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Thanks to her six children, Josh, 12, Danny, 9, Bethany, 8, Joel, 6, Carolina, 5 and Teddy, 4, Bradley said trick-or-treating yields giant bags of candy, which are currently gracing her kitchen countertop.

She told \"GMA\" she decided to post her chart to encourage other parents to reward themselves with a piece of candy for making it through tough times, such as an unexpected, 2:37 a.m. wake-up call from a little one.

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Courtesy Marilee Bradley
PHOTO: Marilee Bradley of Lincoln, Nebraska, poses in an undated photo with her children, Josh, 12, Danny, 9, Bethany, 8, Joel, 6, Carolina, 5 and Teddy, 4.
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\"It's not that important to me to burn off a Snickers,\" Bradley explained. \"It's actually important to me to feel like I'm being a good mom and rewarding myself and not feeling guilty for that.\"

\"It kind of breaks that isolation that you're the only one who's dealing with the pressures to be the perfect mom, and have the perfect diet,\" she added.

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Courtesy Marilee Bradley
PHOTO: Marilee Bradley of Lincoln, Nebraska, has six children who collected a great deal of candy this Halloween.
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Since she posted it Monday, Bradley's chart has garnered hundreds of likes from parents who say they can relate.

\"It feels so sweet to me to feel like we are all in this together,\" she said.

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