Why Kissing Hostess Cupcakes Goodbye Closes a Chapter on Childhood

Driving in to work today, I was sad to hear the news that Hostess is filing for Chapter 11. The maker of my favorite childhood cupcakes can't cave! Just last year, my sons spotted me veering toward the Hostess snacks and picking up Ho-Hos. "What are those?" they asked. I was shocked they didn't know and were missing out, because of me, on Hostess goodies appearing in their school lunch bags. I started buying Ho-Hos that day - hadn't had one since probably 1982 - and they were as good as ever to me, and a great treat to the boys. Something about Hostess made my childhood happier. I think i'm going to stock up before they disappear. Do Ding Dongs freeze well?

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Since her childhood days touting pigtails and well-pronounced ad copy as she auditioned for television commercials, Erin understood the power of communications. Today, Erin uses the written word to move readers and make things "make sense." She is a blogger for Huffington Post Divorce and her parenting articles appear on www.Care.com, Washington Parent magazine, Potomac Patch and others. Her articles have been published in The New York Post, Bethesda Magazine, Hybrid Mom, TangoMag.com, UrbanTurf.com and others. Erin lives in the Washington, DC area with her sons, seven and ten and Pug dog, Rizzo.

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