I haven't gone Trick or Treating in an age. Haven't really celebrated the holiday itself in just as long. Luckily, I now have an excuse: Fatherhood! This year, I got to experience my first Halloween through the eyes of being a Dad. I had been looking forward to the night very excitedly, and for the most part, it did not disappoint!
My daughter chose her own costume. She helped make it too. She also chose how we were to carve the pumpkin, but got uncharacteristically squeamish with the pumpkin guts. When it came time to go Trick or treating, I was beaming. After walking her through the steps a couple of times, she got the idea, and I had to rush to keep up. However, her costume 'slowed her down' so, she took it off. Couldn't get her to wear it, or to understand that their is a price to pay to get candy. Speaking of which, I exercised my right as a Dad to invoke the Snickers tax on her bag of candy. Hey, she's gotta learn sometime.
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