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@kodybear:
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@kodybear: similar to this???
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Dh and I were just talking about this this weekend, how it used to be a thing that parents had to inspect the candy to see if it had been tampered with. We both were like, yeah that's crazy, haha. I guess not!! What is wrong with people (or really, one crazy person it sounds like).
We are only ToTing to the stores on our Main Street so I'm not really concerned but will still look through everything. But I also won't be letting her have free reign in her candy anyway- she's two.
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@regberadaisy: my mom did this when I was a kid!! I'm voting for the 80s thing. My LO is too little still so it sounds like this has phased out!
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I thought my dad was the only one looking for rogue razor blades in apples! I didn't know it was a thing
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@Mamaof2: @MenagerieMama: well, glad to know I'm not completely out in left field. Just a few decades late.
I still don't think it's a bad idea to teach her not to touch candy till I look it over anyway.
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@.twist.: hahaha too funny!
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This isn't a major concern for me, and I ToT'ed in the 80's and early 90's, when this was actually a "thing" parents did. My kiddo is two and won't have free reign over her candy consumption for a few more years, anyway.
Not to be disrespectful, but I kind of feel like Halloween is becoming so watered down and safety-centered. Like, we used to bring dim flashlights along, and now kids are blinding the streets with football stadium lights strapped to their foreheads. Of course, I don't want to put my child in any conceivable danger, but a neighborhood witch potentially poisoning candy is kind of spooky!
Okay, okay, I'm not entirely serious. But, no, I'm not worried, and will simply teach her to practice good judgement and caution, as she grows.
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@deerylou: Heh, agreed!
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@deerylou: agreed! We always ToTed in our neighborhood and now I feel like these are super planned and structured events or done in commercial areas which seems less fun than going to your own neighbors!
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@MenagerieMama: Yeah, I'm a Tot purist, I guess (that sounded more pompous than I intended). Preferably in our own neighborhood, once the sun has gone down. When the ghouls come out.
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@.twist.: hahaha yes!! Just add in some 90s touches and play it on a VCR and it is spot on!
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I will be checking the candy for my boys. We have food allergies and gluten issues.
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I'll check my LOs candy for things I don't want her to eat (or things that I want to eat..). But my mom used to thoroughly examine our candy for open wrappers, needle holes, razor blades...I thought she was nuts. But it's obviously not just her haha!
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I'm totally baffled by the thought that your parents suspected that your neighbours might put razor blades into kiddies' sweets and yet they still let you knock on these people's doors!
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@regberadaisy: my parents inspected our candy for safety purposes. When I was old enough I did it too. I think my parents also did it so they could get dibs on their favorites- Reese's and Peanut Chews.
I also think it's a good way to have your kid slooow down a bit and unwind after trick or treating.
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DD got a loose handful of candy corn tonight - gag!
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@sorrycharlie: ew! See, I'm not crazy. People are weird.
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@sorrycharlie: gross!!
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If by checking you mean unwrapping and eating them myself... yes.
I'm not too concerned at this point since we monitor his candy stash in its entirety and he'll only get a treat or two for the next few days!
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i thought about this tonight because i remember when i was a kid, it was such a big thing. Before eating any, we had to go through each and every one and check that they were wrapped properly. And the horror stories people would tell each about what could happen was enough to make us kids follow the safety checking rule! I totally forgot about it until i realized LO was eating his first treat tonight and it wasn't "checked". But now i think it must have been a little dramatized back then when i was a kid. Now that i've remembered, i will probably at least glance at his candies before letting him eat them.....and maybe start teaching next year. But i won't make it such a big scary deal like from when i was a kid.
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We went through DD's and took out things we didn't want her to have, like Skittles and lollipops, gum balls and hard chews. When she's older I will probably just check there is nothing unwrapped in there then let her have whatever.
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Nah, not yet. She only went to 12 houses and they are all our immediate neighbours. I trust them. And I have to open all her candy for her anyways, so I'll be able to tell if it's open. When she's going to more houses and has a bigger stash, I'll check them over.
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I think this used to be more of a thing. They would talk about it when I was in school and I was the type of kid that was all, "Mom. Remember to check my candy. I can't eat anything unwrapped!" And she was like, "Oh, yeah, right, lemme see... you're good."
Honestly I'm not worried about it.
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Checking over candy totally used to be a big thing when I was a kid! I let DS pick 2 candies tonight when we got home, and gave them a cursory look over.
Honestly, if I was to inject something into a candy bar with an insulin needle I guarantee that short of a bright light and a magnifying glass, you wouldn't be able to tell it had been tampered with, and I doubt anyone is looking over the candy THAT closely!
That being said, I did go through his candy tonight and gave each piece a quick glance, but I think candy tampering is really not something to be concerned with in the grand scheme of things.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/01/report-halloween-candy-with-needle-type-object-probed/
2015- Needles found in candy!
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I do remember being told to watch for any wrappers that were opened or had obvious holes when I was kid. I'll probably do a quick check on D's candy, but nothing too crazy. A local urgent care center is actually offering free candy x-rays if you want to bring your kids' candy in!
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: people are f-ed up.
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