Friday, October 30, 2009

Halloween Ain't What it Used to Be


In case you can't tell from the excellent disguise, Zoe Bug is going as a Gunslinger for Halloween this year.

Big surprise.

And no, it was not my idea.

I used to pick out the Halloween costumes for my kids, but Peanut Head shut me down a couple years ago. I'm still pretty bitter about it too.

Back when all was right in my world and I had control over every stitch of clothing that my girls wore, they would beg me to be crazy things like Hannah Montana and I would be all "NO!"

It's not that I don't want my girls to have a say in what they get to be for Halloween, it's more that I'm only okay with it if their idea of a cool costume lines up with my idea for a cool costume. Oh whatever, who am I kidding? I want control of everything. 

I really am capable of compromise. Really. I just like my kids to look cute in their costumes. I try to accommodate their wishes too. Stinkerbell has been asking to be a lobster for at least three years now, since she was three, and I would be okay with that, except who sells lobster costumes? I'm not that girl who can whip up her own costume after designing and creating the pattern, so if it's not in the store, it's not going on the girl. Hence no lobster. Yet. Maybe by the time she's 25 we'll find that special costume. Won't that be cute?

Finding a costume to satisfy Stinkerbell is a traumatic event for me. We went to look for costumes at Target, and in the costume aisle, I am not kidding you, she would only pick up ugly, creepy, scary costumes. Not cute. At all. It was so sad. And I don't mind telling you that I was so desperate that I was begging her to pick the vampire costume because at least I had the smallest shred of hope that I could find a way to cutify it. I could get out the make-up kit and accessorize a costume like that.

The swamp monster though? I've got nothin' that can make this cute. 



Am I right? I just want to schedule her a pedicure and some sedation dentistry. Girlfriend needs some heeeeeeeelp.


I keep asking myself, "Why do I have girls if they're going to dress like this?" I'm no fashion diva or anything like that, but come on.

Does anyone feel my pain here?


Well shoot, there's always next year.

21 comments:

  1. oh my gosh, that's too funny...would she hate you forever if you painted the nails pink? I'm seeing pink nails with rhinestones...LOL and maybe a cute pink bow on her pretty little swamp monster head, so that uh...um...people know she's a GIRL swamp monster...yea, that's it...LOL

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  2. How about a pink bow with that swamp monster outfit??? Oh, that is too funny!

    Been missing you!
    Suzanne

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  3. I have to say...I love it! I, too, have two little girls - one of them INSISTING on going as Elvis tonight. She is in love with the King!!!! At first I was like - NO WAY.,but the more I thought about it - I guess I need to celebrate my daughter going against the grain - not going with peer pressure to be Hannah M or cheerleader! I hope she always walks to the beat of her own drum- head held high! Looks like you have 2 beautiful girls - claw and guns and all walking to the beat of their own drum! Good for you mom for letting them do it!

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  4. LOL...I am always saying I need alittle girl to go along with the boy I allready have. But maybe not...LOL

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  5. Okay. CRACKS ME UP! I loooooove it!

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  6. That swamp monster cracks me up! Your girls are funny funny girls - Happy Halloween!

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  7. funny....okay, not funny, BUT funny.
    I say celebrate your girls for who they are, their choices.

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  8. That is too funny! This is the first year that I haven't been able to "influence" the costume that my boys chose. It is hard to let go! I love the swamp monster...I honestly laughed out loud. You are so funny & your girls are so cute! Have a wonderful Halloween.

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  9. Ok....I really thought you were kidding...until I saw her with the mask off! What to do with those nails. What about a pretty pink polish:)

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  10. yeah, you need to girly-up the costumes!

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  11. Haha, they are kinda boyish, but they still look cute. Halloween is suppose to be scary, so at least they got that covered? lol

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  12. You can always hold out hope for girly granddaughters =)

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  13. Maybe the girly years are still ahead! Hold out hope for that!

    They do look great though!

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  14. I love it, well they were definitely both unique in their costume picks this year LOL!

    You can't say the scrapbook will be redundant this year!

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  15. Cute and I love the gunslinger costume because dang it girls could be gunslingers too.

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  16. The day my girls turn on me is the day I weep! I love dressing them up. Granted, my 19-year-old don't play that no more but...at least we can still shop of normal clothes together:-)

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  17. You should have just given in long ago and let them dress as Hannah Montana. Then they wouldn't be seeking revenge now...

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  18. ha ha!!!! well, at least they aren't wearing crop tops or something. they look very cute. in a swamp monster kind of way. :-P

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  19. I love it! No one can call them unoriginal, that's for sure! :D

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  20. the swamp monster is so funny to see because I bought the same costume for my 4 yr old little boy and added a tail and made a hood with teeth and eyes and converted it into a dinosaur. I thought the reptile skin was a good start for a dinosaur and it and he was adorable.

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  21. Oh my gosh, I'm sorry but I LOVE their costumes! They are so original and great ideas :)

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