Halloween has become big in our house this year... Liam is finally getting into the spirit of holidays and understanding that we do special things on special days, Erik is totally into dressing up - as long as there's a hat involved and Robyn has always been a big fan of the festivities... there is one rather large issue that has come to a head this year... and that's the fact that Robyn is now an adult size for costumes...
Wayne took her to the Halloween Spirit store after school yesterday and the only conclusion she could draw is that everyone who is going to dress up for Halloween from that store is going to look like a slut ... Almost every costume was a 'sexy' or 'naughty' one - with a skirt that barely covered anything and a top that was so low cut it needed a second zip code for the flesh it showed... Even looking online was not any better... costumes either covered you up completely like a giant sack or covered so little that everything hangs out...
Where's the happy medium - something fun, festive and appropriate to wear to school, a Halloween party or two and taking her brothers trick or treating door to door? I didn't want to have to make her costume this year, but luckily I've got enough time to pull something together...
This rant is a plea... for those of you who design costumes for 'adults' please remember that some of your customers are teenage girls who may not want to let it all hang out... and some of us are their moms who SHOULDN'T let it all hang out...
For Wayne's take on the same topic, click here
I'm linking up this post to: