Let there be sweets

Rise above! Really? Is this what its come to? I thought I had to worry about increased poverty, war, and destruction. Some say Obama is what I need to watch for. Well, apparently it's food incentives that are the chief cause of all the problems the U.S. has been having. Hershey's, M&MS, Coca Cola, & C&H sugar have all planned this huge conspiracy. It starts when you are young. These sugar pushers recruit their Gestapo agents (girl scouts, youth church organizations, and PTA mothers) to trap us in there evil plans. They show up on your doorstop with stories of summer camp and needing new equipment. Then after taking donations they leave you with something sweet. It's a vicious cycle of gluttony and disrespect for healthy foods such as pickled beets and sauerkraut. Whens the last time someone has come to me door step selling cabbage or onions....never!

Now I read that this plague of sugar has over taken the most innocent of institutions. The elementary school is pushing kids to eat this stuff. How dare the evil society of PTA try to give my child incentive to be better and improve their lives through cultural event or reading (the last thing I want my kids to do is read, especially for enjoyment). Maybe I should believe that my children would respond just as well to a printed piece of paper, or a colorful ribbon that gets shoved under the bed. Better yet, Let buy some of those environmentally unsafe, cheap, plastic toys from China. They are safe, right? No matter that those toys never do what they are suppose to do, or they break the first time you use it. Lets send more dollars to China whoo-hoo!

Rise above! This is our battle cry to cast of the shackles of sugar. Those tyrants of sweetness has held us captive for too long. I must say that the concerns some have for the expanding waistline of the world are legitimate, but that control of these sugar treats as incentive for good work is pure bull #@$% and needs to be shoveled out just like any other form of bull. As an insider to what happens at school on a daily basis, I can tell you that it is not the occasional treat/incentive that is making people fat. Stand over the garbage cans at school lunch and see how much good food is thrown away. Do I believe that school lunch deserts make you fat. No. When kids come through the breakfast line and get two waffles and purchase 3 extra pop-tarts to hide in there backpacks and eat throughout the day, then I wonder. When I see kids at recess pulling snack out of there backpack from home, then I question where is the sugar coming from? How many kids come home from school and head straight to the fridge or cupboard? My kids are not big sugar snack eaters; We still have Halloween candy and I'm not talking about the Smarties and broken Dum-Dums. There is some high quality candy there. It even sits on the second shelf of the pantry where anyone can get it. My point is when and incentive in school helps my child learn or achieve I will support that. Obesity's has a far greater link to an overall lifestyle than treats at school. Lifestyles are learned through out life and may changes depending of new events, new information and new ideas. I have enough confidence in my parenting to believe I'm am teaching my children correct principles in life. The last thing I want is some know-it-all blowhard, who believes her opinions are center of the known universe, to enact policy that not everybody wants to follow or believe in. If you don't want treats for your kids. Drop of some toxic boomerangs or yo-yos from China so that the teacher/PTA can hand them specifically to your kid, and don't ruin a good thing. I applaud the efforts of those willing to volunteers time at my child's school. I sure there first thought when helping out is not "What can I do to fatten these kids up today?". I think it is helpful to think of healthy snacks that are nutritious as well as Delicious, but sometimes you just need a piece of chocolate! Don't fall for the battle cry of a delusional women who has too much time on her hands. Use your common sense before enacting a stupid policy. Now I'm thirsty where's my Coke - I'll take it over the rocks!