Why do wives eat French fries off their husbands’ plates when they could just order their own? Because it doesn’t count if you didn’t order it. Those fries may as well be in international waters. Same with kids candy.
It’s hard to buy candy for yourself as an adult because you know it’s nothing but love handles and tooth decay in shiny wrappers. But if it comes into your orbit once a year without buying it, it’s tempting.
Of course, when my kid was small he basically didn’t bother eating it at all. He’d get like 100 pieces of candy and they’d linger around until Christmas. When I was a kid we’d get pillowcases full and it’d be gone in days. Not sure if that’s a generational thing or if my son was just not very motivated by sweets.
As a kid, I’d hoard Halloween candy and eat it one bit at a time over the course of months. My parents never threw it out, and I’d typically still have some of last year’s candy when the next Halloween came round. Chocolate never goes bad, in the sense that it is dangerous to eat it— it just separates out which might not taste as good, but if you don’t mind that, it’s fine to keep around. I was fine with it. And of course, my favorites were always the hard candies and other sugar based ones, not the chocolate anyway.
That was me in the 80s. I think part of it was that my mom was a health nut so we’d never get that stuff except for holidays and the impulse was to save it. But I’d forget about it and she’d throw it away at Christmas. Same thing with Christmas candy, throw it out at Easter.
I’ve never understood this, steal your kids treats? You’re an adult and can just buy the candy when ever you want.
You know the kids have too much sweets so you eat some of them. Not a big deal.
Why do wives eat French fries off their husbands’ plates when they could just order their own? Because it doesn’t count if you didn’t order it. Those fries may as well be in international waters. Same with kids candy.
I do it because I’d want 3-4 fries at most and it’s a waste to get an entire order of fries for that.
My kids don’t need to be eating all that candy, it’s no good for them. I’m making a sacrifice. For them.
consider it a tax
Tax is a portion, not the entirety of a batch. This is just being a selfish ass.
My kids just give me the ones I like and keep a couple if they still like them.
One or two is a tax. Robbing the whole bag of “the good stuff” is being an asshole.
Yeah, my kids are well aware of the Dad Tax. They’re prepared for life.
It’s hard to buy candy for yourself as an adult because you know it’s nothing but love handles and tooth decay in shiny wrappers. But if it comes into your orbit once a year without buying it, it’s tempting.
Of course, when my kid was small he basically didn’t bother eating it at all. He’d get like 100 pieces of candy and they’d linger around until Christmas. When I was a kid we’d get pillowcases full and it’d be gone in days. Not sure if that’s a generational thing or if my son was just not very motivated by sweets.
So you buy extra for the trick or treaters and what’s left is your hoard.
As a kid, I’d hoard Halloween candy and eat it one bit at a time over the course of months. My parents never threw it out, and I’d typically still have some of last year’s candy when the next Halloween came round. Chocolate never goes bad, in the sense that it is dangerous to eat it— it just separates out which might not taste as good, but if you don’t mind that, it’s fine to keep around. I was fine with it. And of course, my favorites were always the hard candies and other sugar based ones, not the chocolate anyway.
That was me in the 80s. I think part of it was that my mom was a health nut so we’d never get that stuff except for holidays and the impulse was to save it. But I’d forget about it and she’d throw it away at Christmas. Same thing with Christmas candy, throw it out at Easter.
Buying them is admitting you have a problem.
One of my kids is allergic to milk & gluten so their candy stash is basically always reduced by 30-70%.
If I give that candy to the other kid (thing 2 is much younger) it’s not healthy for anyone to eat that much candy. Let alone someone less than 5.
You’re basically taking a bullet for them.
Have you seen how much candy kids get at Halloween? Its too much. You gotta spread that shit out - or take some away. Its just too goddamn much.
It’s better for your teeth if you eat it all at once. Or at least that’s what I tell myself.