I'm exquisitely proud of my daughter. [View all]

[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.