I thought my love affair with Halloween would taper off once my kids stopped trick-or-treating. It didn’t. Then I told myself when I had full-fledged adult children I would release my death grip on my […]
Category: Halloween
Help Me! I’m a Halloween Hoarder
I consider myself an exemplary purger. Way before everyone hopped aboard the Marie Kondo declutter train I was the master (due to multiple moves) of “If I haven’t used or thought about an item in a year […]
Dear Snarky – Is It a Bad Thing I Turn On My Sprinklers During Trick-or-Treat?
Dear Snarky, I’m getting some pretty serious attitude from my neighbors for not being “Halloween friendly” all because last year I turned all my sprinklers on during trick-or-treat. I don’t do Halloween and I thought […]
Halloween What Happened?
Halloween is so misunderstood. How did an evening devoted to kids, costumes and candy turn into something so controversial schools are banning it? Now, that I’ve asked that question I think I know the answer. […]
Halloween Etiquette
I love Halloween. It’s an event based on candy and that’s something I embrace one fun size Snickers bar at a time. I do, though, have some rules about trick-or-treating. Well, maybe not rules so […]
Dear Snarky – The Trick-or-Treat Throwdown
Dear Snarky, My daughter just got bounced from a Halloween trick-or-treating group! 14 kids and six mothers were all going to go together to trick-or-treat. This has been planned since the first of October. All […]
Dear Snarky – We Have Halloween Hitler For Our Room Mom
Dear Snarky, Halloween class parties are in two weeks and the room mom for my daughter’s 2nd grade class is certifiably insane. She’s on her fourth meeting for a party that is only 45 minutes […]
A Real Haunted House
Worlds of Fun’s Halloween Haunt, the House of Horrors on the Interstate, you name it, I’ve done it, all while dragging a conglomerate of screaming teen girls behind me. My daughter is impressed that none […]
9 Ways to Wreck Your Kids Halloween
1) Bring raw Kale Roll Ups that you describe as “scary good” to the 2nd grade Halloween party. 2) Cry at party because the kids make fun of your Kale Roll Ups calling them Zombie […]
Dear Snarky – Halloween Q & A
Due to the volume of Halloween help letters I received this week I’m going to do something a little different – I call it Speed Snarky. Five letters, five rapid fire answers Dear Snarky, […]
I’m Ruining With Your Kid’s Halloween and I Couldn’t Be Happier
Sometimes people ask if they can “guest blog” on my site. This mother after reading Hold On Halloween I’m Coming to Save You requested an opportunity to comment on the other side of the Halloween story. Please note the […]
Dear Snarky – Happy Trampy Halloween
Dear Snarky, My daughter is 13 and a group of her friends want to go as devils for Halloween. I have zero problem with her being a devil. What I do have a problem with […]
Rantober
In a shock to no one I’m ranting again. My Halloween candy stash has been forcibly removed from my home. At first I thought it would be a good idea. A Pre-Halloween cleanse, if you […]
Hold On Halloween I’m Coming to Save You!
All you Halloween Hijackers need to cease and desist. Seriously, you better back off trying to mess with my second favorite holiday. I don’t know how and I don’t care why, but every year it […]
Snarky in the Suburbs 