Posted on 10/13/2023 5:21:12 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Emily Jensen, a mum from Utah, has become a big part of the Halloween conversation thanks to her trick-or-treat concept switch.
The labour and delivery nurse shares two-year-old daughter Aria with health coach Levi Jensen and the little one is the star of the viral Halloween clip.
A mum has divided the opinion of the internet after sharing her ‘switch witch’ Halloween tradition online.
With the scariest day of the year fast approaching, people online are looking for new ways to spice up spooky season.
“Trick-or-treating is fun, but kids don’t really need all that candy, so here’s what we do instead,” Levi says at the beginning of the Instagram video which has now been viewed over 10 million times.
At the end of a busy evening of trick-or-treating, Aria chooses five pieces of candy to keep and she places the leftover sweet treats in a bucket and leaves it out on the porch.
In comes the ‘Switch Witch’, who apparently takes the sweets and leaves toys in its place while she sleeps.
In the video, Aria gets an Elsa doll.
Father Christmas might want to have a word with the Switch Witch who has totally ripped him off.
“You can get fun with it and give your witch a name,” dad Levi captioned the post in part. “The witch who stops by our house Wilda.”
People are seriously unimpressed by Miss Wilda, aka the Jensen family’s Switch Witch. In fact, the whole concept has left quite a bitter taste in their mouths.
“Dude it’s once a year…” one user complained.
“We just stick it on the top of the fridge and everyone forgets about it,” another user shared.
“Why not just teach moderation?” someone else asked. “Like it’s a great idea but it’s not really teaching her anything.”
“Y’all take everything outta Halloween,” another viewer complained.
“Glad you were not my dad,” an Instagram user told Levi.
“WTF bro just let the kid have fun once a year,” a user wrote.
Other people raised more serious concerns, with a social media user writing in the comments: “This is a great way to create a child with fear of certain food and start them on a life of disordered eating habits!”
The couple have defended the Switch Witch concept, which Emily says she first heard about a few years ago.
“I remember thinking, ‘What a great way for kids to enjoy the festivities of Halloween without eating excessive amounts of candy,'” she told Today. "The 'Switch Witch' isn't for everyone, but it works for us."
Emily said neither she nor Levi are trying to spook away the fun out of Halloween, and they simply want to monitor how much sugar Aria eats.
“Some people were commenting ‘Oh, it’s just one night a year,’ — but it’s not just one night a year. You get candy at birthday parties, and at parades, and during the holidays,” the mum said.
"We do our best not to classify food as either 'good' or 'bad'.
"We just want her to understand that foods can be more nutritious or less nutritious, and to prioritize foods with more nutrients. The last thing we want is for her to feel fear or guilt from eating a treat
Dude has a future as a human cannonball.
“I’m a Karen.”
GenX morons
That poor kid. Mom and dad have enough teeth for 3 or 4 people. What’s the little girl going to get stuck with?
Our kids wind up with more Halloween candy than they know what to do with. I'll eventually bring it to work, where it joins the other bowls of candy that all the other parents bring as well.
I’m so glad I grew up when I did.
I’m so glad I grew up when I did.
She probably does it so she can keep the candy for herself. I would.
Then comes the dreaded moment, when your little toddler has connected all of those dots you thought they couldn’t see; and as she finishes her Captain Crunch, your daughter asks:
“Mom, why did you and Daddy lie to me and Jimmy Bob about the Switch Witch?
Alexa told me you’re the real Switch Witch, not that ugly, scary lady. Alexa showed me pictures from the Doorbell.
I told Grandpa, and he just kept saying “Oh, well!..and laughed.
I thought you said lying was bad.”
Same here. My kids came home with so much candy every year. They kept most of it. But, I always offered to give them other goodies they liked in a trade for some of their candy.
This woman’s kid is only 2 years old. Too young to eat all that candy.
Some of my fondest memories are of my Halloween candy hoard.
I remember one year, around 6th grade I guess, when my neighbor and I went out as hobos, and lounged on the porch of each house after we rang the bell ... see? ... fun!
Somebody finally told us to go home.
I think we got quite a haul, and I think gloating over it caused more moral depravity than consuming it. It sure didn’t last forever, though!
Those were the days, my friend!
When does Halloween occur in Utah? I’m still waiting for it in my area.
Our kiddos used to gorge one day and then that was it. It all sat there and eventually got thrown out. It’s amazing how they lose interest when there are no limits.
“Switch witch” is a pretty cool idea.
just wait for the Jimmy Kimmel prank that horrifies the children..but he always post one or two kids with sad faces that say something like..that’s okay mom.
Her kid is 2.
You take the candy and put it away. She forgets.
Why is mom half dressed?
She “shares” the kid with that guy? Guess they’re not married then
If that is what works for this family, good for them.
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