I Wasn’t Ready For My Kids To Be ‘Too Old’ For Halloween

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Oct 25, 2022

I Wasn't Ready For My Kids To Be 'Too Old' For Halloween   "Just yesterday I was driving home from spin class; it was a cloudy fall day and everything was starting to turn shades of red, brown, orange, and yellow," writes Katie Bingham-Smith. That's when she saw something that wrecked her emotions: "I pulled into our neighborhood and saw my kids' favorite huge, white farmhouse was all ready for Halloween. They always handed out the best candy. The nostalgia took over and I cried the rest of the way home."  That's because her kids are "too old" for Halloween — and she wasn't ready. Not to get all "enjoy every moment," because that's annoying, but it is a nice reminder that you might miss them begging for 357 pieces of candy in a few short years.  Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   read more

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PARENTING The Day I Realized I Wasn't My Husband's Wife Anymore   "We made decisions together. We made mistakes together. And when the universe tried to pull us apart, we pledged to hold on tighter," writes Elaine Roth in this moving piece from the Scary Mommy archives. "Somehow, the universe had succeeded in pulling our hands apart." Give it a read.   read more

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