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Tuesday – A Modest Halloween
Nov. 3rd, 2009 01:06 pm.
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With no income (my unemployment is still listed as "pending" with the Texas Workforce Commission; until they deny me I can't even feel angry yet), I didn't go all out on Halloween this year like I wanted to. Which means that I only had a few more decorations than last year. I usually add a few things every year. I am the Halloween Lady in my neighborhood. It's my favorite holiday, hands down. I think the main reason I love Halloween is because it is the holiday they tried to take away from me as a child. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 8 the week before Halloween and sent me home from the hospital the morning of Halloween. I went trick or treating that night only to see my parents take my candy away from me as soon as I got home. All these years later I'm still ticked off about that. Because of that trauma all those years ago, I do Halloween like no one else. It's a holiday centered around handing out candy, but unlike my candy back when I was 8 no one can take it from me. It's mine. Keep your hands off it.
( The Go-Ahead-and-Take-Candy-From-Strangers Holliday )
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With no income (my unemployment is still listed as "pending" with the Texas Workforce Commission; until they deny me I can't even feel angry yet), I didn't go all out on Halloween this year like I wanted to. Which means that I only had a few more decorations than last year. I usually add a few things every year. I am the Halloween Lady in my neighborhood. It's my favorite holiday, hands down. I think the main reason I love Halloween is because it is the holiday they tried to take away from me as a child. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 8 the week before Halloween and sent me home from the hospital the morning of Halloween. I went trick or treating that night only to see my parents take my candy away from me as soon as I got home. All these years later I'm still ticked off about that. Because of that trauma all those years ago, I do Halloween like no one else. It's a holiday centered around handing out candy, but unlike my candy back when I was 8 no one can take it from me. It's mine. Keep your hands off it.
( The Go-Ahead-and-Take-Candy-From-Strangers Holliday )
