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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a group of these moms at our school. We quietly went along with the planning since they were so vocal...but then we simply showed up at the class party with Halloween cupcakes and other normal Halloween junk food treats. Guess what the kids chose?

We were the older, more veteran moms BTW. [/quote]

Yes, this the way to do it. The domineering mom wants to bring in oranges and another healthful item, let her. Someone else should bring in cupcakes or cookies or brownies without announcing it ahead of time. Done.

We don't eat many sweets at our house, and no one at work has a candy bowl or brings cake in.  I think the idea of bringing junk food (or any food, really) as a snack after a kids' sports game is bizarre. But people need to have some perspective. Halloween is all about letting loose and having treats. It shouldn't be a battleground. [/quote]

+1. The focus on healthy food should be the norm - day-to-day, school lunches, snacks at home etc. - with the Halloween party the exception where treats are allowed. But something tells me the domineering mom wants all treats banned at any event her precious children are a part of. [/quote]

I'm the non-American PP. It's actually one of my worries that my kids will end up becoming obese because of how normal junk food is in the US. Even in my office, people bring in doughnuts to share in the morning and it's not once in a while. Not to mention that I'm one of the few normal-weight folks in my department. I feed my kids healthy food but I have no control when they go over to a neighbor's house or at their school unless I'm also there, but I'm not a helicopter mom so I just let them be. So I get the healthy food mom in the OP's description. Instead of vilifying her, maybe see her point of view? Maybe expand the list of healthy items like homemade banana-zucchini muffins etc?
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Nothing homemade allowed in most schools 
Again, it is Halloween. 1 of 2 parties all year in school. Like another mom said. I am against junk and sugar drinks for sports snacks (I hate any snacks after sport) and multiple birthdays a month (our school thankfully stopped that) and always make my kids lunch so they eat healthy. I do allow treats here and there and the 2 class parties the kids get each year should be one of them.

The mom is on a power trip. [/quote]

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