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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every now and then I treat myself to a box of the fancy, expensive Belgian chocolate from Rodman’s. Sometimes I let the kids have a piece or two as a treat but mostly I keep it for myself, eating a piece after dinner every day until the box is gone. This absolutely enrages DH, he thinks it’s evil stepmother behavior (his words) to keep any food for myself and deem it “off limits” to the kids, and seems to take special pleasure in giving the kids some whenever I’m not around to say no. I asked him please not to give away stuff I bought specifically for myself and he just went on an extended rant about how horrible I’m being, and how my own parents would never have done that to me (I feel like they would have, but admit I can’t recall any specific incidents). Does he have a point? I don’t even know.[/quote]

Are they your kids or step kids? Especially if they are step kids, I wouldn't die on this hill and would just ask DH about buying 2 boxes, one for the kids to share and one for you. Or, as other posters have suggested, maybe there is a different chocolate treat they would enjoy more anyway. Get that for them. Let him manage how they eat them. If they eat them faster than you do, that's fine.

If they are your kids, I guess i would need to know about how other food goes in your house. If I buy myself a treat, I always make sure I get enough to share with the kids If I am eating it at home around them. It just seems weird and childish not to think of them as well. Like the image I have of you "treating" yourself to a chocolate while the kids are just sitting there with nothing is pretty ridiculous. There are, however, certain things my teen will eat all at once so I hide the box (or boxes) and then slowly get them out, but he agrees with this. I currently have 3 boxes of girlscout cookies hidden and he has told me not to tell him where they are. But I would never go get myself a cookie and tell him "tough luck". We are also thoughtful about saving the last one for each other and take turns.

If you really can't bring yourself to share, you need to buy smaller amounts and eat them in private. [/quote]

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