Halloween: Trick, Treat, or Adult-life Retreat?

It's that time of year again when the spooks come out to play and raise some proverbial hell. I'll be honest and be the first to say I've never been really big into Halloween, but it doesn't mean I hate it.  As an adult I never got into the whole dressing up, going out to a bar or party and just being a part of the night. For me, it's just another day but in 'drag' so to speak.

Unlike my other half,who will go crazy in the Halloween store, buying everything left, right and centre, I can't justify why I have to spend all this money to look like I slut in uniform, witch in wedges or hero in hooker boots. It's just not how I want to spend my night.

Halloween costumes for women, apparently.

A lot of this has to do with me probably being a mother early in my adult life. By 22, I was doing the trick or treat circuits in the neighbourhoods and malls with my daughter.  For me, as an adult, Halloween was all about the kids and their joy and excitement.As a child, I remember trudging through the rain in costume (with rain slicker over) to get my treats in my bags and then going home and rummaging through my candy treasures. Put a smile on my face and gave me a couple of cavities in the process.


It just didn't transcend as an adult.  Like I said previously, it probably has a lot to do with me being a younger parent.  My Halloweens were about kids, not adults wanting to have fun like kids.

Why I did it as a child. 

There is nothing wrong with it, and in fact. I've gotten a lot of flak for not being a big advocate of Halloween. "Party pooper", "lame" were words brought to my attention. It is what it is, I suppose. I already find enough 'excuses' to act like a sorority girl going through pledge week, but to do it in 'drag' is going to be a stretch for me.

For the first time since 2002, I am dressing up for Halloween. I even attended "Fright Night" at Playland because it's something my other half liked to do. Hell, I even went through haunted houses for him. It's so not me, but I did it, just to show I am a good sport.

All I am saying is, if I give Halloween a chance on an adult level, I'd like you Halloweenies (*wink*) to try a custom or hobby that you might not be that into for someone you might know who does.  I hope the other half doesn't mind Baryshnikov.


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Justine Galo

My best impersonation of Elphaba