I love Halloween. I really do love it. I love dressing up my boys. I love dressing up myself and peer-pressuring my husband into dressing up as well. I love going to the pumpkin patch and carving Jack-O-Lanterns. I love making decorations and telling scary stories. I love the general chaos and craziness of it all. And, I really love the fact that people willingly spend their own money to buy candy and then hand it out freely to anybody who shows up at their door. It's pretty cool, when you think about it, eh? Halloween is great. Except...
Last summer, I found out that I'm allergic to chocolate. Just let that sink in for a second, OK? I'm allergic. To chocolate. By the way, being allergic to it doesn't mean I don't love it, think about it, dream about it, and absolutely long for it at times. I still do. It just so happens that when I actually eat it, I get a horrible headache, my face gets red and hot, and I tend to vomit. But, ahhhhh.....the taste. Ahhhhh....the texture. Ahhhhhh....the smell. There's nothing like chocolate. And, as much as I love Halloween, I now find myself completely surrounded by chocolate. My little boys have bags bulging with it. This year, it seems like every single house we visited was handing out chocolate. Not just any chocolate either. The good stuff. M&M's. Three Musketeers. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups!!! Oh. My. God. It's torture. Complete torture. I'm in agony. Whatever happened to handing out Sweet Tarts? Dum dums? Jolly Ranchers? Starbursts? Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum? What's with all the chocolate?!!! Don't these people know what they're doing to me?!!!
So, someone please put me out of my misery. I'm begging you. Just shoot me now...
At least I can still drink wine. Cheers!
Oh, I feel for ya girl. That is totorous.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! That's insane and I really feel for you. I'm not even a real chocolate lover-I hate chocolate chips but to not have reese's cups...that would drive me to drink!
ReplyDeleteThis might be the worst affliction I have ever heard of, I mean it seriously, worst ever. My OBG told me when I was pregnant with my first to give up peanuts while I was pregnant and during nursing and it almost killed me. I don't think I could do chocolate, I might have to eat it despite the horrid consequences.
ReplyDeleteOh ladies. Thank you so much for your heartfelt support. It makes it easier to pass the pile of chocolate and not burst into tears. Cheers to you all!
ReplyDeleteyeah, dude. That totally sucks. but, it's a great reason to be forced to practice restraint - something I personally am severely lacking right now. I don't mean to sound unsympathetic, but maybe I'll pretend I'm allergic to it to, you know, for solidarity. And to jump start my diet.
ReplyDeleteKami, it's not worth it. I'd appreciate the solidarity, but I hate to think of another woman suffering through this, even just to jump start a diet. It's cruel and unusual punishment! Cheers!
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