Comments on: Hooray for a Happy Halloween

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:23:41 +0000

In reply to ARC. @ARC - even if there's candy on offer??

By: ARC

ARC — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:55:39 +0000

In reply to Revanche. Hah! Maybe that's why I didn't love it as a kid either. I mostly would rather be home reading a book :)

By: Revanche

Revanche — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:51:58 +0000

I have to admit I only like it as a harbinger of Thanksgiving that brings candy in its saddlebags.
As a small child I resented being made to costume up and go trick or treating, the candy wasn’t bribe enough for the forced social interactions 🙂

Now I can appreciate that, if we’re lucky, it brings fall and apple cider and planning of Turkey and All Things Good in November.

I’m much more likely to dress up our pending little one for comic con than I will for Halloween 🙂

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:06:33 +0000

In reply to ARC.

@ARC – I try not to do anything that’s work related to the holiday. The kids get costumes ordered from Amazon usually. We get a giant bag of Costco, but no one comes to our house in any case, because we’re on a somewhat busy street. Notice there is no attempt to throw a party or anything 🙂

By: ARC

ARC — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 23:44:43 +0000

I think I’d like it more if it wasn’t just a few weeks after BOTH girls’ birthdays. I put a lot of effort into their party as well as individual gifts and making sure each one has their special day, so having Halloween just a few weeks later seems like more work 🙂

I am all about the store-bought costume and minimal decorations. I do like trick or treating because it’s one of the few times we actually talk to our neighbors – we don’t live in a very social neighborhood and ours are some of the few little kids.

Maybe next year when M is a little more independent it won’t seem like Just More Work 😉