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a Halloween survey says....

15 years ago

93% of parents admit to stealing candy out of their kids' Halloween bag.

The other 7% are lying.

(fabricated by the woman who has snagged a Reese's and a Nestle Crunch already)

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nodakgal
15 years ago
Then there are those of us that dont have a childs Halloween bag around anymore and gotta fib about how many treats they gave out cause they are eating them all!
Adella Bedella
15 years ago
That poll must be wrong. I'd never steal my kid's candy. LOL

I actually received a few pieces on my own last night. I was one of very few parents that was dressed up. The kids and I had a blast. Dh had fun too. He likes to dress up up as the grim reaper and hand out candy at home.
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Lindsey_CA
15 years ago
"Then there are those of us that dont have a childs Halloween bag around anymore and gotta fib about how many treats they gave out cause they are eating them all!"

Well, I'm childless, so that little fib and I have been conspiring together for years!
jannie
15 years ago
I remember my Mom used to go thru my candy haul and take out all the chocolate bars. I kept all the other stuff. One year I bought little bags of MandM's to give out and had lots left over-I was SOOOO happy!
evatx
15 years ago
That's one of the things I miss about not having kids at home! I want a candy corn!
User
15 years ago
Well............ I figure I paid for all the treats that left the house, so technically the candy my kids brought home were all just replacements. I paid for them, so I had the right to take some now and then. LOL

The past 2 years though, I bought candy I don't like. So I never ate any. My kids are all adults now so I didn't eat any Halloween candy this year. Woohoo! And I lost 1.6 pounds this week to prove it. hehehehe
stephanie_in_ga
15 years ago
Steal it? Here we just seize it out right, we call it a "candy tax" (or this year DH is calling it "spreading the wealth").
glenda_al
15 years ago
I always snitched the miniature Hershey's dark chocolates. My favorite!
justlinda
15 years ago
Glenda ~ I heard that the dark chocolate has zero calories, and is good for what ails you...lol
talley_sue_nyc
Original Author
15 years ago
I think the survey was flawed--there wasn't a box for "thinks taking the candy isn't stealing."

I figure, I stayed up until 3 a.m. two nights in a row making a Penelope costume, I earned that candy!

(My DD, age 14, went as Penelope--you know, Odysseus's wife? Those Greek chitons may have been simply rectangles, but they weren't as easy as they look--though of course if I'd started sewing before 10pm, I'd have been in bed earlier)
cynic
15 years ago
Then there's the parents of neighbors when we were growing up. They'd buy a minimal amount, maybe one or two small bags, and when that was gone, they took the kids' candy and give out to the T-or-T-ers! I thought they should call the cops. Today, kids probably would!
sue36
15 years ago
I once told my mother (when I grown) that I didn't see how we ate all that candy without getting sick. She confessed to "borrowing" our candy. Knowing Mom, most likely the pure chocolates (like the mini Hersheys). It honestly never occurred to me that she took our candy! I shouldn't be surprised, that woman could peel a Hershey's kiss faster than I can peel a shrimp, which is pretty darn fast.
secsteve
15 years ago
I got a kick out of one of the adults escorting her kids around. She saw I was handing out Butterfingers and said "Oh, butterfingers. I love them. Could I have one please?" I looked at her and said "Well your costume isn't very original, but I guess it's o.k." lol. We both got a kick out of that and yes, I did give her a bar.

At least she was polite which is more than I can say for other adults in the past.
Kathsgrdn
15 years ago
I didn't have to steal, Lauren gave me some. Not very good candy this year. Not one Special Dark mini bar. ) :

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