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Originally Posted by simplepamom
 ANd yet this is not the end. In Dec we will go to visit his family. They will buy doughnuts for the kids to have for breakfast while we stay with them, popsicles for them to snack, sugared cereals..... not to mention bags of candy- I mean will HAND Them bags (each child full unopened bags) of candy to go home... Other friends of the family will give the hand made chocolate lollipops- several per child (like at least 1 dark, 1 light and 1 white per kid maybe even 2 of each per kid) Not to mention all the cookies, pies and such that family members will make/buy for the Thanksgiving meal, Christmas meal etc. Then Valentine's day- yes, people give my children Valentine's candy- not as much, but they get enough. THey get candy treats at church (almost weekly) and a doughnut social hour every SUnday morning. The church social- once a month- always has plenty of desserts and candy too. Then Easter- wow- they get their Easter bunny basket- ok I have control but hubby will want to put at least 1 piece of candy in- then they get a basket from my mom, my grandmother, my aunt, and often from my husbands family also, and sometimes from a friend of the family- all containing a plethera of candy. Then there are the birthday parties- the goody bags and pinatas that they bring home. Vacation Bible schools always have the koolaid and cookies. They had a Brownie event on Sat and got a goodie bag- complete with sugar cereal, animal crackers, m&m's (the 'healthy cereal mix thing) and lollipop. (days after Halloween) |
DD is nearing 4.5, and it's the first year we let her go trick-or-treating. She understood up front that she could not have *any* of the candy, but that the "candy fairy" would come and exchange it out. I had a friend sew her a very special gift, plus I found some organic lollipops online that had nothing artificial and no corn syrup in there. I gave her a few of those too, and she was so overjoyed. "Wow, my first lollipop!" she said. I was all teary-eyed (preggo!) halfway because I am so proud she's never had a lollipop, and halfway because it's so sad that she's 4.5 and never had a lollipop - so "abnormal!" (she does not like them!
she licks it 2 or 3 times, and puts it back in the baggie and into the fridge. She's determined to eat it anyway!)Anyway, she had a fabulous time all dressed up and running from house to house. DH took the candy to work. I don't think DD felt deprived at all.
This weekend was DH's bday, and we made a cake for him. I reveled in the fact that the cake was truly a treat for the family because we only have it for bdays.
So I don't want to cut sugar out of her life completely and make her crave the "forbidden fruit." But it's pretty limited, especially as compared to mainstream America. And I do insist that she's had protein first.
