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Greetings:

My son, when quite young, was allowed to watch Sesame Street. He would get very, very upset when Cookie Monster would steal cookies. He would run up to his Mom to inform her of the theft and to tell her it was wrong.

Clearly, the Cookie Monster failed to induce your son to the life of crime. As we all know, kids start with chocolate chip, then graduate to oatmeal and raisin, and before you know it, they're filching Double-Stuft Oreos.

Yes, down the slippery slope. Before you know it, they'll be hiding out in the woods making their own. The moonshine of the cookie world -- s'mores.