Image Source: Disney [1]
Halloween [2] is meant to be scary, but there's more that's frightening about the commercial holiday than fake blood in horror flicks and people walking around in vampire costumes. Being a parent on and leading up to Oct. 31 is a ton of fun, but can also be a little anxiety-inducing. We had real parents weigh in on the parts of Halloween that are most scary [3] to them, from tiny things to bigger fears.
Read through for 13 of their responses.
- "Making sure they safe while out tricking or treating [4]." — Jennette [5]
- "Someone handing out spiked/poisoned candy." — Morgan [6]
- "Crossing the street. People drive like maniacs in my neighborhood." — Dawn [7]
- "Finding the perfect costumes." — Terilee [8]
- "The gore and masks today.. totally gross and in todays society you never know who is behind that mask." — BethAnn [9]
- "The haunted/horror houses. No thank you." — Sara [10]
Image Source: Warner Bros. [11]
- "The thought of the health effects of all the candy." — Kristen [12]
- "The cost of the costumes." — Nniea [13]
- "Someone handing out candy that they poisoned [14] and then my kids being mad at me cause I threw away all the soft candy." — Beverly [15]
- "The Sugar Rush!!!!!" — Dona [16]
- "6 ft tall teens...way to old to be demanding candy!!" — Christina [17]
- "Something happening to my older son's costume [18] at school." — Liz [19]
And perhaps the most honest and relatable answer of them all:
- "Getting busted by kids as I steal all the [Reese's] peanut butter cups from their stash." — Teresa [20]
Image Source: CBS [21]
Links:
[1] http://disney.com/
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/Halloween
[3] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms?business_id=10152723885374824
[4] https://www.popsugar.com/family/Reasons-Take-Your-Kids-Trick--Treating-42262643
[5] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282425085250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R7%22%7D
[6] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282091955250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D
[7] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282157765250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D
[8] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282062760250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R6%22%7D
[9] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282256940250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D
[10] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282057950250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R3%22%7D
[11] http://www.warnerbros.com/
[12] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282154015250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R5%22%7D
[13] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282056945250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D
[14] https://www.popsugar.com/family/How-Check-Your-Child-Halloween-Candy-42299562
[15] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282214820250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D
[16] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282063390250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D
[17] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154283102280250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R2%22%7D
[18] https://www.popsugar.com/family/Kids-Halloween-Costume-Flammability-Safety-42289678
[19] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282290965250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D
[20] https://facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/posts/10154282050955250?comment_id=10154282065905250&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D
[21] http://cbs.com
[22] https://www.popsugar.com/family/Halloween-Safety-Checklist-Kids-42274827
[23] https://www.popsugar.com/family/DIY-Kids-Costumes-38580399
[24] https://www.popsugar.com/family/Halloween-Breakfast-Ideas-Kids-42273989