Trick or Treat
Imah came to me yesterday evening and told me "I’m not going to fight it. People are going to come to the door. I’m going to give them treats."
That last sentence I had to pry out of her. My mood being pretty darn PMS-y, I sort of lost my temper. I see now that I overreacted. Usually, I merely find trick-or-treaters annoying. We leave our light off, ignore their insistent knocks, and go on with our lives.
Now, Imah wants to celebrate Halloween by giving out treats. This abrupt decision stunned me. This is not her! She would have flipped out if I had ever suggested going out on a Halloween–let alone go trick-or-treating.
It’s really driving me crazy. I’d ask, but she isn’t a person one can really talk to. She’s made her decision. I’ll be blockading myself in my room upstairs…listening to an audiobook with my headphones.
What I find interesting is that Imah says she doesn’t want to be the village grinch. (I, for one, have no problem being one.) Maybe that’s because she now lives where she works. I don’t know. I don’t understand it. She’s not exactly Little Miss Sunshine.
If you’re walking down the street with a smile on your face, she’d either comment that you look like a crazy person or tell you you’d better wipe off that smile before the wrong kind of guy thinks you’re flirting.
Oh joy. I can’t wait for our argument about Christmas. Fortunately, I (the Great Mastermind), got the family to agree to celebrating Thanksgiving at our place and then Christmas at my brother’s.
Sorry. Life has me confused enough as it is. I need some boundaries. Having a menorah in one corner of the house and a Christmas tree in the other is just too much. I won’t have it. I won’t!
Ranting done, I think I’ve effectively diffused the yearly Christmas argument with Imah by my current arrangements.
Still… I could really use some anti-PMS. Big time.
06:13 PM
Chronicled by: Her Grace, Duchess of the Digital Quill
Ahhhhh, Halloween’s harmless for the kiddies so they can get their hands on some free candy! Imah must realize the joy kids gets when someone drops into their bag some M&M’s or a Tootsie Pop. Man, I treasured that loot when I was a kid and believe me, if I was 12 again, I’d be out there gettin’ as much as I could!!!!!! If it’s fun for her to give candy, let her enjoy it!
Me — I didn’t buy any to give to kids. I live a couple houses from the end of the road and it’s a dirt road and it’s snowy and this afternoon and evening it’ll be below Freezing… there’s a better chance a moose will come knocking than kids Trick or Treating!
But as much as I loved getting candy when i was young, if I lived today where kids would be coming by, I would choose to either be working or I’d turn out the lights and maybe take a nap… so I can sympathize with not wanting to be bothered with the treat giving. I guess nowadays I’m a Halloween Grinch!
Comment by Zooomabooma — Wednesday, October 31, 2007 @ 09:52 AM
I definitely disagree with it being “harmless,” but that’s all I’ll say about that here.
I understand what you mean, Yaffa. My dad celebrates it for fun–at least that’s what I thought. Now he’s saying things like, “if we don’t pass out candy, they’ll “trick” us” so now he’s doing it because he’s scared of them?
Screw that, I have God on my side. He won’t allow anything to happen and if He does, it won’t matter in the long run anyway. I won’t give into threats.
Not that we get anyone who’s serious about the “trick or treat.” We got maybe five total and they were mostly little kids. I think it was only two groups too.
I warned my mom, “I’m not taking any part in it. If someone comes to the door, you’d better answer it because I won’t support this.”
(I even helped by eating some of the candy myself so there’s less for others! lol)
Comment by Her Majesty — Sunday, November 4, 2007 @ 04:27 PM