Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:59     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
I guess I'm opposite of Op - planning vacations, 4th of July (hot, humid, and always a chance of thunderstorms) and getting into 1st & last day of school is a drag for me.

Halloween is "easy" . It's naturally outsourced - free candy, said candy is kids' desserts for months, good exercise, brisk evening, friends, done in 2 hrs. Halloween decor looks good even when it's cheap Dollar Store stuff or your kids crafts from school . No holiday hoopla dinners like with Thanksgiving/Christmas/NYE/4th of July , etc.
Win-win. I like it.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:55     Subject: Re:I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:The lead up to all holidays stresses me out. Everything is so overdone. New Years Day is my very favorite because there are zero expectations.


+1

Same. Too many expectations (not mine).
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:52     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
Yay, now its the holidays!! Time to get all fat and sassy!
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:50     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:It's one of the few things about parenting I actively dislike. The costumes, the candy, the idiocy of it all happening on a weekday, the unpredictable weather for an outdoor event, figuring out the timing, the social stress of kids figuring out who trick or treat with, etc. I love doing kids birthdays, family holidays, the 4th of July, planning family vacations. I get into the first day and last day of school, and I love the day to day of parenting and getting to watch my kids grow up. But I hate Halloween.

I never say it out loud but the truth is I'm SO HAPPY that I now have 364 days before I have to do it again.

Anyone else?


PREACH!!!! I'm so with you.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:46     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
I’m with you OP. Halloween is by far my least favorite holiday because of the social stress. My oldest is with his dad every other year on Halloween (and every other weekend), plus he plays a travel sport outside of the community, so he gets forgotten in Halloween. My younger kids have a great time with a solid friend group and we’re close with their parents’ friends, but I feel terrible about how Halloween went down for my older kid this year. I think he’s aging out of trick or treating (7th grade) or at least almost to a point where it’ll be kids organizing it rather than parents.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:42     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
It’s all the stupid young parents that have turned it into this big, orchestrated social media event, like every other damn thing they have ruined. I assure you my parents were not stressed by Halloween.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:41     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love Halloween, but school should have an optional 2 hour delay. Kids aren't learning anything at 8 am after that night anyway and we all need some sleep


MCPS has no school today, I love it!


This! Everyone slept in and i took a day off on purpose.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:39     Subject: Re:I'm so glad Halloween is over
Love Halloween, hate Valentine’s Day!
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 08:32     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
The the shopping AND WRAPPING done! Every year I am scrambling on Christmas Eve… why??
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 07:15     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:I’m actually sad it’s over. I hate the fact that it’s now Christmas for almost 2 months. Halloween feels way more joyful to me than Christmas, which just feels so commercialized and is way for more stressful (for me). However your feelings are totally valid, OP.


Get your shopping done now, so you can enjoy Christmas. I already have my siblings and parents covered. I don't get my kids much and I don't get gifts for friends and acquaintances. I keep it small. It's better that way.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 07:14     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:I’m actually sad it’s over. I hate the fact that it’s now Christmas for almost 2 months. Halloween feels way more joyful to me than Christmas, which just feels so commercialized and is way for more stressful (for me). However your feelings are totally valid, OP.


Agree
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 06:59     Subject: Re:I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:I love Halloween, NYE, Thanksgiving, July 4. A stressful holiday to me is Christmas, or Valentines Day can be a pressure cooker.


Same!
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 06:52     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
Anonymous wrote:It’s only as stressful as you allow it to be.


This should be posted as a reminder at the top of many DCUM threads.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 06:49     Subject: Re:I'm so glad Halloween is over
I totally feel and you remember that feeling well! When my kids were younger I always breathed a sigh of relief when we got to November 1. Now that they are older and all that is behind us I actually love being home on Halloween and opening the door for all the cute little trick-or-treaters. But I still feel happy on November 1, bring on the twinkle lights and all the real holiday stuff now!
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 06:31     Subject: I'm so glad Halloween is over
It’s only as stressful as you allow it to be.
I don’t mind Halloween or any of the holidays.