Article: 'Snack' is a dirty word

Snack. I hate the very word. With four kids, I'm always on some list or other to provide them. Or rather "it." "Snack" is now a plural. As in, "Mom, it's your turn to bring 'snack.' " I don't mean yogurt and fruit on a summer afternoon at my house. I mean a sweet, sugary treat at every organized event the kids attend. Every sports event, every school event, every church event, every recreation-department event now includes "snack."

These kids can't go two hours without some sugary treat being provided in some official capacity. (Being the snack mom and showing up with mini-water bottles and packs of carrots could socially ruin a child. I threaten my children with it, but I haven't actually ...

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