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The Really Very Crunchy Podcast

Emily & Jason Morrow

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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0:00.0	You're listening to the really very crunchy podcast with your host, Emily.
0:03.6	And Jason. Emily, apparently you're not supposed to lick your birthday candles and save them?
0:10.5	Um, I don't know. I made a story share on Instagram that, um, I reused birthday candles. My mom reused birthday candles. I thought it was like a normal thing to do, but I wanted to know if other people did that. And because it felt funny washing them in the sink to put them away. Yeah. And I like explained it and I said, you know, I know that they get licked, but I'm really only using them for my family,
0:39.5	so it shouldn't matter. You know, silverware's licked.
0:42.7	Yeah, plus it sits there for months until the next birthday.
0:46.3	Well, what people responded is, it's not weird that you reuse birthday candles. It's weird
0:52.5	that you're licking them. But like, who's not licking the frosting off?
0:56.0	If frosting is on something, you're going to lick it.
0:59.0	It doesn't matter what the frosting is on.
1:01.8	There are a few exceptions.
1:03.1	Like, I've gotten frosting off of an ear before.
1:07.1	Have you?
1:07.6	No.
1:08.5	That would be gross.
1:10.7	However, the way our oldest eats...
1:13.1	Good grief.
1:14.6	I don't know what to do.
1:17.2	It's like, here's a piece of bread and somehow he has chocolate on his face.
1:22.1	How does that work?
1:24.0	He definitely is a messy eater.
1:26.2	It's a personality thing. I have a brother who's also a messy eater. It's a personality thing.
1:28.6	I have a brother who's also a messy eater, but not on his face so much as just around him.
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