Yesterday I mentioned I don’t dress up my dog for Halloween. Some might find that a bit fuddy duddy.
Well, I’ve found something that beats it.
A dentist in Mansfield, Ohio is offering to buy back Halloween candy from children. And he’s not the only one.
Dentists across the country are participating in the ‘Halloween Candy Buy Back’ program.
At Dr. Callen’s office in Mansfield, trick-or-treaters will receive $1 per pound of candy turned in (5-pound limit per child) and free toothbrushes. They will also be entered in a drawing for one of two children’s bicycles.
Now, I know the dentists’ intentions are good. Halloween candy is all about sugar, and sugar consumption promotes tooth decay.
But geez oh Pete.
Halloween only happens once a year! Shouldn’t every kid experience the rush — and resulting sweet belly — from overeating candy after a night of trick-or-treating? Believe me, it’s the best way to convince them to never do it again.
Plus, do we really want to turn Halloween into a money-making venture for kids? Cause this sure feels like it.
Five bucks is five bucks, after all.
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This year at Halloween, The Sticky Egg presented a ‘trick or treat’ challenge to readers: ‘LIKE’ my page on Facebook, and receive a ‘real’ sticky egg.
Trick or treat
I returned to New York City today.
I couldn’t wait to get home, but was frightened of what I would see.
The aerial view of the city, half blacked out and silent, haunted me. The news cameras had focused on flood, fires, that precarious shifting crane. My airport cab driver told similar tales.
But then he dropped me off at my door. Businesses are open. People wander the street, friends gather, dogs bark. My neighborhood looks much like I left it three days ago.
And just 50 blocks south lies destruction.
Tonight I am a very, very lucky girl.
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