tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post5232813848703765745..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: Occupy Halloween: Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese FrostingJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-40763182552475633362011-11-09T15:19:23.219-05:002011-11-09T15:19:23.219-05:00(Here from Mel's 11/11/11 post ;)
The bars so...(Here from Mel's 11/11/11 post ;)<br /><br />The bars sound fantastic. I have some pumpkin that's just begging to be used...<br /><br />And I could have written your post on trick or treaters and the lack of holiday spirit/sense of entitlement. Almost makes me want to turn off the porch light and close the drapes.A.M.S.http://ourowncreation.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-13172995801289799472011-11-07T23:02:33.826-05:002011-11-07T23:02:33.826-05:00As a teacher who has to deal with these miscreants...As a teacher who has to deal with these miscreants all day I have to say, I'm not surprised. ;) It's really sad to see how kids are not taught basic manners anymore and so many of them are out for themselves before anyone else. I recently allowed my students to decorate sugar skulls for Day of the Dead in Spanish class. I told them a bit about what was entailed when I explained what day we'd be doing it, so they had some idea that I had to buy all the stuff, make the sugar skulls ahead of time so they could dry, mix all the icing into different colors and put it in the bags - many hours of prep work. Not ONE student thanked me for the activity on the day we did them. NOT ONE.<br /><br />Later we talked about our social contract and I asked them if it was nice or polite for them to not thank me. You should have seen how sheepish they all looked. A few came up to me later, even after class, to apologize and thank me again. I wonder if they realize it doesn't feel nearly as good when you have to ask for it.<br /><br />I'm sorry you had some annoying kids making a mess of your Halloween. I have to admit, I don't look forward to answering the door myself some day. If we stay where we are I won't have to. I do end up doing it, you can bet kids will be getting a lesson in manners from me, along with ONE piece of candy. ;)Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-79034194119439020482011-11-07T15:40:24.250-05:002011-11-07T15:40:24.250-05:00I have an enormous smile on my face reading this p...I have an enormous smile on my face reading this post, Justine. It's Cheshire huge. :)<br /><br />Our old nabe in VA wasn't a trick-or-treating hot spot, but we did have a few years where the turnout was decent. N's approach to handing out candy (which I think is a perfect metaphor for his approach to life) is to hold out the candy dish for the child to take whatever he likes. I would constantly scold him for this--when who I should have been scolding were the kids--because the kids would take fistfuls, sometimes TWO. And then we'd have to turn our light out early because we were out of candy. Kids were rarely polite, and I'd be left in the doorway awaiting a "thank you" while they turned and sprinted, without an utterance of gratitude, to the next house. <br /><br />So, this year. In Missouri. In a neighborhood that sounds very similar to yours--very festive, loads of costumed foot traffic--we had easily the nicest, most polite candy-dispensing experience ever. All the kids said "trick or treat," nearly everyone was in an identifiable costume, and everyone said "thank you." The kicker? When N extended the candy bowl, the majority of the kids only took ONE piece, and they looked uncomfortable and uncertain when he eagerly encouraged them to take at least one more piece. What gives? What does geography have to do with this, I wonder? <br /><br />I have been jonesing for some pumpkin bars! With bittersweet chocolate!Trinityhttp://andtherewerethree.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-21904990740334674822011-11-06T14:02:21.921-05:002011-11-06T14:02:21.921-05:00Oh. I'm sad that your Halloween was tarnished ...Oh. I'm sad that your Halloween was tarnished by a few people who left their community spirit at home with their costumes. I think that you are right to say sometime, though. It's true that as parents it is our responsibility to teach our kids principles like respect for others and the dangers of greed. It's also true that parents can't do it all and, if given the opportunity, we should all do our part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-25894989880576780362011-11-06T09:53:55.032-05:002011-11-06T09:53:55.032-05:00preach on sister!
kids without costumes get no can...preach on sister!<br />kids without costumes get no candy at our house. if you want the prize, then do the work!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610970477653618206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-75017119620988799822011-11-06T08:03:50.562-05:002011-11-06T08:03:50.562-05:00Amen, sister.
With all the bigger issues at hand ...Amen, sister. <br />With all the bigger issues at hand (obesity, unemployment, the economy, etc..) shouldn't we take a more fundamental look at where and how it came to be this way? <br />Recently, someone said to my dad, "You got really lucky with your girls---they turned out to be responsible and successful." <br />My dad's response -- "That's not luck. We worked really hard for that to happen."<br /><br />I have college nutrition students right now who have never had a job, don't show up to class (and still expect to pass), and who have no idea how to cook (without the microwave). I get emails that start out with "hey," and have no capital letters..<br />Oh man, I could go on :)<br /><br />Halloween was similar here this year---we actually turned out the light when it was just big kids with no costumes left coming around. <br /><br />I ended up here by following Stephanie's tweet...love this post! (and nice to meet you...apparently I had a lot to say!)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591837775961213179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-86071710381703411052011-11-06T07:31:45.045-05:002011-11-06T07:31:45.045-05:00We had a couple teenagers sans costumes as well. ...We had a couple teenagers sans costumes as well. What is that about?<br /><br />I think you have thwarted my plan to stay in bed. I might need to bake some pumpkin bars...mmmmmm.gwinnehttp://something-remarkable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-91390675342253943042011-11-06T06:41:46.903-05:002011-11-06T06:41:46.903-05:00I love this post! The whole concept of "Occu...I love this post! The whole concept of "Occupy Halloween" cracked me up, and yet it makes so much sense! How can we expect the world to be a better place if we teach our children to be greedy? I think that's what I dislike the most about Halloween...the greed. I love the costumes, and I love the excitement of little kids trick-or-treating, but the greed really gets to me. My "favourite" trick-or-treater this year was a man out of costume, with a pre-teen boy. He told me that his niece had peed her pants and gone home to change, so he was collecting candy for her. I couldn't help but laugh...at least he was being original.<br /><br />(And, for what it's worth, I'm making pumpkin bread today. So I'm not a total grouch! Ha!)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420841652300294215noreply@blogger.com