I realized this year that I am torn about Halloween. I loved it as a kid, but I also now understand that the USA has a very serious sugar problem, and that giving kids tons of candy isn’t good in the long run. But, giving out carrot sticks and apples is not fun at all for anyone, so whatcanyado?
That said, the kid is going to be dealing with the nut allergy his entire life, and you can’t expect the entire world to bend to his needs, he has to learn to deal with it.
Holy crap! What’s this post? NUANCE? This is the internet, man we can’t have that shit here!!! /s
I’m going to non-ironically buy a roll of Necco wafers today.
My sister and I always made them… Haven’t tried in decades.
Yup. We had a nut allergic kid come to our door yesterday. I was about to hand him reeses cups (because they’re awesome), and he said “I can’t have nuts”. I think I said “Oh, I’m sorry” at about the same time his mom shushed him (i.e. the “you get what you get and you don’t get upset” shush), but it was all good as he seemed pretty pleased with the alternative of a glow bracelet and a couple of charms blow pops.
We were lucky enough to have non-nut alternatives (sheer luck, not planning), but his mom was well prepared to make him take what he got with a smile.
I’d say that’s kind of shitty of her, actually. If you had not had an alternative, that’s fine, but her shushing him so he can’t even ask… I dunno.
That seems pretty healthy to me. He’s been socialized well enough that he can state his needs, and his mom is training him to deal with good things that aren’t quite right for him.
Compare with Honey-Boo-Boo. This isn’t too bad.
There’s a huge difference between controlling the ego to a healthy extent and making a statement in favor of your health, though. There is really nothing wrong with asking for something that’s not detrimental to your health.
I don’t know that Honey Boo Boo should be called out. She’s just a kid and she actually seems like a kind of delightful one at that, her families exploitation of her aside.
It seems to be not known by at least a certain percentage of the population - I saw multiple kids going up to houses with no Hallowe’en decorations, and lights off, ringing the doorbell expecting people to answer. Meanwhile, I loudly told my kids “Nope! We won’t go to that house, the lights are off! Which means they have no candy!” (with the “you other dumbasses” left unsaid, but quite clearly implied).
Having said that - the houses with lights on, and decorations out, but didn’t answer the door? I don’t know wtf was up with those people.
Which many people do have, but not nearly as many people as claim to be allergic to gluten.
Maybe they could just carry a teal pumpkin around with them?
That one actually made me tear up. It was just so sweet and concerned.
Yes. This.
Honey Boo Boo is fine. Her Mom on the other hand…
Speaking from long experience:
Well, in my case, I was escorting a couple of completely hyper kids around while momma took care of, ummm, a “bathroom problem” with the smallest one. I was only gone for five minutes, I swear! And I did turn off the porch light! Sorry! 
It was either the second or third (we heard the doorbell). And most likely the 3rd, unless they imported a teenager (most of our block is couples with grown kids, now). And if it’s the 3rd, then turn off the light. Or they could’ve been in the can, but I didn’t see a single kid get candy there in the half hour I was walking up and down the street with my munchkins.
I’d hazard that most of the parents would know who the peanut-free kid’s mom is.
@japhroaig: The only Tillamook we get around here is cheese. I had a serious WTF-is-he-doing-with-cheddar moment.
@peregrinus_bis, @GilbertWham, et al: super OT, but just put away about 15 pounds of (in order of pain, worst to least): scorpion, ghost, scotch bonnet, caribbean red, habanero in several colors, inferno, hot cherry, tai finger, super cayenne, regular cayenne, serrano, jalapeno, hungarian wax, paprika, peperoncini, and mild banana. 'Twas a good haul this year. Most are in the freezer, some await sweet pickling. We have warm weather this week and my other half tells me there are more growing in the backyard that we’ll probably have to pick next weekend. Scorpions mostly, I’m very impressed with the yields.
Do you pickle them like the sliced yellow peppers at sandwich places? Those are swell.
We did some like that, but we’ve done sweet pickling to most of 'em. I kinda love that it’s-a-sweet-pickle-oh-shit-it’s-fucking-hot sensation.
You are insane.
Insane, insane, insane.
#Insane.
I’d give you a ‘like’ for acknowledging the obvious, but I’m out for the next 19 effin’ hours. So…
<3.
