Treat baskets are the devil’s tool, I swear! I hate them. They make my life miserable, but not for the reason you think. I am way beyond wanting whatever is IN them. I couldn’t care less. I can pass up the chocolate, the suckers and every other sweet that may end up in there from the kids, Ash or school. I am immune to their power. Bwah ha ha!
Alas, Cheeks is not. She is, in fact, a bit of a monster when it comes to the treat basket.
Every. Single. Time. the pantry door is open, there she is. “Sucker! Sucker!”
At work, she will sneak into the formal dining room and stand at the baker’s rack, pointing at the treat basket, “More! More!” I have to admit, she’s cute as hell when I say, “No more.” and she walks out of the room with her tiny little voice going “No mo. No mo.”
But she’s a bit of an addict. Dum dums are her crack of choice, but she won’t turn down a Kit Kat.
I have to admit, this is one area we have semi-failed as moms. Cheeks has had sugar. She has had soda. (I know, I know.) But, I’m happy to report, she is a huge fruit and veggie nut. As a matter of fact, she’ll take a banana (“Nana! Nana!”) over just about anything.
I think her absolute favorite foods are broccoli and tomatoes. She loves carrots. She will take mashed or baked potatos over french fries any day. As a matter of fact, the kid doesn’t really care for french fries. (I know, I know, another parenting fail on our part!) But we do have a tendency to use candy when the need arises.
This kid spends a fair amount of time in the car. On occasion, she flips her lid and protests. A Dum-dum stops the screaming and gives us a good half an hour of silence. I know, I know. Bribery at its best.
We do limit her sweets a great deal. It’s a treat and it is treated as such. And when she’s told no, she protests a bit, but she gets over it quickly. But that treat basket. Ugh. If she never saw it, she’d never ASK for it. I could easily get rid of the one at home, but that isn’t my call at work. Maybe I’ll just start hiding it!
But I have to admit, it makes for cute photo opportunities!
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.
-Charles M. Schulz
- fourteen year old wonder child. Too smart for anyone's own good, including his own!
