Dad tweets about the struggles of parenting on Halloween

"I make my kids put their candy one communal bowl. I don’t care if they share with each other. I just want it to be easier for me to steal."
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For parents, Halloween is essentially an excuse to steal candy from children. James Breakwell, a web comic creator and father to four kids, knows this to be true.

In fact, Breakwell's Twitter feed offers tons of entertaining insight into the delights and occasional woes of parenting during the Halloween season.

Anyone with tiny costumed humans to care for can appreciate the struggle:


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