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I& #39;m going to tell one of my favorite Halloween memories, long form, because it always cheers me up
This was a dozen years ago when I was working a terrible joyless office job
I had a coworker with a 3-year-old daughter, so this was the first year that she really "got" Halloween
This was a dozen years ago when I was working a terrible joyless office job
I had a coworker with a 3-year-old daughter, so this was the first year that she really "got" Halloween
My co-worker, A, took her daughter, C, to the store to pick out a costume. It was wall-to-wall princesses and unicorns and kitty cats but C took one look at a costume further down the aisle and absolutely insisted it was what she wanted
It was called "Gatekeeper of Hell"
It was called "Gatekeeper of Hell"
It was a skull mask, a long red and black cape, and a scythe. A would laugh in the days leading up to Halloween because C would insist on having the costume taken out every day so she could gaze at it, her little heart overflowing with wanting it
The day of Halloween, A put C in the costume and dropped her off at preschool. A couple of hours later, she got a call from them.
"Uh," they said, "C keeps reaping the other children."
Apparently C was enthusiastically chasing and terrorizing everyone, with unearthly growls
"Uh," they said, "C keeps reaping the other children."
Apparently C was enthusiastically chasing and terrorizing everyone, with unearthly growls
The preschool very much wanted C to go home for the day. We were slammed at work, so A got permission to bring her into the office.
And, this kid... this kid was experiencing Halloween on a whole different level
And, this kid... this kid was experiencing Halloween on a whole different level
A put down a blanket and toys in her cubicle, but C was much more interesting in sneaking into everyone else& #39;s cubicle, screaming, and slashing at them with the scythe
Obviously, we were delighted
Obviously, we were delighted
We started falling out of our chairs in dramatic death scenes, which made C so happy she would crow in delight
I think I was gruesomely reaped fifteen times that day. I never got tired of it.
I think I was gruesomely reaped fifteen times that day. I never got tired of it.
That was such a terrible time in my life. I can think of few moments of joy. But dang if we didn& #39;t Halloween with the best of them that day.
