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Halloween - 2013
I never understood why people who don't like kids have kids. And why are they so much more possessive when it comes to the little people they have so much contempt and disdain for. I was pretty ham-fisted as a parent but I sure did love the company of the little squirts.
I think of all the holidays, Random liked Halloween the best. Random went on her first trick or treat when she was just twelve days old. Her Uncle and I bundled her up and carried her around the neighborhood with her sisters. For reasons that always eluded me Random's mother liked holidays - especially Halloween - but not the "having kids around" part of it. She was always impatient with kids, starting with her own, and generally could be counted on to spoil the event for all concerned. In all the years I knew her she never once took the kids trick~or~treating. She couldn't be bothered. I on the other hand, relished the chance to see the excitement and unadulterated joy on their faces and consequently was blessed with the honor of taking Random and her sisters out almost every Halloween after that first one.
There's an awkward phase in the enjoyment of Halloween. A time when you become too old to trick or treat, but you're not old enough to party. Most communities don't make much of an accommodation for this period and it's frustrating for the kids. I know that it was for Random. I know that she tried to hide the disappointment that came with the change of circumstance by showing an air of indifference, but I could see that she was hurting with the kind of ache no band-aid could cover.
I always thought that her love of all things Halloween was the inspiration for her fascination with horror and monster movies, Pokemon, and eventually the interlude she took with goth and alternative styles. Random really didn't like the life she saw unfolding around her. Too often it seemed cruel, cold, and indifferent. So she took refuge in fantasy. In make believe she could, at least for a moment, be someone she admired. It was an escape from her unhappiness, and I guess I was OK with it because it did my heart good to see her happy.
Happy Halloween Random - I love you
(if you were looking for part II - It's still in the works)
RickZ:
--- Quote from: Libertas on October 31, 2013, 11:15:03 AM ---I'm outta sheet.
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So you don't cotton to sheets. Must be one of those rich elitist 'born onto the silk' babies.
LadyVirginia:
--- Quote from: Alphabet Soup on October 31, 2013, 07:28:30 PM ---Happy Halloween Random - I love you
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<hugs>
Weisshaupt:
Don't know how to fold fitted sheets. Neither of us care. Yea. I win :)
Libertas:
--- Quote from: RickZ on October 31, 2013, 07:40:41 PM ---
--- Quote from: Libertas on October 31, 2013, 11:15:03 AM ---I'm outta sheet.
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So you don't cotton to sheets. Must be one of those rich elitist 'born onto the silk' babies.
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Heh, not quite..tried that silk tough...
Remember that scene in NL Christmas Vacation when Griswald puts his super spray on his saucer and slides down the hill at Warp 12?
::unknowncomic::
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