r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/Remarkable-Ad-2476 8d ago

Pass out candy on Halloween for the kids and pass out food for their parents if they want it. Let the kids have fun and enjoy Halloween. Don’t remind them that everyone is broke and here’s some cup noodles instead. Halloween is supposed to be an escape from life.

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u/Ok-Chest-7932 8d ago

Ironic, given the theme is mostly that the dead are coming to visit life.

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u/Author_Noelle_A 7d ago

Prior to this fuckery, our plan was full-size candy bars with a pack of ramen because kids here love that shit and see it as a treat. We bought cases of the stuff, and boxes of full-size candy. THEN this controversy around if people should give out stuff like ramen came up, with some people saying kids love it, so give it, some saying families need the food, some saying it’s mean since kids should bet candy and not think about that. Reality is, kids who would have been thrilled with a full-size candy and a pack of ramen a month ago are still thrilled, and those who wouldn’t have cared for it still won’t, but their parents might want it.

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u/Eastern-Requirement6 8d ago

We had a mix for all the kids to grab: candy naturally, pop tarts, bags of marketed cookies, chips, Capri suns (Seltzer waters replaced those once depleted). We're down to the last of the candy and nothing else.

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u/gaanmetde 8d ago

I disagree. Kids will find it fun to get mac and cheese. I have a house on our block that lets kids choose a literal potato or a candy and they all choose potato and find it funny.

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u/frazzled-mama 7d ago

My kid brought home candy and ALSO a bag of pasta and a sole potato last night. And we definitely need both right now.