Halloween
is a new parent's favorite holiday for lots of reasons.
You
get to take your already adorable child and dress him up in a cute
little costume that multiplies his adorableness factor by one
million. I don't know what it is about a miniature costume but it can
turn an ugly baby into a cute one and a cute baby into a
devastatingly attractive one.
And
then – once your child has reached the pinnacle of cuteness - you
get show him off to everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone knows a
new parent likes nothing better than to show off his baby to assert
that his baby is the cutest.
When
you're a new parent out with your baby and you run into another
parent with his baby it turns into a kind of baby battle. You ask how
old the opposing baby is and exchange some small talk but really
you're just trying to determine whose baby is cuter. It's
like a baby turf war, and the winner gets to say, “Take your dumpy
baby and get out of here! And I don't want to see you in the cereal
aisle ever again!”
And
let me just make it very clear that our kid is the epitome of adorability. If you want to challenge us you had better have a darn
cute baby. Some of these kids are like bringing a knife to gun
fight. “All of your genes and this is the best you could come up
with?” I sneer at rival parents. “Come on! Give us a challenge.”
Halloween
costumes make babies cuter, but they don't have the same effect on
adults. Even so, there are a bunch of adults who still love
to dress up and they get super
annoyed with those who don't. I fall into the latter group, but my
boss is adamantly pro-costume. She was totally scandalized when she
found out I wasn't dressing up and told me so.
I
don't have anything against adults dressing up, but personally I
don't have any reason to dress up anymore. I'm grown and I can buy
candy.
Do you dress up for Halloween as an adult? If you have a baby, what are you dressing him or her up as? Leave a comment if you please.
10 comments:
Where's the Halloween spirit in buying candy?
We dressed up our baby as a skeleton last night. She was way too cute.
I totally agree with the buying candy thing. Why not go buy yourself a big bag of Snickers or something else chocolatey and delicious instead of sorting through a bunch of crappy Mary Janes and Smarties?
@Anonymous-Halloween Spirit is in the eye of the beholder, and to me the Spirit of Halloween is to eat as much candy as you can get your fat, grubby hands on.
@Brennan-It's true. Saw the pics and she is adorable.
@Miranda-Totally agree! Smarties are the bane of trick or treaters.
Thanks for the comments everyone!
On a good taste scale of one to ten, where would you personally rate Skittles?
@ Sasquatch- Skittles? Um, like a 4, I believe.
Good Choice!
Do you ever read hyperbole and a half? It is hands down the funniest blog ever. After yours of course. If the F bomb offends you, you might want to steer clear. She does all of her own illustrations too.
Oh yes I dressed my baby up as a little blue monster. No big deal but he was a huge hit! I think some adults dress up for the fun of it. I personally have not and will not. I have more fun dressing my kids up I am not worried about dressing up myself.
@Christine-Hyperbole is rad and has way better illustrations.
@Melissa-Agreed. Halloween costumes are best for kids.
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