Mini Rehab?

Does this look like a girl who hates chocolate?

I can't really say where she gets her affinity for the heavenly stuff we call chocolate . I totally once devoured a bag of pretzel M and Ms in about 20 seconds and I've been known to eat brownie batter when no one is looking.

I told the girls the other day that they could each eat the ears off of their (hollow) chocolate Easter bunnies if they ate all of their veggies and fruit for lunch.

"Noooo. I goin' to eat da feet." said Michaela Byrd, giving me the look that means she's ready for some serious negotiation.

I shrugged and turned around to wash the dishes. "Okay, but just the feet."

Silence. I washed a few dishes....

When I turned around again, my three year old was frantically knawing off bites of the melted hunk of chocolate that was once rabbit-shaped. I could see what vaguely appeared to be part of the head and ears.

"Byrdie!" I shouted. "Did you eat that whole thing?"

"She did." Natalie stated, nodding with the satisfaction an older sibling feels when a younger sister is about to get it. I started to question my oldest as to why she didn't say anything, but I think that was pretty obvious.

Michaela Byrd ignored me and continued to shovel broken bits of candy into her mouth with both chocolate covered fists.

"Give me that!" I commanded, reaching for what was left of the chocolate.

Moving more quickly than I have ever seen a three year move, she practically leaped from her booster seat and ran screaming from the kitchen, clutching the pitiful remains of her treat; face and hands smeared with chocolate, hair streaming behind her.

She very much resembled a tiny junkie on a high. I briefly considered phoning the ATF or the FBI or the Intervention show people or maybe even Oprah because I'd very much like to be on her show before it ends even if it means I'd be known as the mom with the chocaholic kid.

As it was, I didn't phone anyone. The incident ended with a scolding, a time out, and a very wet paper towel to erase the melted chocolate.

But I have lingering doubts as to whether or not I ought to look into some sort of Mini Rehab for little ones. Maybe a Chocaholics Anymous?

Let me ponder that while I sample this leftover Reese's Peanut Butter Egg trail mix.

{What's your favorite leftover Easter candy?}