White Knuckle Parenting: The Costume Quandary
It's October, which means it is Halloween costume decision time. What does your kid want to be?
It is October, which means it is time to talk about Christmas. I'm kidding. I wouldn't do that to you. I'm going to talk about Halloween, specifically Halloween costumes. Some of your kids have had their hearts set on a certain costume for months and the more well-prepared among you have already purchased that costume. Personally, I don't even start listening to what my kids want to be for Halloween until October, because if I paid attention before then, I would have bought 16 different costumes by now. My kids change their minds frequently. I have been on the losing side of a kid who refused to wear a costume too many times to fall for that again. I miss the days when I could tell my kids what they were going to be and that was that. Not…
Jean Winegardner
9:51 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I don't even know what I would do if my kid told me he wanted to be basically naked for Halloween. You are VERY clever! more ›