‘Super Vegan’ Woman Charges Neighbor’s Kids 5 Bags Of Halloween Candy Each As ‘Tax’, Their Mom Gets Revenge
Arguably, one of the best parts of Halloween is all of the treats. Kids often look forward to trick-or-treating for months before the big night and then spend hours afterwards organizing and trading all of the loot they’ve brought in. Even adults can enjoy baking or crafting adorable spooky season-themed goodies: cupcakes decorated like ghosts, brownies shaped like spiders, beverages that look like blood. But if you’re a traditionalist, there is nothing wrong with simply enjoying some classic Halloween candy.
Trick-or-treating is usually aimed at children, though, as we adults have access to purchasing candy year round. We don’t need permission from our parents to buy a chocolate bar or some gummies. But according to one mother on Reddit, her neighbor was too greedy to leave all of the Halloween treats for kids…
Below, you’ll find the full story of how one mother got revenge on her vegan neighbor after the woman had the audacity to steal bags of candy from children. We would love to hear your thoughts on the situation in the comments below, and then if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article highlighting how great trick-or-treating can be (when there is no one stealing a “candy tax” from you), look no further than right here.
Trick-or-treating is often the most exciting part of Halloween for kids, but for this mother, it ended up leading to a bit of drama
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After finding out that her vegan neighbor stole a “candy tax” from her kids, this mom decided to call the woman out
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The mother later shared some additional info on the situation
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They say that revenge is best served cold, but perhaps sometimes, it is best served sweet. Trick-or-treating is an extremely exciting time for many kids, as they get to go out on the town dressed up in fabulous costumes and return home with more candy than they could have ever dreamed of. About 35 million children in the United States embark on trick-or-treating adventures every Halloween, and while this holiday is often about spooks and scares, for any adult to tamper with the joy of trick-or-treating is just not right.
This mother can purchase candy any time she wants, and she had her chances to enjoy trick-or-treating when she was a child. There is no need for her to steal any of the fun of Halloween away from her kids, or her neighbor’s kids. And as some of the readers noted, a “mom tax” is perfectly fine if she asks for a few pieces from her own children’s candy at the end of the night, as long as they are candies the children won’t eat. Not every kid enjoys nuts, coconut, caramel or certain fruits, so I’m sure they would be happy to sacrifice a few pieces if they had no intention of eating them in the first place.
As for being vegan, many people responded in the comments how obvious it is that many candies have gelatin in them, and they are absolutely right. As someone who has been vegan for many years myself, gelatin is one of the first “sneaky” vegan foods you learn about through a quick Google search or viewing some videos on YouTube. When it comes to things like candy, most vegans always err on the side of caution and assume that the treats are not vegan unless the label says otherwise or they have been able to do some research online.
It seems likely that this mother is not actually vegan behind closed doors, and she simply promotes that image to the public. If she had done even the slightest bit of research, she would know that there are plenty of candies out there that are vegan, such as Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, Skittles and Dots. If she just purchased her own sweets, she would have spared herself the embarrassment of this whole situation, and she could easily find some treats that do not contribute to the torturing or killing of animals (if she cares about that at all).
Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, or the equivalent of 6 Titanic ships, so there is certainly no shortage of treats available. Clearly, this “vegan” mother deserved to be called out for being greedy and hypocritical, but we would still love to hear your thoughts on this situation in the comments. Do you plan on taking your kids trick-or-treating tonight? And do you ever impose a “candy tax” on them? Feel free to share your thoughts down below, and have a happy Halloween, pandas! I hope you all find some delicious treats to enjoy tonight (whether you’re vegan or not!).
Readers have overwhelmingly sided with this mom, saying her neighbor deserved to be called out for her greed and ignorance
You're absolutely right! That woman needs to kick rocks. NTA, but everyone needs to just act like adults... Ms V needs to stop stealing candy from babies like "The Wicked Witch of the West", mom or dad need to ask her to stop parking in dad's space if it's assigned or they pay for it, and if not, move on and forget about it. Forget about her all together, she was ugly to their children and is no kind of friend.
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I'm a vegan but I think she deserved that shock - karma for being so unkind to children:)
The only a*****e in this story is the person who took candy from babies. She is a despicable b***h and your kids are better off without being around her.
My dad's candy tax was all the licorice we got, est the black licorice. We didn't like it any way, so that was fine
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Wait until this lady finds out how white sugar is sometimes made; she will flip her lid. Even better if some of the candy she stole and ate contained chocolate or nougat.🤣
Are you hinting bone powder for polishing?
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1) Have her car towed out of your husband's assigned spot. (Be nice - make sure it's a vegan tow truck.) 2) Tell the apartment house management about her Halloween "economics". 3) Pass this information to the child welfare authorities. They will not be amused.
I'm still stuck on the fact that "knock on door and physically hand strangers candy" is not permitted. Like, by who? The HOA? No one can tell you not to donate candy. You can give your personal belongings to whoever you want, whenever you want.
If this was last year/the year before, they might have put in the rule due to Covid so kids in the apartment complex could still have a Halloween experience whilst limiting the risk of spreading the virus between residents.
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She clearly is not vegan, she is vegan(tm). Like the self proclaimed nice guys(tm), who have to say it because they obviously aren't.
NTA. She literally stole candy from children. Does she take a percentage of her own children's holiday and birthday presents too?
I didn't even get to trick or treat as a kid (thanks religion) and even then, this is such an Ahole move! In what world does the adult escort get more candy than any single kid?! I guess it is a great way to teach about taxation and corrupt governments...
I'm curious, what religion didn't "let" you, or thought was bad, so you couldn't go trick or treating?
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not the a hole. but, i have never heard of parents taking a candy tax. wtf? if the kids don't like a candy type then it gets left for last or then is put up for whomever wants it.
Next year, you should only set out bags of candy at your apartment that contain gelatin! 😊👍
That’s literally taking candy from babies. What a jerk. (not OP, the candy tax woman)
Pathetic, disgusting fn person. And probably acts like she's so "intelligent" and "progressive". The type that flaunt it are actually just a bunch of fake hypocrites. Also, the taking of the assigned parking spot? I'd be contacting management explaining what she did, how she cheated kids, and how she's now being petty and actually going against complex policy and should be held accountable. Also make sure everybody in the damn place knows what she did. She deserves all her tires slashed and sh*t on her doorstep every day for the next 5 years.
And the tow company should not be Vegan, just to mess with her .
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She's not only a dumb fool who doesn't know what is gelatin, she's also a greedy hog, stealing candy from children.so much for her health benefits trying to be vegan but eating sugar,empty calories and gelatin ? Dumb hog
Also, time to have her car towed from hubby's parking place. What an awful person!
Personally, I'd have slipped her a couple of bars of laxative chocolate.
I leave reddit to randomly browse the internet and what do you know? A copy/pasted submission from r/AmItheAsshole complete with user comments!
Why create original content when you can just steal it from somewhere else.
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some candies also contain shellac (which is from beetles) or in some cases, red food dye containing cochineal (also from a type of beetle) Candies that include Shellac include: candy corn, whoppers, milk duds, goobers, jelly beans, nerds, twizzlers, and more.
Nah. I’ve met people like this - both the stealing candy from kids bit and the “vegan” bit.
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I knew this vegan (INSERT GENDER) who always (INSERT BAD THING). One day they were eating (INSERT PRODUCT WITH MEAT BASED INGREDIENT) and when they were done, I told them. Now my (INSERT SOMEONE YOU KNOW) thinks I should have told them before. AITA?
The gelatin in the candy are no problems healthwise. It's the sugar. If someone is into being "in-your-face" about healthy lifestyle, that is where she should start.
Its not because of health reasons it's because gelatin is not vegan
Load More Replies... ... and then, the prepacked bags clapped an entire hour. Seriously, most of these "Vegan doesn't know how to vegan" stories sound fake. This one does. Gelatin is common knowledge in primary school, even among people who don't know veganism is a thing at all. We knew that very well when we were kids, and I don't even remember having not known it. Also, the rampant stupidity the character is described to execute doesn't really line up with even the ability to take animals' situation into account, let alone come to any conclusion apart from "Whatever I'm used to is ethically superior to everything else" - which the dumbest vegan of the world doesn't agree to. I know there are stupid vegans, I've met one or so myself, but this for sure does imply not being able to process the information needed, as to be seen by her being described as not doing.
If you actually read the post, she knew what gelatin was she just didn't know starbursts uses gelatin.
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You're absolutely right! That woman needs to kick rocks. NTA, but everyone needs to just act like adults... Ms V needs to stop stealing candy from babies like "The Wicked Witch of the West", mom or dad need to ask her to stop parking in dad's space if it's assigned or they pay for it, and if not, move on and forget about it. Forget about her all together, she was ugly to their children and is no kind of friend.
Load More Replies... I'm a vegan but I think she deserved that shock - karma for being so unkind to children:)
The only a*****e in this story is the person who took candy from babies. She is a despicable b***h and your kids are better off without being around her.
My dad's candy tax was all the licorice we got, est the black licorice. We didn't like it any way, so that was fine
Load More Replies... Wait until this lady finds out how white sugar is sometimes made; she will flip her lid. Even better if some of the candy she stole and ate contained chocolate or nougat.🤣
Are you hinting bone powder for polishing?
Load More Replies... 1) Have her car towed out of your husband's assigned spot. (Be nice - make sure it's a vegan tow truck.) 2) Tell the apartment house management about her Halloween "economics". 3) Pass this information to the child welfare authorities. They will not be amused.
I'm still stuck on the fact that "knock on door and physically hand strangers candy" is not permitted. Like, by who? The HOA? No one can tell you not to donate candy. You can give your personal belongings to whoever you want, whenever you want.
If this was last year/the year before, they might have put in the rule due to Covid so kids in the apartment complex could still have a Halloween experience whilst limiting the risk of spreading the virus between residents.
Load More Replies... She clearly is not vegan, she is vegan(tm). Like the self proclaimed nice guys(tm), who have to say it because they obviously aren't.
NTA. She literally stole candy from children. Does she take a percentage of her own children's holiday and birthday presents too?
I didn't even get to trick or treat as a kid (thanks religion) and even then, this is such an Ahole move! In what world does the adult escort get more candy than any single kid?! I guess it is a great way to teach about taxation and corrupt governments...
I'm curious, what religion didn't "let" you, or thought was bad, so you couldn't go trick or treating?
Load More Replies... not the a hole. but, i have never heard of parents taking a candy tax. wtf? if the kids don't like a candy type then it gets left for last or then is put up for whomever wants it.
Next year, you should only set out bags of candy at your apartment that contain gelatin! 😊👍
That’s literally taking candy from babies. What a jerk. (not OP, the candy tax woman)
Pathetic, disgusting fn person. And probably acts like she's so "intelligent" and "progressive". The type that flaunt it are actually just a bunch of fake hypocrites. Also, the taking of the assigned parking spot? I'd be contacting management explaining what she did, how she cheated kids, and how she's now being petty and actually going against complex policy and should be held accountable. Also make sure everybody in the damn place knows what she did. She deserves all her tires slashed and sh*t on her doorstep every day for the next 5 years.
And the tow company should not be Vegan, just to mess with her .
Load More Replies... She's not only a dumb fool who doesn't know what is gelatin, she's also a greedy hog, stealing candy from children.so much for her health benefits trying to be vegan but eating sugar,empty calories and gelatin ? Dumb hog
Also, time to have her car towed from hubby's parking place. What an awful person!
Personally, I'd have slipped her a couple of bars of laxative chocolate.
I leave reddit to randomly browse the internet and what do you know? A copy/pasted submission from r/AmItheAsshole complete with user comments!
Why create original content when you can just steal it from somewhere else.
Load More Replies... some candies also contain shellac (which is from beetles) or in some cases, red food dye containing cochineal (also from a type of beetle) Candies that include Shellac include: candy corn, whoppers, milk duds, goobers, jelly beans, nerds, twizzlers, and more.
Nah. I’ve met people like this - both the stealing candy from kids bit and the “vegan” bit.
Load More Replies... I knew this vegan (INSERT GENDER) who always (INSERT BAD THING). One day they were eating (INSERT PRODUCT WITH MEAT BASED INGREDIENT) and when they were done, I told them. Now my (INSERT SOMEONE YOU KNOW) thinks I should have told them before. AITA?
The gelatin in the candy are no problems healthwise. It's the sugar. If someone is into being "in-your-face" about healthy lifestyle, that is where she should start.
Its not because of health reasons it's because gelatin is not vegan
Load More Replies... ... and then, the prepacked bags clapped an entire hour. Seriously, most of these "Vegan doesn't know how to vegan" stories sound fake. This one does. Gelatin is common knowledge in primary school, even among people who don't know veganism is a thing at all. We knew that very well when we were kids, and I don't even remember having not known it. Also, the rampant stupidity the character is described to execute doesn't really line up with even the ability to take animals' situation into account, let alone come to any conclusion apart from "Whatever I'm used to is ethically superior to everything else" - which the dumbest vegan of the world doesn't agree to. I know there are stupid vegans, I've met one or so myself, but this for sure does imply not being able to process the information needed, as to be seen by her being described as not doing.
If you actually read the post, she knew what gelatin was she just didn't know starbursts uses gelatin.
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