{"id":1468,"date":"2023-11-10T20:06:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/?p=1468"},"modified":"2023-11-10T20:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T20:09:25","slug":"stealing-your-kids-halloween-candy-is-a-time-honoured-tradition-im-happy-to-embrace-cbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/10\/stealing-your-kids-halloween-candy-is-a-time-honoured-tradition-im-happy-to-embrace-cbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Stealing Your Kids&#8217; Halloween Candy is a Time-honoured Tradition I&#8217;m Happy to Embrace (CBC.ca Article)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I wrote a comedy article for CBC.ca about the fact that I steal my kids&#8217; Halloween candy every year. The article tells the story, including some tips for doing so yourself!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the link to read the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatoon\/first-person-craig-silliphant-steal-halloween-candy-1.7006307\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatoon\/first-person-craig-silliphant-steal-halloween-candy-1.700630<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for some bonus content, CBC had me do a little TikTok video to promote the article. It revolves around some tips for what to do if you get caught!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Craig Silliphant steals his kids&#039; Halloween Candy --- tips for you to do the same!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/113W_cGd_Aw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a side note, the kids took a mighty haul that night! I&#8217;ve already eaten some of it, though not quite my allowable one third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7144-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7144-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7144-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7144-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7144-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7144-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7142-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7142-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7142-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7142-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7142-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7142-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just for fun, here&#8217;s a photo of my son (in costume) and I while we were trick or treating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2917-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2917-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2917-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2917-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2917-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.craigsilliphant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2917-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote a comedy article for CBC.ca about the fact that I steal my kids&#8217; Halloween candy every year. 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