Members Attitudes About Halloween

Members Attitudes About Halloween


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serpentdove

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I like going to parties, but I hate dressing up in a costume like a child.

:plain: When I became a man. 1 Co 13:11

"I mean, she thought it was kind of strange to just order a salad...You know...For a man." ~ Elaine, Seinfeld
 
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serpentdove

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Do you mean that you have difficulty with buttons or that you wear the wrong sort of costume?
These things can be difficult. :sigh:

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Ktoyou

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I think it's good to have a kind of "kids day". And I think it's fun for them to dress up and 'trick or treat' adults. I do think we should focus more on it being attached to the fall harvest then on death and ghosts and all that.

Adults like to dress up in costumes and party, too, but I think their costume party should be New Years, or something, so they can focus on the kids on Halloween. (Or as I'd call it "Harvest Eve".)

That seems to be the consensus so far. Did you pick harvest day?
 

glorydaz

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My little girl wants to be a walking dead zombie this year. Her grandmother has been showig her the old Michael Jackson Thriller video and trying to mimic the zombies movement in them. It's adorable to watch her do her zombie dance.

I'd pay good money for a video of Tam showing your little girl how to do the zombie moves from Thriller. :chuckle:
 

Alate_One

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I've no issues with Halloween other than my dear husband buying too much candy and me eating it.

I will say my well-intentioned mother made me stop doing Halloween at 8 years old because she thought it was satanic. They bought me candy instead but it was the dressing up that was the fun part. So my boys are getting that opportunity. My oldest has a Link costume from the Legend of Zelda.
 

PureX

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I've no issues with Halloween other than my dear husband buying too much candy and me eating it.

I will say my well-intentioned mother made me stop doing Halloween at 8 years old because she thought it was satanic. They bought me candy instead but it was the dressing up that was the fun part. So my boys are getting that opportunity. My oldest has a Link costume from the Legend of Zelda.
It's pretty easy to leave the death superstitions out of it so the kids can just have fun. I actually think it's healthy for them to be able to dress up as someone or something else and have fun doing it. And to be rewarded for their creative spirit with a treat. Creative play is essential for kids, … and for adults, too.
 

PureX

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That seems to be the consensus so far. Did you pick harvest day?
Yes. Definitely. My only objection to Halloween as it is, now, is it's connection to unhealthy death-related superstitions. Otherwise, I think it's both fun and healthy for the kids, and maybe a little for the adults, too. I think the costumes should be more fantasy related, and the lesson could be more about hope and bounty instead of fear and death.
 

Town Heretic

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Jack said he wants to go as a big sack this year and then people will give him more candy because if they don't it will look like they're stingy.

Gotta love a thinker. :eek:
 

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My goodness. How old is Jack now?
He's four and a half come mid December, but he's a wunderkind. :eek:

I sure hope he doesn't grow up to be a politician. :think:
He has a musicians hands, a philosopher's mind and a comedians mouth, so God alone knows what that combination foretells. Whatever it is I know one thing, it won't be boring. :)
 
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