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Re: Halloween and gender poll and discussion
This is one of Henry's 5 reoccuring ideas. I think he'd be a darn cute witch. Jim would probably insist on calling him a warlock.
We're still planning on going the robot route, but part of me wants to let him be a witch just to rattle some brains.
This hits a little close to home... my son *loves* to "be" Ariel, Rapunzel, etc.
My parents let me dress up as masculine characters (including a beret-topped French artist complete with a mustache) most of my Halloween-costuming years. I think I was only something overtly feminine once. Other years were gender-neutral (a crayon, salt + pepper...) or masculine.
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I probably wouldn't make any plans until 2 weeks before, since there are so many ideas floating around. Which would be very hard for me as I am already working on Henry's costume.
I was thinking a long the lines of a warlock. Tell him boys are called warlocks girls are called witches, generally, but that he can be either. If he wants to be the witch, then do it up! I would fully expect neighbors to say something and my response would be, "You do realize Halloween is about make believe, right?"
I guess if it were me, I would offer different suggestions and alternatives to redirect him. If he insists on the witch though, then I'd go with it.
(Disclaimer: It's hard for me to visualize this situation without having a kid. But the above is my inclination, for what it's worth.)
I saw let him be what he wants to be.
Did you hear that story last year about the little boy (5 maybe?) who wanted to be Daphne from Scooby Doo? The mom did a big blog post about it, and it spread around FB.
I have to answer honestly and say I'd try to convince him to be something else because I am doing the same thing with Maria. She wants to be a witch and I just can't think of her as a witch. Furthermore, I have a hard time sometimes with letting her wear black. I know it's only one day and I'm not going to put up a fight if it comes down to it but I have made other suggestions and am hoping she'll take them. For the boy in a girl costume question, I'd creatively call him a warlock... Or what about this thing from Star Wars:
Tigers, I'd have nightmares if he went as that!
You guys are too easy. I love the vibe we've got going on, but part of me misses the era of somewhat respectful debates.
My holdup on the witch isn't that I have any gender issues. It's just that he's got 4 other strong suggestions, and we've starting collecting things for the robot costume. And the Bill Steffen thing, of course.
Practicality always wins.
My mom would never let us dress up as witches, ghosts, zombies, etc because we "didn't believe in those things". Halloween was a marginally acceptable holiday in our house.
I was going to ask you about that.
Ditto. I feel somewhat strongly about that today, too. It's no secret that I'm not a fan of Halloween. I can see the appeal for kids wanting to dress like a character or animal, though.
Yeah, I feel really "meh" about Halloween as an adult. Choosing and implementing a costume just seems like way too much work to me. I think the lack of energy around the holiday during my childhood has contributed to this since everyone else says "coming up with an idea is the fun part."
School is hosting a costume party at the end of this month and I'm pretty sure that is one event I'll opt out of.