persuasive and am considering adopting your non-policy. Because I get pretty sick of hearing "NOW can we have another piece??" all day long.Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-18132326031057238602010-11-04T08:07:48.651-06:002010-11-04T08:07:48.651-06:00My kids have the opposite legendary tales yours do...My kids have the opposite legendary tales yours do. We say, "Remember when Owen ate that entire bag full of candy in one day? That was awesome!" or "Remember when Hugh got all that candy and ate it all before the Nightmare Before Christmas was over? Amazing!" But each family has its own tales and traditions. Apples and Oranges. . . or should I say Skittles and Kit Kats! (you're welcome)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246546379295509018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-62176566875746862942010-11-04T04:11:53.235-06:002010-11-04T04:11:53.235-06:00Finally~! A policy I can get behind.Finally~! A policy I can get behind.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338688515732965297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-80826821704491994342010-11-04T00:14:35.548-06:002010-11-04T00:14:35.548-06:00I love this post so, so, so much.
My kids do have...I love this post so, so, so much.<br /><br />My kids do have many cavities, but I prefer to blame them on my husband's bad genes. (But I also give him full credit for their voluptuous eyelashes.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com