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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I like your active imagination where you see them getting candy from their neighbors. That's assuming that the neighbors are permissive and have loads of candy just waiting to be distributed, on a regular basis, to anyone who's going through withdrawl. It makes sugar look like a serious drug addiction.
The kid says to the neighbor: "Please, please, do you have any candy for me today? I can't stand being without it, I need it.." In that case, if the neighbor has a backbone, she would say, "NO, go home and eat your lunch."
As far as buying it: 1) I don't recall them having money at a young age and 2) there were no nearby stores.
What do they do today when a kid doesn't get any candy, or not enough candy? Do they report it to the state as child abuse?  |
I often wonder if you have children.
When I taught we would have what I called "food moms" who would not allow their child to have sweets when they were sent in for holiday parties. or requested...STRONGLY that holiday parties have snacks like carrots or fruit.
I always knew the food moms loved their children deeply but I always thought that if they allowed a child an occasional sugar treat it would not kill them. Obviously for children with juvenile diabetes, it was a much easier plan. We just didn't have sugary treats EVER...and the same for peanut allergies.
I was faced with deciding if we should not have any food treats at parties, or have only healthy ones which aren't all that ....um...festive.
When I had a food mom which was not every year....I would just say no treats. It was too hard to watch the child who couldn't have the iced pumpkin cookie eat his packet of raisins. Remember, I taught five and six year olds.
We all survived. I wonder what happened to the little ones whose moms were so strict about food?
Were you young enough to be in my class Villages Pl?