I was going to blog our Halloween pictures, but Jamison beat me to it. Check them out on his blog: shookfoil.
Adaline was an angel and Arthur was a devil. We were trying to be funny (although these characters often do fit their personalities), but let me tell you the ordeal from a mom's perspective. I was feeling a bit insecure about dressing my kid up as a devil. The angel/devil contrast was funny to us adults, but would my devil child feel neglected? We tested it out at a toddler Halloween costume party on Monday. I walked in the party to see a giraffe, dalmation puppy, duck, ladybug, Tigger, etc. All cutsy cuddly custumes. Meanwhile, I'm forcing some horns and a pitchfork on my son who is crying that he doesn't want to be a devil. I received many stares from the other moms (most of which I had never met) and wondered if forcing your child to be a devil could be considered child abuse.
The next day Adaline said that she was the devil and Arthur was the angel, so I thought that we might do a switch. As it turns out, Arthur was pretty content in his sister's tiny red pajamas and her tail-stuffed red tights tied around his waist. He had no interest in wearing the horns or holding the pitchfork, so by the end of the night he just looked like Richard Simmons in leotards. Oh well, Adaline was truly a perfect angel.
Adaline was an angel and Arthur was a devil. We were trying to be funny (although these characters often do fit their personalities), but let me tell you the ordeal from a mom's perspective. I was feeling a bit insecure about dressing my kid up as a devil. The angel/devil contrast was funny to us adults, but would my devil child feel neglected? We tested it out at a toddler Halloween costume party on Monday. I walked in the party to see a giraffe, dalmation puppy, duck, ladybug, Tigger, etc. All cutsy cuddly custumes. Meanwhile, I'm forcing some horns and a pitchfork on my son who is crying that he doesn't want to be a devil. I received many stares from the other moms (most of which I had never met) and wondered if forcing your child to be a devil could be considered child abuse.
The next day Adaline said that she was the devil and Arthur was the angel, so I thought that we might do a switch. As it turns out, Arthur was pretty content in his sister's tiny red pajamas and her tail-stuffed red tights tied around his waist. He had no interest in wearing the horns or holding the pitchfork, so by the end of the night he just looked like Richard Simmons in leotards. Oh well, Adaline was truly a perfect angel.
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