School District Bans Halloween

Komo TV News ^ | Oct 20,2004 | Kevin Reece

[twigs]

Real WITCHES?

Don't be surprised. They're everywhere. For a number of years while dealing with child support, our opposing attorney was a witch.

[WomanofStandard]

I cannot tell you how envious I am! My daughter, now 19, does like Halloween and does celebrate it. I'm not crazy about it, but she does not yet see any problem with it. She is careful not to dress up as anything evil, thankfully. But she does not look back on her halloweenless life as a loss either and that's because we used the day to have so much fun. Which I think is the key. Had she been made to sit in a study hall, she would look at things differently, I'm sure. We sent her to a Christian school and you're right, they're not cheap. I wouldn't hesitate to consider sending a child to Catholic school after I had investigated it first. Sounds like that first grader of yours has it made--loving parents and more than one big brother who probably adore him!

Our little one went to a AG preschool (at age 4...I'm too old and old fashioned to have sent him off at age 3) and it was through them I found out about this particular Catholic school. I have been very pleased with it. Their spiritual focus is very much Jesus, prayer, the awareness of the fact that God is loving and always there for them. There are of course a few differences we have, but they are very respectful of us and we of them and we feel very welcome there. They know we have a deep faith in the Lord and they have no problem praying with my son if he is upset and he never feels like an outsider which is nice. They also do not require him to participate in any spiritual practice we do not observe. We prayed long and hard for the right school for him and God really led us there.

As for Halloween, he understands why we don't bother with it. After school on that day we usually make caramel apples or some such treat akin to the fall season and if any trick or treaters ring the bell he has a ball giving them a bit of candy from our bowl. But, here in my area of NYC we really don't get many if any trick or treaters any more. Yes, our older sons do adore him and we know we are blessed. Seems to me that your 19 year old is going through normal growing experiences and testing various waters for herself, yet still within a boundaries she has for herself. I have no doubt you have instilled in her throughout the years enough of the truth that she will never stay too long in any diversion she might find along the way. God has His hand of protection upon her and He is going to use these years of being herself, sort of out on her own, to mold and develop her for what He has for her future. Sorry if that sounds convoluted. I'm not sure how else to say it!