Posted on October 17 at 8:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Congrats on a job well done over the past year, Dana. Thanks for all your hard work on offering your mommy perspective.
Posted on March 3 at 10:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I was a member of this organization many years before the "incident" and I am still a member of it today. I just want to make sure potential future members know that the tone of some of these comments is not indicative of what you will find in most mommy groups, or the individuals in them. Please consider joining us in your adventures as a mother. I have great friends from this group, the old group, and several other mommmy groups. I came out lucky in the end - I have friends all over the city and with all ages of children and I am thankful for the support and friendship these mothers have given me. I didn't have wounds in the first place, so none have been opened back up for me - it's all been a very positive experience!
On Vanishing Halloween Candy: Is the Switch Witch to Blame?
Posted on November 3 at 12:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
the only problem is that, contrary to the last post, it is not "only once a year." i don't know about everyone else, but my 5 year-old attended 7 Halloween parties. I knew we held back on the amount of candy we let him have on Halloween, but that decision was greatly based on the fact that he had indulged on some form of candy, cookie, dessert at all the parties leading up to it. I agree with "laughmoore." After this begins all the parties surrounding the holidays, along with any birthday parties, superbowl parites, etc. Every parent just needs to make the decision they feel best meeds their beliefs and stop being so critical of everyone else for their decisions.
On Vanishing Halloween Candy: Is the Switch Witch to Blame?
Posted on November 2 at 4:58 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't see any indication of the author implying that if you choose to let your child eat all the candy, you are a bad parent. Yet, the same respect is not applied by everyone in the other direction. We are also a family that made the choice to let our children only enjoy a few pieces of candy on Halloween night (one piece per year of age). I understand other parents don't make the same choice. I respect that decision and I hope that most parents give us the same respect. We don't offer any gifts in exchange for the candy, either. One way we get rid of a lot of it is by only buying a little bit of candy in the first place to pass out. Then, when we get home from trick-or-treating, we put a bunch of our collection in the basket to be passed out to others.
Thanks for all the great ideas of what to do for the Halloween celebrations in years to come!
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On Try these tricks to ration the treats
Posted on October 25 at 8:21 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I actually appreciate the attempt to offer examples of healthier Halloween treats, but, I have to say, many of the examples of healthier options aren't much better than the candy. Most stores now offer lots of non-candy Halloween items. My kids are still excited to receive those trinkets. If you are old enough to even know about egging a house, you probably shouldn't even be trick-or-treating in the first place.