Ewe Mama Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 all of the leftover Christmas candy. Alvin was swiping it from his siblings' stockings and I have just had enough of the whiney, sugar-high kids. Out it all went. I am hoping the little darlings will be back to normal soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Oh, I hear ya. DH was just whining about how much candy the kids got. I put a bit in their stockings, but so did Grandma and thier Aunt. What I thought was just a bit, turned into a bunch. And it's ALL we've heard about. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndGenHomeschooler Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 We have a little bit of candy/cookies/treats left and I can't wait until it's gone. My 5 year old has been horrible. I think the combination of too much sugar and too much TV is making him lose his mind. I think the sweets should all be gone by tomorrow and then we'll have a few days to detox everyone before we get back into real life next week. I'll be keeping my expectations low while we ease back in to being normal human beings. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lispy Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I promised to keep it through the end of the year. Dh is home this week, and he loves having it all around as much as more than the kids.....the m&ms, the candy canes, the hersey's kisses....oy!! But the minute we ring in the New Year, it's GONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I have never heard of Christmas candy before. Halloween, yes, Easter, yes. Never Christmas. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I have never heard of Christmas candy before. Halloween, yes, Easter, yes. Never Christmas. Hmmm... Fudge? Peanut brittle? Candy canes? Candy is everywhere this time of year! I've been given SO much many homemade candies, cookies and other treats by friends and neighbors in the past few weeks. And you've never heard of putting a bit of candy into a child's stocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We still have Halloween candy around! But we had very little candy in the stockings -- one small item from a fancy local store each, and a handful of candy canes on the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My adult children still love getting Reese's trees and Andes Candies in their stockings. Thankfully, they no longer get a sugar high. Even dh and I got candy in our stockings!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernal Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I pitched it all this morning! My 2 kids ended up with 6 M&M candy canes each. I too have had enough of sugar high and stuck inside kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I "forgot" to put candy in their stockings, and none has yet to comment...... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The Canadians have Boxing Day; I have CHOCOLATE Boxing Day. A couple of days after Christmas, I pick up everyone's stray stocking chocolates, put them in my little box and stash it away. The rest disappears into the trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Alvin even pilfered the candy I had received as a gift in my own stocking. I didn't even get so much as a bite! That child has serious boundary issues when it comes to sweets. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has "gone Grinchy" as Sheep Daddy puts it. All that smiling and Christmas Joy was making my teeth hurt. Now I can go back to being my alter ego "mean Mommy". :D We started back with school work on Monday because I just could not take another whiney moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We've always "rationed" Halloween and Christmas candy -- only so much at a time. Funny thing is, that now we don't have to anymore. I think they are so used to not pigging out on it that they forget to eat it at all, LOL. Tonight I told my oldest when he was asking about dessert, "Why don't you eat something from your stocking!" And he did. A peppermint marshmallow santa. And he even let me have a bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 We've always "rationed" Halloween and Christmas candy -- only so much at a time. Funny thing is, that now we don't have to anymore. I think they are so used to not pigging out on it that they forget to eat it at all, LOL. Tonight I told my oldest when he was asking about dessert, "Why don't you eat something from your stocking!" And he did. A peppermint marshmallow santa. And he even let me have a bite. Here too. I can't imagine buying the candy knowing it's going to drive me batty before I'm prompted to throw it in the trash. Kids know how much they can have on a regular basis and so on special occasions they seldom eat much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 DH took all the leftover Christmas cookies and treats into work yesterday. :-) Everyone at the hospital was happy to have treats and we are happy to not have them in the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrygal Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I use to try to ration the kids' candy to a few pieces a day. Now I just let them eat it all and get it over with. No more weeks of candy... ugh. And I only buy a few, quality chocolates to put in their stockings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My son struggles with his weight and I've told my MIL about it over and over and over and over. She's suggested ways to make meals that he would like (he's picky) so we can help him eat healthier. She's suggested exercises he could do. But this Christmas she bought him an entire bag (full sized) of Doritos, fudge, cookies, a full-sized chocolate bar...and something I'm forgetting. I was befuddled. Why did she do that when she knows what a struggle it is to get him to eat healthily and he's clearly overweight??? DH was a fat kid. Now I'm seeing why. She just doesn't get it. The candy is slowly getting tossed and no one is noticing. The Doritos, well, he'll notice if those disappear and be terribly angry if I toss his "Christmas present from Mom-Mom." I'm rationing it. Maybe I'll toss a handful of chips every couple of days and he won't notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Garga, I'm sorry. My mom is like that. It's hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I use to try to ration the kids' candy to a few pieces a day. Now I just let them eat it all and get it over with. No more weeks of candy... ugh. And I only buy a few, quality chocolates to put in their stockings. This is my philosophy as well :) Saved my sanity! I tried rationing one year with Halloween, what a headache! and the whining o_O Now it's gone in a couple of days ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Our problem here is soda. My sil brought 3 12-packs of regular Pepsi to our family party the other day and most of it is still left. DS is not supposed to drink it with the caffeine but he apparently decided to drink it anyway. He was up very late talking a mile a minute. I thought my ears woud fall off! I will be dropping it off at her house tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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