i did something totally nuts at work
Anonymous Guilty Whisperer #507 · General
so i was working my shift at the office today and i got this call from my sister saying her kids were fighting again over who gets to use their tablet. she asked if they could come over to our place, but you know how that goes with young kids... so much noise and chaos. i told her we could try it out for a bit to see if it works better than usual. anyway, before i left work i decided i needed something sweet because the day was going crazy with emails and meetings. at first i thought about getting some chocolate, but then i remembered my secret stash of bubblegum jelly beans! i grabbed like 5 packs, figuring that would be plenty for a quick fix. when i got home, it wasn't just the kids who showed up, my parents were there too! oh man, talk about an unexpected house full of people. but i wanted everyone to have something sweet so they didn't bug me about snacks all day long. i opened one pack of jelly beans and started handing them out like candy. before i knew it, the bag was empty and everyone was on a sugar high! my dad kept asking for more, and i felt really bad because i only had four packs left... but then i remembered something silly, i brought work stuff home today. so i went to get one of those big glass jars from the kitchen cabinet and poured all the remaining jelly beans into it. i gave everyone a handful to keep them occupied for a bit. now here's where things got wild. my sister’s kids started bouncing off the walls, and my dad was cracking jokes like he hadn’t in years! but as the day went on, i noticed more and more jelly bean wrappers on the floor and people getting a little too rowdy. my mom asked me why we were being so silly all of a sudden, and i had to tell her about the candy stash. she looked at me like i was losing my mind but laughed it off. now everyone is asking when we can do this again! so here's my confession: i turned our house into a sugar fest for one day just because i love jelly beans so much! is that totally bonkers or is there some joy in sharing sweets with family? what would you all do if your work snacks got the best of you?