my deal with candy

Would you like a cavity?
I'm sure your answer is no.
But what if i asked you if you would like candy?
You would most likely answer, yes.
My kids on the other hand would have answered yes to both questions, because that is our word around our house for candies.
Yep, that's right, "cavities".
I feel like they should be called what they really are. May as well not hide the truth of the effects of candy.
Though my kids are still not put off by that. They openly ask for, " cavities."

I can't stand candy. Now i used to like it as a kid alright and even as a young adult, but very moderately. Then when i became a mom and my first son at a very early age got cavities. And the other siblings had many to follow as well. ( were talking the real thing here) I changed my tune!
Now i can't stand the stuff and i wonder how candy ever got considered as a treat in the first place. How can a cavity causing, no good for your body thing , ever be called a treat!!

Now i know there's all kinds of candy and there may very well be '' healthy " candy even. Though i haven't heard of any. But i am talking run of the mill, chock full of sugar or corn syrup kind!
The kind that rots your teeth, and is poison to your your body. The kinds that are hard to the immune system.
That a treat? Ugh! I don't think so!

To me a treat for a child would be a fruit ( there's all kinds of yummy pretty fruits). That would be a true treat and something very special. Taste good and does wonders for the body!! There of course is other healthy snacks as well.

But it seems no matter how hard i guard the gate of my house candy still sneaks its way in. And then theres Grandma's house, the neighbor, the bank, the library, ect, ect.. All well meaning of course. I guess they just don't know how bad it is.
So hoping every one catches the fever with me! If we all stopped buying candy er "cavities" they soon would stop making the stuff. I look eagerly for that day!!!
So pass the word on!