Comments on: Arrr, Matey: Beware the Candy Pirates http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/ Candy news, views, and reviews. All the candy that's fit to eat, and some that isn't. All candy, all the time. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:48:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: KFSonshine http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-93347 KFSonshine Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:13:58 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/#comment-93347 Great post! I laughed out loud at the "What to say to a moocher" suggestion. "...but sadly I can not." I don't remember this ever being a problem in our family. My brother and I always went to a festival at our church and came home with huge amounts of candy, but we had pretty much identical bags which negated any competition there. I don't ever remember my parents asking for our treats and if they snuck them I obviously never realized it. Or has my memory conveniently booted any stored evidence of candy wrongs done against me?? Great post! I laughed out loud at the “What to say to a moocher” suggestion. “…but sadly I can not.” I don’t remember this ever being a problem in our family. My brother and I always went to a festival at our church and came home with huge amounts of candy, but we had pretty much identical bags which negated any competition there. I don’t ever remember my parents asking for our treats and if they snuck them I obviously never realized it. Or has my memory conveniently booted any stored evidence of candy wrongs done against me??

]]> By: Cat Skyfire http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-93345 Cat Skyfire Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:17:20 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/#comment-93345 I would say there's a third version. The outright Thiefs. They don't talk, cajole, beg, argue, or even be sneaky. They just take. If confronted, they use the 'you had so much anyway' argument. My dad was a Thief. I took to giving up certain items (such that I didn't like much) immediately, in an attempt to placate the Thief. And my mom took to buying a bag or two just for him. I would say there’s a third version. The outright Thiefs. They don’t talk, cajole, beg, argue, or even be sneaky. They just take. If confronted, they use the ‘you had so much anyway’ argument.

My dad was a Thief. I took to giving up certain items (such that I didn’t like much) immediately, in an attempt to placate the Thief. And my mom took to buying a bag or two just for him.

]]> By: Beck http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-93341 Beck Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:38:25 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2007/10/31/arrr-matey-beware-the-candy-pirates/#comment-93341 My brother and I were awesome at Halloween. We used to go out trick or treating separately with our own friends, but when we came home we would dump all our candy together, divide evenly between us all the things we got more than one of, and anything left we took turns choosing one until the whole pile was gone. Then we both had the same amount of candy and we were both satisfied with what we got. I wish my own kids would share like that! My brother and I were awesome at Halloween. We used to go out trick or treating separately with our own friends, but when we came home we would dump all our candy together, divide evenly between us all the things we got more than one of, and anything left we took turns choosing one until the whole pile was gone. Then we both had the same amount of candy and we were both satisfied with what we got. I wish my own kids would share like that!

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