Halloween

I think I'm getting to the point in my life where I really could do without Halloween. Sure, it's a fun reason to dress up and get candy. But I've started viewing it from a different perspective...the parent perspective.

As a parent with an almost 3 year old who has recently entered the world of being scared, Halloween does not sit well. Seeing all the scary costumes really freaked him out. We tried to go a party at a neighbor's house yesterday, and he would have nothing to do with all the people there who were dressed up.  I agree with him! I just don't get what is fun about dressing up as something dead or scary.  His preschool did have a Trunk or Treat event on Friday night which was much more my style, little kids in cute costumes.

I am honestly amazed at what some parents will let their children dress up as. There was one boy there last night who was probably around 10, dressed as the Grim Reaper. No thanks! I joked with Brian last night that maybe we should be exposing our son to swords and scary stuff so he would think it was normal and not get scared by it. And the girl's costumes are just getting too sexual. In a way, I'm relieved we don't have a girl and don't have to enter the world of girl issues.

Last but not least, there is the candy factor. Andrew has definitely inherited his dad's love for candy, and I will admit it was pretty fun last night watching him enjoy and marvel at his first Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. But putting a limit on the candy is so hard, and I don't want him getting sick either. The last thing I need is for this kid to have more energy from a sugar high!