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I'll Keep Halloween, Thanks! - Mommies Drink
Jennifer Pitt

I’ll Keep Halloween, Thanks!

My daughter is not yet school-aged. When my stepson was alive, kids were still allowed to have fun at Halloween; remember that, way back, when people realized that though Halloween may have roots in some form or religion (depending on your view), it is mostly now just about letting kids dress up and have some fun and get some candy?

I don’t know if that is a popular sentiment or not, and I don’t much care. I have wonderful memories of dressing up in my costume in the early morning and going to school, anticipating being part of the parade and the little party afterwards.

Not very many years after I stopped dressing up, I delighted in participating in my stepson’s Halloween events at his school.

It is abhorrent to me that this is being taken away. Taken away from CHILDREN, for what I feel are very unfair reasons.

Cultural diversity is about as important to me as my lungs; I think it is an imperative part of who we are as a nation and as individual people and cultures that make up that nation. I will uphold anyone’s right to believe in what they choose, whether I believe it or not. I understand that not everyone wants to celebrate Halloween. No objections here! But just because you don’t want to shouldn’t mean I can’t.

I seem to recall the days that I was granted leave from class if something was happening that I didn’t want to participate in (mostly Science class…I wasn’t dissecting ANYTHING) for any reason, as long as I had my parents blessing. When did it become more about removing things from everyone for the sake of the few? I am not saying I want anyone to be excluded from a greater group because they don’t believe in a minor event. All I am asking is that the rights of the people to hold that minor event not be eroded to the point where no one has any fun at all.

Respecting rights is a very fine line, one I am happy to walk. I just want everyone else to walk it too.

Is your child participating in Halloween events today? What are your thoughts on schools cancelling Halloween parades and parties? Comment below!

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3 thoughts on “I’ll Keep Halloween, Thanks!”

  1. Our school has always had Halloween parties (the national anthem was even replaced by “Monster Mash” this morning). Costumes can be brought and put on after lunch – no weapons allowed (which my daughter was terribly worried about her proton pack being classified as a weapon).

    Halloween is a touch subject for some people – but I see it as having become another kid-sentric holiday – it’s about dressing up and candy (and wine for me in my thermos … lots and lots of wine!)

  2. So happy to hear they are still doing it! And yes, i know some people still regard it with religious connotations, but I agree with you – for me it is all about the wine in the thermos….wait, I mean the kids. All about the KIDS….;)

  3. I am happy (and thankful) to say the school my boys attend still celebrate Halloween! Today they got dressed up (at 7AM!) For the costume parade at school. The school had a haunted house and various “scary” activities. Cost of admission…canned good for the food bank!
    For the first time, I let my boys go out on their own tonight. They’re 8, 10 and 14, so I’m more concerned they’ll get in trouble or sick than abducted.
    I’m all for celebrating Halloween! The costumes, the make-up, the candy and the sugar coma that will follow. And, with the very same perspective as you, “just because you don’t want to shouldn’t mean I can’t…I will wish you all a very Happy Halloween or a Happy Friday! 🙂

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