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This would be a rather dick move IMO.
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Candy means a lot to kids, so I can understand the psychological disappointment there.
Adult version would be like someone telling us they're treating us to dinner and when the check arrives, renegs and says "nope, you're on your own!"
I do get that parents use toys and gifts as rewards for good behavior and achievements (like putting up with an activity that lasted 1.5 hours longer then it should have, or getting straight A's), but the important distinction there is there are rules and conditions set forth. Denying them candy for no good reason isn't the same thing.
Um yeah because that's totally the same thing as a harmless prank. Come up with a logical analogy and I'll answer you.
It is a harmless prank. You just don't think so because it would upset you. Same thing with kids and their Halloween candy. They're not going to find it funny because it's a cruel joke to play with someone's emotions like that.
It is a harmless prank. You just don't think so because it would upset you. Same thing with kids and their Halloween candy. They're not going to find it funny because it's a cruel joke to play with someone's emotions like that.
No, a better analogy would be if you ACTUALLY took the child's candy instead of PRETENDING to do so.
No, a better analogy would be if you ACTUALLY took the child's candy instead of PRETENDING to do so.
A 4 year old is not going to understand that you are just pretending like you ate all their candy. They're going to believe that their parents are telling them the truth.
A 4 year old is not going to understand that you are just pretending like you ate all their candy. They're going to believe that their parents are telling them the truth.
Just like other people don't understand something is fake until its pointed out to them.
Again not a big deal.
There are actual issues in this world that affect families and children. This ain't one of them.
Just like other people don't understand something is fake until its pointed out to them.
Again not a big deal.
There are actual issues in this world that affect families and children. This ain't one of them.
To put it plainly ...
If you don't get why this is not a good idea, then you need to sit down and think for a minute.
Ask yourself why you're the only person here still for some reason trying to argue that this is not a bad idea when many people, most of whom don't agree on much of anything here lol, have aligned.
The silly pranks you've described in your family are not on the same level as this stupid candy prank.
The fact that it's all done strictly for the entertainment of strangers in a TV audience forces you to question the intelligence and decision-making skills of all the adults involved.
There's a reason behind the cliche, "So easy it was like taking candy from a baby." Pranks are funny when pulled on someone who is your social equal or higher. They absolutely are not funny and are just cruel when an adult pulls them on an unsuspecting kid. Most little kids have very strict values about right and wrong, taught to them by adults, and the bond with their parents is completely built on trust. It HAS to be. This candy prank is purely betrayal.
And when the child finds out Santa isn't real? I've read numerous accounts of heartbroken children who were devastated when they found out Santa isn't real. How is that really any different?
Its not.
Again, we see this differently. I see it as a harmless prank. You don't. Whatever. But the hyperbole on this thread is thick.
OK, cool. We see it differently. That's OK. Finding out that Santa, Tooth Fairy, and The Easter Bunny aren't real, at least they added some holiday magic to holidays. Kids going trick or treating and parents LYING about taking the candy is ugly. Mean. A-holes.
And when the child finds out Santa isn't real? I've read numerous accounts of heartbroken children who were devastated when they found out Santa isn't real. How is that really any different?
Its not.
Again, we see this differently. I see it as a harmless prank. You don't. Whatever. But the hyperbole on this thread is thick.
OK, cool. We see it differently. That's OK. Finding out that Santa, Tooth Fairy, and The Easter Bunny aren't real, at least they added some holiday magic to holidays. Kids going trick or treating and parents LYING about taking the candy is ugly. Mean. A-holes.
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