Oct 31 2007
Candy hunt
I had the feeling that this will be the last year of the hunt. Not sure each year that we give out more than the kids brought in, or vise versa. The very first year we attended Chinese school, one of the mothers was distributing hard candies (some looked really gross, old, half wrapped ..) in the classroom after the Halloween. I wouldn’t be objecting it so openly if they were appropriated for the kids, like those in the bowl. What’s more, the mother said defiantly to me that “then tell your kids not to eat.” Well, she did have her point, but I found that to be out of line, to have a last say regardless of the merit? I don’t find that feasible to leave it to the kid to decide if they should eat the candy or not. Kids are kids, they love candies, and didn’t have that type of sophistication to say no to the lousy types. Why should I subject my kids as an outsider or even torture when every other kids were chewing the cheap candies? So, I went to the principle, telling her to stop it, or .. She stopped it. Did I alienate the mother? Oh yes, and many others who thought I was over board.
When King was about one year old, one day we went to shopping. The manager of the supermarket liked him a lot, so grabbed a lollipop and gave it to him. I had never gave him a candy or lollipop. So he sat on the shopping cart and holding the lollipop while I was picking up groceries. Few moments later, we ran into the manager. He’s amused, took the lollipop, unwrapped, and returned it to him. King innocently holding it, up right, without a tad desire to leak it. The manager turned back, made the motion as to showing him to leak it. King sweetly offer it to him. I laughed out loud. Didn’t know if the manager debated to call child abuse agency to report the episode. I don’t think that I’m against sweet as to oppose lousy candies that do no good to the kids, as is soda.. .. Chocolate and ice cream are on the shopping list as much as milk.