The Naughtiness of Chocolate

Erin, Brin, and Shirley squealed as they ripped into the chocolate packages and took candy bars by the handful in the back seat of our car on our way to drop them back home. There was something about the scene that made us all giggle like little girls, and Sophie and I even felt naughty for giving them so much candy! “When my mom’s gone on trips, we raid the snack drawer, and I eat up any chocolate that she’s left lying around,” said Brin. Shirley also has a stash of chocolate, and has even kept it up on the top bunk so her mom couldn’t find it. Chocolate is universally something we eat, but know we shouldn’t. For adults, it’s that feeling of, “Oh, I shouldn’t have just eaten that whole chocolate bar, but it felt really good anyway,” and for kids, it’s the feeling of, “I just ate something that I know my parents wouldn’t approve of.”

Opportunity: Embrace the naughty side of chocolate… it makes eating it all the more enjoyable.