Last night we had a block party for the neighborhood. I was the ONLY adult that dressed up for Halloween. Thank goodness I passed on the fairy costume. I think I a bit long in the tooth for that. I went as a be bopper.Ā You know: rolled jeans, boyfriend shirt with rolled sleeves, bobby socks…like this:
I had my hair up in a pony tail, and bright red lipstick, blue eyeshadow and cat eyeliner, and even a scarf in a bow! I was cool!!!
Until a teenage kid asked me what I was supposed to be.
Understanding that some kids really don’t know there was a century before this one, I explained as best as I could. Still, he wasn’t getting it. Until another kid piped up to explain:
Kid #2: She’s dressed like The Outsiders, remember?
Kid #1: Oh yeah, like in the old days.
Me: (Hears the grave calling. Gives them yucky candy)
Next year I’m going to dress up like the Crypt Keeper.Ā He’s closer to my age.
November 1st, 2011 at 9:38 AM
in the old days.
Oh, it sucks to hear that. But you know damned well we said similar things to our elders when we were kids.
November 1st, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Not me. I like living š
November 1st, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Well you know what to do next year – dress up as some slasher movie character, take your machete and go pay them a visit š
November 1st, 2011 at 10:21 AM
And then the kids wonder why they get crappy candy.
November 1st, 2011 at 10:40 AM
I would have figured you were just showing your support for the remake of “Footloose”.
November 1st, 2011 at 3:41 PM
I thought that was a wifebeater, plaid shirt, and straw hat?
November 1st, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Elvis is redlining…
November 1st, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Guess you should have gone with the fairy costume. š
I dressed as a lazy slug who didn’t want to get off the couch to answer the door for trick-or-treaters.
November 1st, 2011 at 11:54 AM
“Hears the grave calling. Gives them yucky candy.”
I laughed out loud when I read that!
November 1st, 2011 at 6:51 PM
I bet you were adorable. Nerts to those young pups.