This is very hard for me, because Halloween is my favorite holiday of all time. I was old enough to be BEMUSED by the idea that people will give you free candy IN RECOMPENSE for wearing the type of outfits your parents normally FORBID. I mean, I was old enough to NOT take it for granted at ALL.
I am going to have to admit that my worst Halloweens were with my kid. He did not at ALL take Halloween as seriously as *I* did. He ALWAYS wanted to go home WAY TOO EARLY in my opinion. I mean, even when I would carry the candy/carry parts of his costume like this really heavy Gatling gun that the husband had lovingly constructed etc. and it really spun and weighed a TON, even when I would CARRY HIM.
I have to admit, this was a day every freaking year that I was considerably disappointed by my offspring every single time. He did not seem to get how magical it was that you like, could get FREE CANDY THAT ENTIRE NIGHT, and when I sent him out with friends, he would STILL come back early.
I have to face it, my kid really sucks when it comes to Halloween. When he got older he would always hand out the candy and he was super parsimonious about it, because HE wanted to keep all the candy *I* bought, that he did not work for in the slightest, I'd have to be like, "Kid, I think the princess deserves more than ONE Starburst, don't you?"
I was mad at the kid like every Halloween but trying to be a nice mom, although since the kid leaving they've only gotten worse. .I moved to a rural neighborhood where no one comes. The first year, I bought some candy "in case" but no one came. Then, last year, I just like, gave up and closed the shutters.
This year I might go back to my old neighborhood and camp out in SOMEONE ELSE'S DRIVEWAY, (someone who is not home or doesn't celebrate it) and get to see all the kiddos and their costumes, if I can like, not get arrested.
Anna
