[blparent] [Bulk] Re: Halloween.

[Jennifer Stewart Jackson]

We also do not usually encourage our children to eat things that are
disguised as bloody fingers or eyeballs. :) We also tell them it is not nice
to scare people and yet organizations that are usually all about being nice
like the Boy Scouts will put on fabulous haunted houses.

I know I spent a lot of time teaching my little guys that bugars and snot
are not for eating, yet I also went to a lot of trouble to serve a little
dragon snot punch at one of their birthday parties.

I am also pretty certain that we all teach our children to speak to
strangers on a regular basis. At least I expect my boys to say thank you to
wait staff and other service providers. I also expect them to say thank you
to any stranger that holds the door, gives a compliment,  or performs other
basic social kindnesses, and I teach them to return those actions. As
Rebecca wrote, we give a lot of conflicting messages to our kids.


Jennifer


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bernadetta
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 1:25 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Halloween.

Yeah, Jo Elizabeth, The same thing occurred to me a few days ago regarding
strangers and Halloween. My little one was weirded out by going from house
to house at first. Funnily enough, he doesn't really know what candy is yet,
but I guess it looks enticing enough since he took one out of his bag and
tried to bite it with the wrapper still on. lol He doesn't seem to care that
much though, seeing as when my kid cousin asked if he'd share with her, he
obliged by handing over his entire bag. that was the sweetest moment--Wish I
had captured it on camera.
I admit, I've already dug into his little treasure trove since I'm working a
late night tonight and I need the sugar rush to keep chugging along over
here.
Don't mind if I do.  (grins)
Best,
Bernadetta P

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