This is a funny article from BoiseWeekly about your kids’ Halloween candy. Here is an excerpt:
You should also force them to combine their bags of candy loot together and then take turns picking out their selections. As the parent, it is your right–nay, your duty–to tax the Halloween candy haul. This teaches the Spawn a valuable lesson in life: every bit of their hard labor will be heartily taxed by an overlord.
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It’s a funny article and not too long – definitely worth a quick read – especially if you have a kid or kids.
Heck, my mother did that back in the early ’60s. She’d go thru both our bags of treats, toss anything not properly wrapped and sealed, take the Mary Janes for herself, then divide everything else equally, but making sure my sister got the nut candy and licorice I didn’t like, which meant I got more of the chocolate.
My mother loved Mary Jane candies.
November 8th, 2005 at 4:27 am