Took my kids trick-or-treating last night.  Thinking about it... it's good exercise going door to door.  Especially if you have a big neighborhood.  I imagine in North Dakota houses are pretty far apart.  I live in a small neighborhood, but took my kids to a nearby neighborhood that's much larger (on our block there is maybe 5 houses that hand out candy, and ours is one of them).  I'd say we walked at least two miles, maybe more.

 

Sure, that doesn't burn up all the candy calories.  But how many kids really eat all their candy on Halloween night anyway?  Back when I was a kid, I always had leftover candy on Election day.  I doubt my girls ate half the candy they got last night.  They're all a healthy weight (maybe even a little under weight), and I can't speak for other kids.  But I do know there are a lot of kids who love to save their candy, and even trade it at school.  

 

If she really wanted to help those kids rather than just act superior to everyone, she'd have published something in the newspaper on how parents should watch how much candy their kids eat in a POLITE way.  Most parents check their kids candy anyway.  It's not hard to ration it.  I imagine a lot of parents do anyway.

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