Other than helping our kids carve their pumpkins, I always felt the whole day should really belong to the kids only.
And its video time!
When I grew up in the 50s, I don't recall dads or moms being involved in Halloween much at all. And when we were parents ourselves, I realized it was the only event of the year that belonged to the kids. So I though it was important that we adults NOT be particularly involved, even feign a detachment from the whole thing.
We let our kids do most of the work - they came up with their own ideas for the pumpkins and the costumes, though we helped with the scut work and sewing, but under their orders and at their direction. And they did their own trick or treating, even if we lingered behind them on the sidewalk.
It was all so kids could feel like Halloween was their own celebration, where they could escape into their own world without having to deal with parents' helicoptering supervision, even for just a few hours!
But that was then and this is now, and now we see adults decorating to the hilt and dressing up themselves too.
But at least it makes for some funny takes:
But that was then and this is now, and now we see adults decorating to the hilt and dressing up themselves too.
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social. Now THAT’S scary!
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Top 10 Dog Halloween Costumes!
— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) October 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Friend: What's your costume for Halloween? Me: The Invisible Man Friend: Bandages and sunglasses? Me: More realistic. Friend: You're not coming to the party are you? Me: God no.
— Jeffw (@jeffw.bsky.social) October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I'm just wearing a big sign that says "2025".
— Paul // Lost Scot (@lost.scot) October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
And its video time!
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Report: Guy Who Sings ‘Thriller’ Has Bunch Of Non-Halloween Music, Too
— The Onion (@theonion.com) October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Annual share of one of my favorite things I've written for Halloween - 10 Reasons Why Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Is One of The Greatest Horror Films of All Time - tinyurl.com/ejhejw76
— AmAARONcan Psycho Neuwirth (@aaronsps4.bsky.social) October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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