RegGuheert Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 After 23 years of marriage I just walked in and caught MomsintheGarden stocking her personal stash of chocolate (you know, so the rest of us cannot find it). Oh my! :blink: And, no, I will not tell where it is for fear that one of the children will read this! :tongue_smilie: Anyway, it is understandable that she needs to self-medicate with chocolate considering to whom she is married. :lol: So now I'm wondering: If you self-medicate with chocolate, where do you hide your stash? Also, do you purchase lower-quality chocolate which is not-so-well-hidden as a diversion to make your children *think* they have found the chocolate stash and stop looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Everyone knows where my stash is. (It's on top of the fridge in a special basket.) They know not to touch it because they enjoy continuing to live in this house unharmed. And yes, there is inferior chocolate available to those lacking discerning palates (that would be everyone else). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 At the bottom of the flashcards box in the school supplies cabinet nearest my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 After 23 years of marriage I just walked in and caught MomsintheGarden stocking her personal stash of chocolate (you know, so the rest of us cannot find it). Oh my! :blink: And, no, I will not tell where it is for fear that one of the children will read this! :tongue_smilie: Anyway, it is understandable that she needs to self-medicate with chocolate considering to whom she is married. :lol: So now I'm wondering: If you self-medicate with chocolate, where do you hide your stash? Also, do you purchase lower-quality chocolate which is not-so-well-hidden as a diversion to make your children *think* they have found the chocolate stash and stop looking? If MomsintheGarden has done the bolded, I am truly impressed! :lol: No secret stash here - we all know where it is - or where it used to be. Coincidentally, it doesn't last very long. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I could tell you, but then I'd have to keel you. And I keel you slooooooow. SpecialMama dropped off a bag of Lindor for me the other day. I have it hidden. Otherwise, I tend not to have a stash. Wolf, God love him, is always willing to drop and run if I say I need something to fulfill a craving...doesn't matter if its chocolate, wine, slushies or protien (remember, I just had a baby last wk!). Now, it *could* be a chance for a golden escape from the (hormonally) crazed wench he's living with, but I prefer to think he just loves me that much :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Everyone knows where my stash is. (It's on top of the fridge in a special basket.) They know not to touch it because they enjoy continuing to live in this house unharmed. And yes, there is inferior chocolate available to those lacking discerning palates (that would be everyone else). :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I was keeping it in the pantry, everyone seemed to honor the "hands off mom's stash" unspoken rule...but lately I moved it to the laundry room cabinets..also so I could add more than my usual stash of bittersweet choc chips in a jar...the other stuff is more enticing to the kids. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 You think I am stooopid enough to put that out here in public? It is my SECRET stash, I tell you. What part of SECRET do you not understand? While I prefer high quality chocolate, I have been known to break open a bag of TJ's chocolate chips in instances of dire need. No, I don't stock the lesser quality chocolate as a diversion because I will just eat that too. I do keep lifesavers and werthers as an homage to my mom around the house. I pretend that it is a secret stash so the kids feel like they are taking something forbidden:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 There is a little glass jar of Nutella in the bookshelves :tongue_smilie:, right behind some Greek literature that only mother would read anyway. And there is a chocolate in one of the bedroom drawers, well-hidden beneath other items. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Everyone knows where my stash is. I try and move it around but sometimes I forget where so I usually just keep in the same spot. Nobody even entertains the idea of going near my stash. But for the record, my kids also have a stash that I control. Since they hardly ever get any candy I let them occasionally hit their stash on a bad day. It can do wonders to turn a grumpy mood around. Edited November 18, 2011 by Snickerdoodle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't hide mine anymore since it is sugar free. I tell the kids not to eat it because it is as good as a laxative for them. So far I think they've obeyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Yes. Mine's in the chicken. Hiding in plain sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Yes. Mine's in the chicken. Hiding in plain sight. In the chicken? Ok, now I'm skeered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't have a regular stash, but if I buy myself a special treat I keep it in my purse. The guys know that the only things they are allowed to take out of my purse are the car keys and money. If there is a bar of chocolate in there, they should leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaryMelody Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 My secret stash has many hidden places. I'm always scouting for new hidden places as well because my oldest DD does not fear for her life enough. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 In the chicken? Ok, now I'm skeered. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 After 23 years of marriage I just walked in and caught MomsintheGarden stocking her personal stash of chocolate (you know, so the rest of us cannot find it). Oh my! :blink: And, no, I will not tell where it is for fear that one of the children will read this! :tongue_smilie: Anyway, it is understandable that she needs to self-medicate with chocolate considering to whom she is married. :lol: So now I'm wondering: If you self-medicate with chocolate, where do you hide your stash? Also, do you purchase lower-quality chocolate which is not-so-well-hidden as a diversion to make your children *think* they have found the chocolate stash and stop looking? extra purse in the top of my closet or underwear drawer. I tried to hide it from myself in a box mixed in amongst the boxes of clothes in the basement closet. It worked for several months but I did find it and it's gone. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 If MomsintheGarden has done the bolded' date=' I am truly impressed! :lol: No secret stash here - we all know where it is - or where it used to be. Coincidentally, it doesn't last very long. :tongue_smilie:[/quote'] Aw, thanks! My problem is that I gave mixed signals by letting them have the good stuff sometimes. I admire those of you who have trained your Dc to stay out of your stashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mine's out on the counter in plain sight. My husband doesn't like good chocolate (he likes things like M&M's) and the kids aren't allowed to eat candy without permission. They've all heard me say the chocolate is mommy's so many times that they don't even ask for it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I like mine cold. If I get any, I hide it in the back of the freezer or fridge in an obscure place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 At the bottom of the flashcards box in the school supplies cabinet nearest my desk. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Next to my secret stash of bourbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Next to my secret stash of bourbon. One day I was stressed & pmsing, nothing in the house. I made a drink out of cooking sherry and diet sprite. It didn't taste very good, but it took the edge off and I didn't hurt anyone. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mine is hidden amongst my scrapbooking supplies. Everyone knows not to touch my scrapbooking stuff, so they wouldn't dare root around in there for chocolate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I have my chocolate shelf that the children have NEVER gotten in to because they know that I need that chocolate for my health and sanity. I keep the good imported stuff there. Dh is allowed to have tiny morsels of it in emergency situations. I hide the extra bags of mint m&m's (not the good stuff, but the m&ms are rationed off season) behind frozen bags of onions and green peppers in the freezer out in the garage. I hide the stuff I think my dh might dip into that I don't want to share (he knows not to touch the Belgian chocolate my friend brings back from Belgium for me--this might be the odd box of British or German stuff) either by the extra boxes of tampons under my sink, up in my closet behind my box of progesterone cream/ TJs natural mint toothpaste/girlie razors, or in my granny underwear drawer....all places he is loathe to think about, let alone go. I rotate places often just in case the kids ever discover it--my 2 yo would clear me out if she could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Underwear drawer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflymommy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 For me it's not chocolate-- it's homemade chocolate chip granola. I horde it away in the downstairs fridge behind things so it can't be seen! (We have an upstairs fridge and a downstairs fridge-- our house has a bizarre layout.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I like super dark chocolate. For the longest time no one was interested in my chocolate. That thought it was nasty. Unfortunately, my daughter has morphed into me upon starting puberty. She now craves my good stuff. So now we have the GIRLS secrete stash of chocolate. It's in the drawer with the budget & finances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I have my chocolate shelf that the children have NEVER gotten in to because they know that I need that chocolate for my health and sanity. I keep the good imported stuff there. Dh is allowed to have tiny morsels of it in emergency situations. I hide the extra bags of mint m&m's (not the good stuff, but the m&ms are rationed off season) behind frozen bags of onions and green peppers in the freezer out in the garage. I hide the stuff I think my dh might dip into that I don't want to share (he knows not to touch the Belgian chocolate my friend brings back from Belgium for me--this might be the odd box of British or German stuff) either by the extra boxes of tampons under my sink, up in my closet behind my box of progesterone cream/ TJs natural mint toothpaste/girlie razors, or in my granny underwear drawer....all places he is loathe to think about, let alone go. I rotate places often just in case the kids ever discover it--my 2 yo would clear me out if she could. My kids know not the get into my chocolate, it is my dh that I am hiding the it and the bourbon from. He claims to not like sweets, but manages to nibble away at my stash until there is nothing left. I buy good booze for myself (quality over quantity) and he buys cheap stuff. Nothing will set me off like going to the cabinet and finding my good chocolate and/or bourbon missing. So, now I hide both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't have to hide it. I'm the only one who likes 85% dark, so I know it will always be there when I need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't hide chocolate, but I do try to keep a bag of homemade chocolate chip cookie dough in cookie size balls in the freezer. They're theoretically so that we can take a few out at a time to bake them. In reality, I eat them straight from the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 One day I was stressed & pmsing, nothing in the house. I made a drink out of cooking sherry and diet sprite. It didn't taste very good, but it took the edge off and I didn't hurt anyone. :D :lol: Good chocolate is on the top shelf of the pantry, where little eyes and fingers cannot go. I also may or may not have a few Reese's Peanut Butter Cups that the children collected at Halloween stored in a ziploc bag at the bottom of the freezer, underneath all of the frozen vegetables. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I don't need to hide it-- why? Because I am the only one currently in the house who likes very dark chocolate (usually 60-72% and normally here in the states, that is 72%). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusksAngel Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I hide the extra bags of mint m&m's (not the good stuff, but the m&ms are rationed off season) behind frozen bags of onions and green peppers in the freezer out in the garage. I must remember this idea. I love anything mint.... hmmmmm.... wonder how well oreos freeze.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) There is a little glass jar of Nutella in the bookshelves :tongue_smilie:, right behind some Greek literature that only mother would read anyway. :lol: Ohhhh, you are a sly one. DD claims she is allergic to chocolate :001_huh: and DH knows the consequences. Edited November 19, 2011 by crazyforlatin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackson'smama Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 in the freezer but i've also been known to call them "my cold pills" when i've been caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 For me it's not chocolate-- it's homemade chocolate chip granola. Recipe please? This sounds really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I could tell you, but then I'd have to keel you. And I keel you slooooooow. This...But everyone knows not to touch mama's stash. I am not above getting into theirs, though. With 5 kids, you can imagine our booty after Halloween. My game was to put it "away" for their stockings at Christmas, but judging by my booty over the last 2 weeks, I think they're on to me...:leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I have my chocolate shelf that the children have NEVER gotten in to because they know that I need that chocolate for my health and sanity. I keep the good imported stuff there. Dh is allowed to have tiny morsels of it in emergency situations. I hide the extra bags of mint m&m's (not the good stuff, but the m&ms are rationed off season) behind frozen bags of onions and green peppers in the freezer out in the garage. I hide the stuff I think my dh might dip into that I don't want to share (he knows not to touch the Belgian chocolate my friend brings back from Belgium for me--this might be the odd box of British or German stuff) either by the extra boxes of tampons under my sink, up in my closet behind my box of progesterone cream/ TJs natural mint toothpaste/girlie razors, or in my granny underwear drawer....all places he is loathe to think about, let alone go. I rotate places often just in case the kids ever discover it--my 2 yo would clear me out if she could. I don't have a chocolate stash, but Dh had to take the van to work one day because his truck battery died. I didn't realize until he left that my Dr. Pepper was in the back. By 3:30 my 5 yo was asking when Daddy was getting home with my Dr. Pepper.:blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Shhh , but my secret stash is at the back of the refrigerator. No one else appreciates high end chocolate like I do, but they might eat it in desperation. We still have a tub full of halloween candy to divert their unsophisticated palates. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyinND Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 In the top drawer of my nightstand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes. Mine's in the chicken. Hiding in plain sight. Isn't it advised not to cook your chocolate IN the chicken, but to use a separate pa? I hide mine in the freezer in an empty frozen vegetable box. Nobody but me bothers to prepare vegetables of any kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I've got to remember the empty box trick. I could totally see me stashing stuff into a box of Kashi or into a box of lentils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 :D Thanks for reminding me there's a dark milky way bar hidden in one of my desk drawers. :auto: My hiding spots constantly change as they're frequently raided by the natives. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 There is a little glass jar of Nutella in the bookshelves :tongue_smilie:, right behind some Greek literature that only mother would read anyway. And there is a chocolate in one of the bedroom drawers, well-hidden beneath other items. :tongue_smilie: :lol: Great minds think alike! My stash is behind my set of Bronte novels and a volume on natural cures for, ahem...female problems. In a household in which I am now the lone female, my truffles are safe! I don't know about Reguheert asking this question. It seems similar to asking a woman her age or weight...very, very risky behavior.:D Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Wrapped in tinfoil in the back of the freezer. No one ever opens the mystery tinfoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I started to reply to this and DS just came up and started talking to me/peering over my shoulder and I had to delete what I was about to send. He is sitting here now, hoping I'll give my secret away. So not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I don't know about Reguheert asking this question. It seems similar to asking a woman her age or weight...very, very risky behavior.:D Faith :lol: So, ladies, what should his 'punishment' be for this faux pas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMDRAD Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 After 23 years of marriage I just walked in and caught MomsintheGarden stocking her personal stash of chocolate (you know, so the rest of us cannot find it). Oh my! :blink: And, no, I will not tell where it is for fear that one of the children will read this! :tongue_smilie: Anyway, it is understandable that she needs to self-medicate with chocolate considering to whom she is married. :lol: So now I'm wondering: If you self-medicate with chocolate, where do you hide your stash? Also, do you purchase lower-quality chocolate which is not-so-well-hidden as a diversion to make your children *think* they have found the chocolate stash and stop looking? I buy high quality, very dark chocolate and I don't hide it. The rest of the family knows not to touch it on pain of death. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 I don't know about Reguheert asking this question. It seems similar to asking a woman her age or weight...very, very risky behavior.:DSometimes you have to take risks to get what you want! Now I know lots of great places to look for the chocolate stash! :auto::lol: So, ladies, what should his 'punishment' be for this faux pas?Just in case you haven't noticed, dear, I actually LIKE it when you punish me! :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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