WE don't celebrate, long story my mom hates the holiday but my 5 yr old just saw some kids and he's been crying and I don't like it. I know why she hates it but I feel bad form y kiddo. I bought him candy for him but :sigh:
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WE don't celebrate, long story my mom hates the holiday but my 5 yr old just saw some kids and he's been crying and I don't like it. I know why she hates it but I feel bad form y kiddo. I bought him candy for him but :sigh:
Do you live with your mom? Irregardless...do YOU believe in it? He is YOUR child...raise him how YOU see fit.
She just got out of the hosp yesterday, I just took her home and he was crying then and she told him "honey we don't celebrate it ok" I let him be superman for his preschool for a little bit, I men I did not want him to be made fun of and or miss fun cause he would be the only kid doing it but they changed them.
My husband isn't against it but he's 5 and I know he will tell my mom.
Germany doesn't really celebrate either. It's so sad.
Oh screw it I'm putting his Superman costume on. I hope he doesn't tell my mom. I'm freaking 28 and I'm not afraid of my mom but it's out of respect. My mother used to do a lot of witch work and she has changed, I've seen the bad of this but I don't do it.
I took him to 5 houses. The didn't even really have candy! Juice, Cookies and protein bars, wth happened to candy? lol
HHL, I understand not wanting to hurt your mom, but I have to say I think it's great that you took him out. Because I think it's great that YOU decided what YOUR child gets to do.
So...*pat on the back* nice job mom.
LOL!! lucky they didn't give him a can of frijoles
What does witch work have to do with Halloween ? It's a fun commercial holiday . I'm glad you took your kid out. He's just having fun being 5.
protein bars??? Who gives protein bars to kids for halloween??? Losers
Not sure but he loved it :)
I told him "this is a little secret ok, you, me, daddy and Julian, no one else, ok?" lol just in case.
Here he is at one of the houses...
^^How cute is that? Super cute.
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute !:)
Very cute baby, HHL!! I'm glad you took him out!
good for you HHH!
Well, respect goes both ways. Your child is going to a school in which they recognize Halloween. Halloween is NOT a "witch" or "black magic" holiday. It's what it is now associated with, but the Pagans did festivals every year to celebrate the harvest and prepare their livestock as food for the winter months.
In some cultures, they dressed as "evil spirits" to placate or scare away the demons that they thought would wreak havoc on their livestock and crops.
In this time and place, Halloween is a commercial venture used by kids to run around like crazy and get as much candy as they possibly can.
I hate to sound rude, but your child wants to participate in the fun of Halloween. I would assume that you're not teaching him "under the table" witch craft. So, out of respect for YOU, your mom should accept the fact that you want your child to experience the FUN of Halloween. The dress-up, running around, and sugar-induced coma that kids look forward to every year.
Unless your mother is the matriarch of the family and you live with her 24/7 and she has total control and say in the things you do in your life, I would say let her not celebrate the occasion. For your son...I think once they hit school age, they should be allowed to participate. If your mom doesn't like it...well, she's a grown woman and she's entitled to her opinions...which you can respect without having to follow. But, as your mom, she needs to respect your choice to allow your son the opportunity to participate...even if she doesn't agree with it for whatever reason.
VG I know what you are saying, thing is the way she feels about it is very strong and honestly when he was smaller I really didn't see fit for him to go out cause who wants a sugared up infant, toddler lol So point is I didn't really have a problem with saying no big deal.
The real issue was she just got out of the hospital and I didn't want to upset her but ultimately he is my child and I don't give in to all his crying demands but I don't see it as a bad thing. He had fun but I now am sick, damn it got a cold :(
Thanks for your opinions guys.
Wanted to add another picture...Funny thing was when we went to the houses and he would look at the stuff he would say "where is the candy? oh well I'll just take this for daddy and my baby brother" lol
huh didn't work :(
Ok worked.
I'm glad he got to go trick or treating. Its one of the most exciting times for kids. Missing it would be taking something precious from your son. Your mom is an adult and should suck it up and let your child enjoy himself. He only gets to be a child once. You can't go back and redo childhood memories and your mom should be considerate of that fact.
Could you explain why your Momis deadset against Halloween? I don't get it.
My mother was a santera, now a Christian.
I'm a little bit familiar with Santeria and Christianity. I can see why a Christian would be a against it. not sure about a Santera.
Could you tell me what your mother would say as to why she's against it? With actual reasons besides say "I'm a Christian who used to practice Santeria."