Last year, being the ever vigilant clearance shopper that I am, I bought my son a Halloween costume for this year. For the bargain basement price of $2, I got the ghouliest zombie costume. It even has a voice activated, light up heart. I asked my son if he would wear it and got a resounding yes. Now normally we stay away from scary costumes. It's just not really our style. But our kids are starting to get a thrill from things that are a little scary and well, the dang thing was $2.
So fast forward to this fall and I drag out the zombie costume and have my son try it on for fit and in case I needed to fix anything on it. And? Was it the exciting scary costume he wanted? So creepy that it would scare his sister?
Dramatic Pause.
He flipped out. I think it was the beating heart thingie that did it. He got all panicky all of the sudden and begged me to take it off and put it away. It was truly a mother of the year moment...realizing I had terrified my sweet boy. In good southern tradition, I should have him lie down on the fainting couch, but we don't have one so I made him sit in a kitchen chair. While he was calming his nerves, my precious girly girl daughter asked to try on the zombie costume. It was a huge hit with her. She asked me if she could wear it trick or treating. Not wanting my $2 to go to waste, I said yes.
I ended up buying my son a ninja costume. He loves it. And like every good mom, I let them have a battle. My daughter, who even dressed as the undead has a kind spirit, didn’t mind letting her brother vanquish the creepy zombie he was scared of. So now, zombies beware! There is a ninja on the loose!
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Like George Washington Carver said:
1. Be clean both inside and outside.
2. Neither look up to the rich nor down on the poor.
3. Lose, if need be, without squealing.
4. Win without bragging.
5. Always be considerate of women, children and old people.
6. Be too brave to lie.
7. Be too generous to cheat.
8. Take your share of the world and let others take theirs.