Met an 8 year old who has to hide her H'ween candy. : (

veloelle · October 2010

A friend of a friend's daughter was talking about H'ween last weekend. She's 8, and I was asking her about ToT, is she excited, etc. She told me her mom lets her eat candy on H'ween night and then makes them throw the rest in the trash. W.T.F. I was so sad when she told me that. It seem to send all kinds of honked up messages to her. She said "oh, besides the candy me and my sister hide." They already have all their hiding spots picked out. : (

I get limited your child's sugar intake. So let them ToT one block, not a whole street. Totally. But to trash it? I guess one sibling has Type 1. I'd trade out her sugar candy and let her have sugar free, in moderation w/ the rest of the kids.

Then my sister told me a friend of hers, when growing up, had to watch her mom put all their h'ween candy in her car trunk. And they never saw it again. Seriously, what is with people??

Emiliana7 · October 2010

its moms like that that cause kids to grow up and have eating/food issues. my mom was restrictive and also as a teen would make weight comments ("should you reaaly eat that?") and I think caused me to have my issues. Mind you I was at the most a size 6 as a teen; now as an adult Im a 16...

CheyenneShaw · October 2010

Wow. My mom was crazy too, we couldn't eat a piece of candy until she went through and got what she liked and we got the "left overs". Then again my mom is off her rocker=)

P.G.&A.M. · October 2010

I think that's kind of sad. I have a friend who really restricts her kids candy-like no candy at all for Easter, takes their Halloween candy, ect... As a result her daughter is totally obsessed with candy in a way I have never seen a child act before. When she gets any access to candy she totally binges. Frankly I don't see that as having a very healthy relationship with foods and snacks.

Cbidt's girl · October 2010

I will be limiting my kids' candy this year. He's 4 and will get some of what he collected but I'm not ready for him to be eating all the different kinds he got or that amount. My 1.5 year got to eat a few bites and that's all he'll get. When they are 8 & 6 I'm sure I'll let them have way more.

CTFandme · October 2010

I'm that mean mom I guess because I restrict my kids candy intake too. They're only 2 and almost 4 and when they're older maybe it'll be different, but for now they need me to tell them when to stop. We only ToT'd our street, but the neighbors all make crazy goodie bags so even at just a few houses there is way too much. We told the kids they can pick 15 of their favorite pieces each and the rest goes to work with mom for the 'free for all' counter. But, it's not like we don't have candy and other treats like ice cream and other sweets throughout the year. I just know that if I let them sit down with a bag of candy it would be gone in a day. Plus, DH and I don't need the added temptation either.

Zenya · November 2010

A lot of people here seem to do the same thing

People are so weird.

goodheartedmommy · November 2010

CTFandme:
I'm that mean mom I guess because I restrict my kids candy intake too. They're only 2 and almost 4 and when they're older maybe it'll be different, but for now they need me to tell them when to stop. We only ToT'd our street, but the neighbors all make crazy goodie bags so even at just a few houses there is way too much. We told the kids they can pick 15 of their favorite pieces each and the rest goes to work with mom for the 'free for all' counter. But, it's not like we don't have candy and other treats like ice cream and other sweets throughout the year. I just know that if I let them sit down with a bag of candy it would be gone in a day. Plus, DH and I don't need the added temptation either.

This is completely reasonable IMO.

shouldbworkin · November 2010

While I don't agree with throwing it away, I think it's hard to imagine what it's like to deal with a child that has restrictions until you have one. I felt awful taking away all of my kids' chocolate last night, but they cannot have all of that dairy b/c it will make them sick. I guess I'm lucky that both of my kids can't have it b/c it would suck even more to have to take it away from one b/c the other can't have it (and I would do it b/c there is really nothing that compares to the real thing). If that was the case, I might have to look the other way if my kids that could eat it hid it away from me and their sibling that couldn't.

CTFandme · November 2010

goodheartedmommy:
CTFandme:

I'm that mean mom I guess because I restrict my kids candy intake too. They're only 2 and almost 4 and when they're older maybe it'll be different, but for now they need me to tell them when to stop. We only ToT'd our street, but the neighbors all make crazy goodie bags so even at just a few houses there is way too much. We told the kids they can pick 15 of their favorite pieces each and the rest goes to work with mom for the 'free for all' counter. But, it's not like we don't have candy and other treats like ice cream and other sweets throughout the year. I just know that if I let them sit down with a bag of candy it would be gone in a day. Plus, DH and I don't need the added temptation either.

This is completely reasonable IMO.

Thank you!

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