We always assume our memories of a holiday mesh with those of others. It’s what makes the scene in Gremlins so powerful when she explains why she hates Christmas. It doesn’t jive with most of our feelings. It’s what makes it real, and also heartbreaking. I always wondered how diabetic kids felt around this time of year.
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AMANDA: Professor, what do you remember most about Halloween? The candy or the costumes?
MOM: Sweetie, you know even if you go trick-or-treating you can't eat the candy We have to watch your diabetes.
FEMALE: The sour.
MEGAN: I love Sour Patch Kids!
MOM: Sweetie, you know even if you go trick-or-treating you can't eat the candy We have to watch your diabetes.
FEMALE: The sour.
MEGAN: I love Sour Patch Kids!
