how was halloween??
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how was halloween??
| Wed, 11-01-2006 - 1:50pm |
My son (almost 8) had a good time trick-or-treating, but it was an "off" night for him. He would not knock on doors and held his hands up to his ears when people did open their doors. I was holding his candy bag open for him, like you would for a much younger child.
DS was not talking very much at all or saying "Trick-or-Treat" or "Thank-you." He was kind of in his own world. One funny thing did happen. A lady tried to prompt him into saying trick-or-treat. She held the candy bowl back from him and said, "Say trick-or-treat."
DS said in a far away, flat tone, "I'm sorry I don't speak Girl". (that's actually a line from an episode of the Fairly Odd Parents.)

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Teresa
Your whole post sounds so familiar.
It was tough for dh more than myself.
Halloween didn't start out good. Kyle had a party at school. He's been doing so fabulous I didn't give it any though. Stupid of me. I think they didn't give it any thought at school either. He wasn't prepared for what he walked into. It was a dance in the gym with no lights except a strobe light and "ear shattering loud" music and costumes. Kyle was wearing a pizza costume his aunt made from an egg crate mattress. Apparently Kyle ran straight into a wall and caught the costume on a crate and ripped it. He was devastated and started crying. They took him out the gym and called me to come and get him. He told me it was just horrible. Then when we got home he saw the dogs chewed up one of his stuffed animals. He sobbed and sobbed. My poor baby. So I spent the afternoon sewing the stuffed animal and costume back togeather, and I don't sew!
When trick or treating time came Kyle said he didn't want to go because he was embarrased about what happened at school. He thought we were going to the downtown trick or treating like we usually do. When I told him we weren't doing that this yr he was so relieved. He still wouldn't wear the pizza costume though in case someone would recognize him :( He wore his navy coat which he wears every day, his helmet, and carried his toy rifle. Hannah didn't want to wear the devil costume she talked me into buying for her in september. She wore a rain coat. We put a ton of make up on her and then sprayed her in the face with water to make it run, lol, like she'd been caught in the rain. She's such a goof. That was all her idea by the way but it sure was fun ;)
The actual trick or treating went great. I was glad it all ended on a good note.
Samantha
In Ireland they stick a sheet on your head, call you a ghost and bob's your uncle!
Teresa
Jaysus, you're lucky, you got a sheet????!!!
I remember one year me Mam put ripped jeans on me, a ripped shirt and smeared soot from the fireplace on my face and booted me out the door with the broom; apparently I was a chimney sweep, lol!
Dee
I think Ryan (4yo) had a rougher time than Josh.
It started Sunday at the Boo Zoo when we accidentally forgot his plastic pumpkin. He would not accept a plastic bag as a substitute, and spent the afternoon glaring at the candy givers and telling them "Mommy fowgot my punkin". Luckily they gave ME his candy LOL.
Last night he did not want his pumpkin - he wanted a grocery bag like his brother. That is, until we got 4 blocks from home to daycare and he saw his best buddy with a pumpkin bucket. Then the fit started again - and it couldn't be ANY pumpkin bucket (daycare had a spare) it had to be his. So we made a loop around to home with the intent of picking up his bucket. For those 4 blocks he would not go to any house with steps OR spooky decorations - Josh the salesman talked the people into candy "for my brother" {point at the one screaming at the curb}. By the time we got back to my house Ry decided he'd had enough and wanted to help gramma instead.
We then hooked up with some friends and Josh and I spent another hour walking - after every house I was given a full report what was put into his bag. Followed by a recap of the last 3-4 houses.
Got home to find that my lab exhibits Aspie traits as well - he was obsessed with trick or treaters and would not allow Gramma to go to the door without him. He'd wait with his nose pressed to the living room window, then run to the door with her when he saw kids coming across the lawn. *giggle*
So glad it's over - now to prepare for the next marathon of holidays (the multiple Christmases mentioned in a post I posted earlier today).
I am glad it is over too but it didnt go too badly this year. Actually some was down right funny (see end) We have had virtually the same routine for many years and as we all know, this helps. They were all obsessed. Mike was obsessed the candy may be poisoned thanks to his karate sensei on Monday night and his over done warnings. GEESH.
We had our usual friends over for snacks and we decided we had to do at least a little T or T'ing. Less than our usual year fortunately for Mike. Cait decided she was too big to T or T this year (how cute is that!) We stayed right on our street and in sight so she and her Aspie bud Mitchell went back to hand out the candy.
Mike wouldn't go up to "scary" houses, but the ones we do every year he did see to do fine with. About 1/2 way through Mike had enough. When we had just 2 more houses right next to ours he just couldn't take anymore so DH brought him back to the house and finished with us. Well at the end DH looks at me and says "We left Triple-A in charge of the house. What WERE we thinking?"
Sure enough we get home and we were told, "Gee we kept hearing someone at the door but didn't know who it was but we didn't get to give out any candy because no one came." At that point you just shake your head and laugh. Got loads of leftover candy though.
Renee
We love Halloween here! Malcolm loves the smell of fresh-cut pumpkin and choosing his outfit (ebay Marill Pokemon costume, $8) and finding out what his buddies are going as.
This year his girlfriend's PS had a huge Halloween party/fundraiser with haunted house and hundreds of adults and kids in costumes and silly games and prizes. We went with his girlfriend and her mom and had a blast, Malcolm chatted up all kinds of kids about their outfits and his, got introduced to her classmates, ran around. Also on weekend, we went to a little Halloween party at one of his best buddies' house, 6 kids including his girlfriend, crafts and cookies and popcorn balls and watched "Wallace & Gromit : Curse of the Were Rabbit" while grownups had wine and conversation.
For trick or treat Tues, we (2 parents, ds) headed out without any other kids to TOT with, as his friends have mostly moved to other neighborhoods this year, big change, but he was cool about going with just us. We TOT all the stores up and down Broadway, big fun NYC tradition, EVERYONE is out walking and in costumes, the store keepers all seem to really enjoy this evening as well. And lo and behold, we ran into 4 of his buddies, one after another, also TOTing, ended up with a gang of 5 and parents, such fun!
And I even ran into some of MY friends, dressed and headed to the Village Parade. My friends, people I knew before husband and child, in a previous life...
Sara
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