tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530891922136686493.post901733848992731377..comments2023-05-01T07:30:56.565-07:00Comments on Seasons Of Sovereignty: One Who Glories In The Death Of MenAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804353351160018502noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530891922136686493.post-45177283699037742332008-10-29T10:13:00.000-07:002008-10-29T10:13:00.000-07:00i have never enjoyed halloween, even as a child. ...i have never enjoyed halloween, even as a child. we take the kids to a local harvest function. i want the kids to have fun memories not be scared for years. my oldest does not want to even do that any more.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300158329657912671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530891922136686493.post-19304031933857070412008-10-29T05:46:00.000-07:002008-10-29T05:46:00.000-07:00I completely agree with the family memories, Alici...I completely agree with the family memories, Alicia! I blogged the other day about Halloween and having to buy the kids their costumes this year. When we were shopping it was particularly hard to find something for Trev. Josh was looking and said, "how come all the boy costumes are evil??" We settled on a Star Wars guy with NO GUN. I can't wait to be settled next year and I can SEW positive, fun costumes again!<BR/><BR/>And as for "trick or treat" I agree with that too. I've liked around our new neighborhood that several of the churches are advertising "trunk or treats" in their parking lots...no insinuation of a trick and a nice, safe, positive place to go with the kids.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956401111516283111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530891922136686493.post-26730791610248342132008-10-28T17:29:00.000-07:002008-10-28T17:29:00.000-07:00Claire,We have let our kids trick-or-treat when th...Claire,<BR/>We have let our kids trick-or-treat when there is no harvest function to go to especially. My husband does not let them say "trick-or-treat" (because of the meaning of the phrase that we would play a trick on you if you don't give us candy... beyond the implication of spells, it's just rude demanding of a child for something they want), but "happy halloween" (which I don't enjoy either because I don't really know what the heck that would mean...but there is not much else thats polite and plesant)instead. They enjoy the dressing up and the candy and that is what we do it for. We don't allow scary themes and we don't do any halloween decorations since most of them are death oriented. We use to not even do jack-o-lanterns but now we do with happy faces. <BR/>Rick and I both grew up not doing halloween at all. I particularly was in a family that would stay home and turn off all the lights to make people think we were not home. Of course I wished I could dress up and have candy like the other kids but we also did not do ANY sugar in my house. So, we have wanted to make sure to make some memeories for our family. We feel that is the important thing, building family memories.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804353351160018502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530891922136686493.post-44533080964401291452008-10-28T16:37:00.000-07:002008-10-28T16:37:00.000-07:00I so agree, Alicia. We quit "celebrating" Hallowe...I so agree, Alicia. We quit "celebrating" Halloween a few years ago. We now host an anti-Halloween party for the kids and their friends. They have a much better time than they ever did trick-or-treating!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073494749323285769noreply@blogger.com