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A Child's Costume

10/24/2015

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

Here we are, exactly a week before Halloween, and I don't have a costume. It's the very first time that this has happened.
I'm 21 years old, so I don't really need a costume, but I'd really like to dress up with my siblings. To be perfectly honest, I don't think I'd really like to grow up just yet. Alright, so technically I'm a legal adult who is a college graduate and will soon embark on her first major job, but I'm still a kid at heart. I want to dress up and go trick-or-treating with my siblings and get a stomachache from eating too much candy when we get home. Unfortunately, I think that even if I put on a costume and went out, I'm probably too old to convince people to put candy in my Halloween bag.

Do you ever just wish you could go back to being a kid? The carefree life, the fun and games... Don't get me wrong; I'm happy with how my life is going and I'm proud of all that I've accomplished to this point. Yet there are times when I wish I could go back to my childhood to enjoy certain perks like getting free candy on Halloween. I especially would have liked to dress up and go out because it's our first Halloween here in Florida. It would have been fun to trick-or-treat in a new area and see how people celebrate the holiday in our new neighborhood.

Since I don't have a costume, I now face the dilemma of deciding whether or not I'm walking around with the rest of my family. I would love to still go with everyone and enjoy the night, but someone should stay home and pass out candy. Maybe I should be the one to stay home this year since I'm not dressing up anyway. I feel like this is probably a decision that every family has to make each year. Do you go out and enjoy yourselves and not worry about passing out candy? Does someone stay home to greet the kids that are coming to your home?

By the way, even though we're only a week from Halloween, my siblings were all in the pool today! I couldn't believe that they all went swimming in our backyard more than halfway through October. I was busy working on my book, so I didn't go in with them, but I thought that it was amazing that my brother and sisters could go in and enjoy themselves. Some of our friends and family back in New York already have their heat on! Even if the water was a little chillier than it was in the summer, they're kids and they don't care. They just had fun. One of the many perks of childhood...

So if you could go back to being a child for one day, what would you want to do? I'd probably want to be a kid again for a holiday, whether it was dressing up for Halloween or experiencing the magic of Christmas through a child's eyes once again. Tell me what you miss about childhood in the comments... Remember, email address is completely optional and you can put anonymous instead of your name!

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Pam
10/25/2015 06:05:05 pm

Hi Taylor!

Easy costume idea? A balloon person - pictures or cut outs of balloons sewn (taped) on a colorful outfit and balloons floating from every part of the costume possible with a handful of balloons on a string (which may or may not be handed out instead of candy).

I was surprised when we moved to our small slightly southern community nine years ago just how the whole town got together to enjoy Halloween with the kids. They closed off the Main Street and all the shopkeepers sat outside their stores while several hundred children paraded down the street. Best costume, original, etc were awarded, and "kids" of all ages (even older folks) were getting candy. There apparently is no age limit in our town, and it is comical to see all the different ages enjoying the evening.

As for wanting to still be a kid, my 19-year-old right now is struggling with the idea that she will be 20 years old next spring, and that "adulthood" came upon her last year. Because she has had a very difficult (health-wise) childhood, I have told her that she can wait a year or two to "grow up" and just to do it as she is comfortable. I'm probably totally wrong as a parent allowing this but as long as she is making small steps forward to the responsibilities of adulthood, I'm fine with that. She is very responsible here at home and just recently began working at a paying job after volunteering for over a year. Because of her health issues, we are taking baby steps to work her up to going to college where I know she will soar!

Love your blogs! Keep going. (I read each one even if I don't comment.)

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10/25/2015 10:24:42 pm

Hi Pam! Thanks for the costume idea! I actually may have figured out something I can do with pieces from my closet, so we'll see how it goes... That sounds like an awesome town that you live in. I don't know yet how our new town celebrates Halloween, but I hope it will be nice down here.

I think that's a great idea for your daughter... don't rush the growing up process! My parents have definitely been supportive of me as I figure out what's going on with my life. Good luck to your daughter as she does the same!

Thanks again for following my blog! I really appreciate it!

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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

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