Here I am crossing another “I never” off of my parenting manifesto. I thought there would never be a day where I would go to one of those Halloween places that take over abandoned big box stores and put down money for a costume made out of who knows what, manufactured who knows where under who knows how horrible of conditions, when a sheet is so very versatile for a kid’s costume.
But then I ran, yet again, into the two forces that plague all my tender parenting plans – personal limitations and a child with special needs.
We all have personal limitations of course, in that we are human beings that can only function so fast and require the occasional sleep, and I have not had a minute of time lately to deal with a homemade costume.
Plus, this year Atti will be too big to carry in arms as we go door to door, which means that we are going to have to push him around in a stroller while his friends scamper along side, and I wanted to do what I could to make that not so weird, so I needed a costume that would incorporate the stroller.
So I decided to dress up as one of those ridiculous people who push a dog around in a stroller. A yuppie with a puppy.
Even though I winced as a pulled the costume out of its plastic bag, Atti likes it better than anything else I could have dressed him up as. He’s just starting the pretend play thing, but he keeps saying “doggie. Woof Woof.” So I think he’s getting it. And then he’ll say, “Aww….. soft.” as he pets his doggie belly.
He’s not such a fan of the hood, but he understands that’s where the doggie’s ears are. He says “ears!” as he uses them to pull the hood off.
Hope you all have a snuggly chocolate covered Halloween!