http://melstra.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] melstra.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] velvetpage 2006-10-31 01:42 am (UTC)

You already have plenty of great comments, but Max is asleep so I'll add my story. My siblings were so much older that I didn't have to worry about hoarding/stealing. They had long stopped t-or-t'ing before I was old enough to go.

I used a grocery bag for trick-or-treating and probably ended up with upwards of 30-40 pieces when all was said and done. I loved bringing it home and dumping it on the living room carpet. My parents cast a glance at it to see if anything was dangerous, and then it was mine. I spent a long time organizing it (4 reeses pb cups, 8 tootsie rolls, 3 snickers...etc.). I don't really remember, but I think I was allowed 4-5 pieces that night. After that, it went in a cupboard in the kitchen that I had access to. To be honest, even though I'm now a very overweight adult...I just don't remember hoarding it or having to have it parcelled out to me. If there WERE rules...they didn't make much impression on me, and certainly didn't affect my current hoarding tendency one way or another. It was just Halloween. I do remember trying to keep my easter bunny as long as possible--eating a bite per day.

Btw, in my humble opinion, there's nothing wrong with a little hoarding. Though I didn't have any siblings' candy to worry about back then, I think I would feel gyped if the candy were all pooled together. I liked knowing what was mine and deciding what to eat-- Halloween was a very rare time when mom and dad didn't have ownership of something food-based. It was my own little "treasure" and I really enjoyed that.

Good luck instilling good candy habits. No idea what we'll do with Max, but we've got a good long while yet.

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