https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:13:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754203 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 06:57:11 +0000 travelgirl1 1754203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: It was wrapped up in her gifts - some even had her name written on in chocolate, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754199 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 06:52:32 +0000 MrsRoo 1754199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: this is what I do. Luckily LO has no idea what candy is yet. So I just say thank you, and look forward to getting a treat myself when she goes to bed! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754128 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:45:45 +0000 mamimami 1754128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just say thank you and you'll save it for later and don't give it to your child if you don't want to. As you yourself said, people mean well. It's not worth getting upset over. I think you might need to give these well-intentioned people a break! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754120 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:55:10 +0000 sunny 1754120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: Awww that was sweet of her :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754114 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:44:55 +0000 irene 1754114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: yes I like stickers too! We went to the vet the other day. the vet (a young lady) doesn't have kids or may not even like kids (from her reaction to LO- vets usually only like animals lol) but she made an effort to go back to her office to find a sticker to give it to him. So sweet of her.</p> <p>If candies are replaced by stickers, the world will be a much healthier place :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754111 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:39:29 +0000 sunny 1754111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am that mean mommy too saying no to sweets. Luckily, so far I have just declined politely saying that LO was too young for sweets right now. Sometimes LO will just hold them because she doesn't really know what lollipops are so she thinks its a toy. However, she's now getting to the point where she is understanding that you can open wrappers and there is something inside to eat so we won't be able to do that anymore. </p> <p>I am noticing that people are a bit more cognizant that they need to ask the parent's permission (e.g. "Would your LO like a sweet?") rather than just giving it to them. Sometimes they have stickers instead of sweets, so we say yes to those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754110 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:33:45 +0000 irene 1754110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: maybe the candy was meant for you guys lol!! I am so glad our family is on board with me on the candy issue!</p> <p>@mrbee: in that case I just met more kind strangers than you guys do then. Your kids are super cute!!!!</p> <p>@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: hahaha I am with you- stop giving out all these candy in Halloween becuz I have to eat them lol glad to know I am not alone! I would be so mad if my family gives LO candy on my back "becuz he seem to know what it is". Well if he is curious, tell him no and/or come ask me first!</p> <p>@locavore_mama: I am so with you on this. I ended up eating that gigantic lollipop from the restaurant and I threw it away halfway cuz it is huge and not even good! I still don't understand why ppl would give this to a 2 year old at a meal, like you are trying to pick a fight between the mom and the child. Glad LO didn't know what it was .</p> <p>The inevitable was cookie, cake and ice cream becuz they do hv special events (assuming only rarely, hopefully) at daycare and I don't want to single LO out. Then LO sometimes get free ice cream at restaurants. Oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754108 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:22:58 +0000 regberadaisy 1754108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: yup, they were watching her once a week. My daughter the tattle basically told us grandpa was a cookie supplier. Lol we have a lift the flap book and one of the flaps is a cookie. Every single time we get to that page she goes "cookie! Papa!" lol</p> <p>Thankfully, they knew better than to put sweets in her Easter basket this year. ;) next year will probably be a different story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754107 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:19:56 +0000 travelgirl1 1754107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: It's super easy for us just now because we're overseas so they can send stuff but not actually give it to her :happy: When we move home, I expect it's a battle we will lose too. But I think I'll be okay with it when she's a bit older, as long as I watch what she has at home, the odd treat with grandparents won't hurt. But I was pretty shocked at the amount of chocolate she got sent for Christmas when she was 13 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754105 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:10:58 +0000 regberadaisy 1754105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: I am that mean mommy that won't give my child that lollipop. When I was home visiting when we were waiting for a table at dinner my niece and nephews were all sucking on a sucker. M wanted one and I said no. My mom tried to offer her one, I said no. </p> <p>She's 26m, she doesn't need a sugar pop. </p> <p>I'm a sweets / sugar nazi. I know some people probably think I'm ridiculous for being so. But i don't care. If my child gets a cavity it's going to be because of genetics not because I feed her sugar. </p> <p>The saddest part is that I know a 3yr old that has the start of her first cavity and the mom gives no sweets or unnecessary sugars either.<br /> @travelgirl1: oy. That is a battle that I've lost with my in laws. They know our stance but just can't help but break it. In their defense it's very minimal, like a small cookie at the grocery store.<br /> I've learned it's not a battle I can win and let that slide as a "special grandparents" thing. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754104 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:10:50 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 1754104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't introduced lollipops, cotton candy, gummy bears, and most other sweets either. I know when my aunt allowed DS to have a few mini-marshmallows back in January before he turned two because "he seemed to know what they are" (without ever asking me first), I was very confused. We get handed lollipops a lot at restaurants and at banks. Sometimes I take them because I have to (like at the drive-thru at the bank, hard to hand it back) but most of the time I try to politely decline before the kids have seen it.</p> <p>As for Halloween... well it is my favorite holiday but it's mostly because of the costumes, not the candy consumption! I'm going to put together little good bags this year of non-candy related items :) Something different since I don't want my kids to have the candy and it's probably better for my waistline if I don't keep too much temptation in the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754102 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:09:37 +0000 mrbee 1754102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: This hasn't happened to me... your child must be super cute!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754101 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:09:13 +0000 travelgirl1 1754101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just do what you are doing, thank them but decline. My DD is 20 months but we don't even let family give her sweets yet. They posted a load over for Easter but we told them in advance not to and they still did. The thought was kind, but DH and I got a lot of unexpected chocolate :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-strangers-and-candy#post-1754099 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 22:56:55 +0000 irene 1754099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is it just me Or does it bother you too when kind strangers always offer your LO with candy, sweets and desserts?</p> <p>This happens to us quite a few times. Kind strangers think my LO is cute. Then they bring him candy. A waitress in a Japanese restaurant brought him a huge lollipop in the middle of the dinner (I mean seriously lady? I am always struggling to get healthy food in my LO and you brought him this gigantic lollipop in the beginning of a meal??) , and a perfect stranger who saw LO on the plane and thought he was cute, and pulled out a lollipop and gave it to me (which I thanked him and declined). </p> <p>All these are super nice people and they all meant well, just that I get irritated by this culture. Candy brings cavity and obesity but people give it out as a kind gesture. Halloween just makes me scratch my head to be honest. (I didn't grow up in the USA ... I always know about it but never experienced it fully until last year.) And yes we r the type of parents who still hasn't exposed him to candy yet.... Not even gummy bears or cotton candy. Or even Popsicles. The only candy he tasted was the chocolate from strawberry fondue. LO is 2.5 years old. </p> <p>I know they probably don't have kids themselves and/or they don't know people who is a pain in the butt like me existed. I know. I am just saying this culture of candy means well bothers me.</p> <p>Just curious to know your thoughts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725935 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:02:06 +0000 .twist. 725935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why are ya'll telling me this? It's so hard to not go into that kitchenette and open up half a dozen peppermint patties! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725912 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:57:15 +0000 Sweet T 725912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love dark chocolate and dark chocolate with raspberry anything! I absolutely love Godiva's key lime truffles!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725902 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:54:57 +0000 Alivoo01 725902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 muskateers dark chocolate with mint or anything with peanut (butter) so Reese's, Peanut M&amp;M's, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725895 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:53:01 +0000 loveisstrange 725895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cadbury Caramel bars. Mmmmm.... Galaxy chocolate is pretty amazing as well. I do have a soft spot for york patties and reese's cups though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725887 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:51:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 725887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dark chocolate with almonds or dried cherries + dried chili peppers. Candy bar wise I like Reese's Cups and Snickers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725884 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:50:52 +0000 .twist. 725884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I so so so so love lindt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725881 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:50:24 +0000 Mrsbells 725881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love European chocolate, cadburys, lindt and milka </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725867 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:46:54 +0000 Mrs. Pen 725867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like dark chocolate and I like it when they're flavored coconut or raspberry. yum now I want chocolate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725862 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:46:17 +0000 Bao 725862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All chocolate! I have a problem...I love Kisses, Reese's, butterfingers...the list goes on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favourite-type-of-chocolate#post-725850 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:43:54 +0000 .twist. 725850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's your favourite type of chocolate? </p> <p>I may or may not have just eaten 4 peppermint patties..... they're pretty high up there at this very moment, otherwise, I'd say kitkat is my favourite chocolate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-this/page/2#post-420213 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:17:35 +0000 anonysquire 420213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: Huh... well that's got to be a challenging job! My husband grew up in the bad parts of LA and witnessed his friends stabbed, shot and killed by cars on different occasions. So I totally get growing up differently. Crazy how different people are raised! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-this/page/2#post-420023 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:54:27 +0000 Lozza 420023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I'm pretty sure where you live, it's all just "Coke" :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-this/page/2#post-420018 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:51:56 +0000 Ra 420018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I should probably note that I work in an urban, low socioeconomic area. So, my kids tend to grow up much faster than most. I have an 8th grader right now who is currently on house arrest. </p> <p>I hope that like you, my LO will be innocent and naive! Yay for your parents! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-this/page/2#post-420013 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:48:04 +0000 anonysquire 420013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I am just naive, thanking my parents for that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-this/page/2#post-420009 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:47:15 +0000 BelugaBean 420009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: This.</p> <p>I call it a sucker. Also, I say sub and water fountain. I've actually never heard the term bubbler. As for dressing or stuffing, I use both terms but DH is very particular about which word to use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-this/page/2#post-420007 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:46:56 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 420007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A sucker </p>