Goblins, ghosts, witches, and random creatures roam the earth one day, every year. The creatures are all out for one mission: to get as much candy as possible. As you can guess, I am talking about Halloween. Halloween, to children, is considered one of the best holidays of the year. On the other hand, parents despise Halloween for the fact that there may be occasional dentist trips for their children’s teeth. Even thought they know this may happen, they make sure their kids are in attendance every year. Halloween is a once a year opportunity, that most people tend to take advantage of.
In Van Wert, Ohio, Halloween is a huge event. Kids from all over the area go to the fair grounds to safely trick-or-treat, and get judged on their costumes. Every year the festival is larger and the costumes get crazier. When I was six my mother decided to enter me into the costume contest. As I was a fish, I considered myself the clear favorite. What could get any cuter than a six year old boy dressed up in a fish costume? Apparently, the judge’s thought a six-year-old girl dressed up as a puppy dog was cuter. I did not that second place to well. As soon as I herd that I was second I began to cry on stage, in front of everyone. Tears rolled down my face like a rainstorm until my mom finally came up on stage and hugged me. I knew as long as my mom was proud of me, that’s all that mattered.
Today, Halloween is so much different in my eyes. I no longer go trick or treating. It is a thing that only stays with you until you become a teenager. After that, you just are a little too old for it. Now, Halloween is just an excuse for you to get black out drunk with your friends. It is also an excuse for girls to dress as slutty as possible. Halloween seems to be a contest between girls to see which girl can wear as little of cloths as possible. No guy seems to discourage this at all. My Halloweens from now on will never be the same.
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