My neighbor just called to alert me to the fact that my two youngest were teamed with her son taking lunch treats (chips & candy) out of her garage. We do that too, keep our “Costco stash” in our garage for storage and my kids have been told before they are not allowed to help themselves or take food from other kids. This isn’t the first time my kids have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

I wonder if I create some sort of backlash with my kids because I keep such a tight rein on treats in our house. We push fruits, veggies and proteins instead of chips, crackers and treats. And so when my kids get them, they think they are in heaven. Perhaps I am creating monsters when it comes to sugar? Is it possible my kids have some sort of sugar deprivation?

So we sat both down to talk about how stealing is wrong. And that stealing is wrong is even when you don’t get caught. Noah piped up with that ‘Looting is ok if it’s food”. Obviously little ears have overheard mommy and daddy discussions as of late. We set him straight about how looting for food in a disaster is not the same as stealing a bag of chips. Tough lesson for a five year old.

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