I'm exquisitely proud of my daughter.

[cab67]

There's a school near our neighborhood (Evanston) with a large Latinx community.

Earlier today, I was told that a call had been put out by the school for candy. Evidently, most of the students in those neighborhoods stayed in last night, so they want to make goodie bags for the kids when they come back to school on Monday.

My wife mentioned it to our 9-year-old. She didn't even get to the call-for-donations part; she merely stated that students in that area stayed in to be safe. But our daughter immediately ran to the bowl we used yesterday, which was still full of candy, and said, "can we get this to them?"

I will admit, I was hoping for more of the "fun size" 3 Musketeers, but our daughter informed me that we have to give to those who have nothing. And I can't argue with that.


(As an aside - why are these the "fun size?" Are larger chocolate bars not fun?)

Another thing our neighborhood does is hold a "pumpkin smash" the day after Halloween. So the jack-o-lanterns of last night will be composted, and the kids are entertained in the process. That's where my daughter is now.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Perhaps there is hope our republic can be saved by the next generations.

The story gives me hope!

[usonian]

2. We are born free of prejudices and hate. They are TAUGHT and taught extremely well, and reinforced daily by exploiters.

Bless those kids who are their original selves. 🪷

[Deuxcents]

3. Your daughter's big heart and actions are a reflection of you and the foundation you've given her. 💙

[canetoad]

4. Large chocolate bars

Are nothing but a burden.

[electric_blue68]

5. A "burden" I'm happy to carry! 😄

[ms liberty]

10. If you eat them immediately, you're carrying them in your tummy - so much easier!

[electric_blue68]

12. 👍 😄

[Conjuay]

15. They are fun size because you can stand at opposite sides

Of the room and try to catch them in your mouth!

(Well, I think it would be fun..)

[canetoad]

16. When I was a kid

We would do that with marshmallows during commercial breaks. The dogs had an absolute ball!

[ret5hd]

6. the large bars are now called "f'n orgasmic".

[calimary]

8. So is this thread!

Every time I read a post about somebody’s smart, compassionate daughter, I find myself wondering if she (or someone like her) will eventually wind up winning the White House.

[BeneteauBum]

7. We've raised great daughters!

My three (and all their kids) have similar values. It’s just cool to see…..
Peace ☮️

[Buddyzbuddy]

9. Good on her and to great parenting.

[Joinfortmill]

11. Sweet girl

[70sEraVet]

13. May your daughter and granddaughter be blessed for their caring.

And I wish an equal amount of damnation upon the bastards who are ripping joy out of the hearts of innocent children!

[patphil]

14. We usually get a few kids, but not a one yesterday.

As a result we have leftover candy. I got 3 Musketeer bars, "fun size" as our primary give away candy, Milky Way's for my wife and Kit Katt's for me. There were also a few Hershey bars for both of us.

I also take issue with the "fun size" idea. A one bite candy bar has limited fun potential. The ones we got for us had substantially more fun packaged into them.

My wife is a young adult librarian, so she can take some of the candy to work and put it out for the pages. That means the adult staff will make short work of it. The pages will have to be quick.

[LoisB]

17. Good on her. She is obviously being raised right.

[pecosbob]

18. I always took fun-size to mean more packaging and less product, but I'm just an old grump.