So, we went trick-or-treating last night and great fun was had by all. Vinny is finally old enough to appreciate that going on to more houses means more candy. So he picked the biggest Halloween bag we have and said he was going to fill it up. He didn't do that - but I bet the kid has a good 30+ pieces in there. There are a couple of full size candy bars in it. My problem is, who owns the candy?
Clearly, the adults own the extra candy that was not picked up by trick-or-treaters. We actually budgeted pretty well this time, so we don't have much left over. Now, he's 4 - it's going to take him forever to get through it, I don't want him to eat it all - is it ok to sneak a few pieces? What about the candy that the two year old got? Does Dan get some because he went to the extra houses with Vinny and I didn't?
I think that I really need to leave it alone. But it sure does look yummy...
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Good post! However, not much of an ethical consideration in our mind. ALL the candy belongs to us!!! :-)
Who bought the costumes? Who bought the trick-or-treat bags? Who supervised the trick-or-treating? Who owns the house they live in? Who pays for everything else in their lives? Who is responsible for their well-beings? Man... I sound like my parents.
None the less, we dish out the candy on a case-by-case basis... and of course, we take what we want out of there as well.
Here's the rub... in my mind, by the time they get old enough where they can handle having the candy all to themselves... is probably about the time they are too old to trick or treating! :-)
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