I want more!
Nov 1, 2009 All Things Charli, All Things X, Current Events, Family, Parenting, Wicked MOMMY Wisdoms
Halloween has come and gone. Autumn and the holidays are officially among us.
I. Am. Stoked. I love Autumn. LOVE. Crisp. Colors. Leaves. Pumpkins. 
Last night, we took Charli Trick or Treating. This is her 2nd official year ToT’ing but this year it clicked. Once she realized that all she needed to do was look cute and say “Trick or Treat!” some random person would give her skittles or a sucker or chocolate.
SHE. WAS. STOKED.
After every house … she would yell “I want MORE, MOMMY!”
Of course you do Charli.
One thing that I noticed while out ToT’ing was a group of kids out and about, no costumes … and grocery bags full of candy. They were also knocking on the door’s and saying “ToT!”…
No costumes? Really?
It reminded me of when I was younger. My dad used to love to scare the shit out of the ToT’ers when they would come to the door. But, if you showed up sans costume … he would tell you all about yourself.
So I vocalized it. Tarable pointed out that maybe they were too poor to have a costume. I said “oh hell no.” And this is why.
I was dirt fucking poor when I was a kid. Like, go’ment cheese poor. Cheeseburgers on white bread poor. MacNCheese at least 2 times a week poor. And not Kraft either. My point is that we always figured out how to get a costume together.
Like the time my mom made me a bag of jellybeans. Out of a clear trash bag and colored balloons.
Or the many times I was a hobo or a hippie. You don’t need $50 or more to put a creative costume together. You can really get a unique costume together without spending much at all. It just takes a little bit of thought behind it.
My most favorite thing about Halloween is the costumes. I love seeing all of the kids in their versions of things. Last night we saw a group of teenagers that all made up a fruit basket. There was a banana, a watermelon, an apple, and the boy was the basket. You could tell they made them. It was really kick ass, actually. That is what it is about. You can go to the store and buy a god damn bag of candy. The spirit of Halloween is to get dolled or spooked and experience each other in their creativity.
Not to put a hoodie on and grab a plastic safeway bag so you can get your free candy for the year. That is some bullshit. I wouldn’t give you a damn teeny tiny kernel of candy corn. Period. And don’t be friggen 16-17 either.
Now … Some of you may be asking yourself … where was Xavier?
Xavier was/is experiencing yet another installment of creative parenting. You would think that he would have gotten it by now. It being me not being the motherfucking one. Buuuuuuuut he hasn’t. So yet again he is a guinea pig of my creative ideas on how to let the punishment fit the crime.
In conversations about the book (if you aren’t in the know click and catch up), I have let it be known that the $10 that appeared out of nowhere was someones. Not his. It was someones lunch money. It was someones $10 for a book that he used for a book that I already told him that I would buy him.
Bottom line, it wasn’t his. But he couldn’t wait. Out of his mouth “I didn’t want to wait til tomorrow.” Really?
As you may know, we last left off at the ass whoopin’. Since then, D and I have come to the conclusion that Xavier is pretty ungrateful for what he has. Therefore, his belongings will sit in boxes in his room. He will not get anything new. For a long time. He has since been let off of restriction from his room, but that is about it.
We also came to the conclusion that he does not deserve a “Christmas”. Instead of getting presents this year, Xavier will be giving them. To less fortunate children at a women/children shelter. D and I will come up with a dollar amount that we would have spent on his gifts and that money will be used for them. He will pick out the gifts and hand them out. He will serve Christmas dinner.
In my opinion, Xavier has been spoiled with material things in his 9 years and it is time to make a life long impression.
I hope that it does. Truly.
How was your Halloween?
What was the most creative costume you saw this year?
What is your favorite Halloween treat?
Tags: autumn, candy, costume, halloween, teenager, trick or treat
