tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post1213544987801966489..comments2022-11-08T10:33:46.069-05:00Comments on Mommy is a Power Ranger: My Favorite Halloween CostumeAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18371233258950468974noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-39525899341973438082011-10-27T00:18:00.742-04:002011-10-27T00:18:00.742-04:00Thank you all for the comments! I always appreciat...Thank you all for the comments! I always appreciate them! <br />@all.things.fadra-I love when moments like that happen. <br />@Not Just Another Mother Blogger- I'm totally with you on the not joining the military. I like to give orders, not take them! And thank you, my son is doing a little better now.<br />@MyMercurialNature-I'm not sure if I have pictures, but now I want to look.<br />@Susan-Thank you. I definitely benefitted more! And I'm happy to say I'm still close to my family and love when I find out new things about them.<br />@Angela-Those were definitely the years of growing pains. I would not wish reliving high school on anyone.<br />@Barbara-I wish I knew then to savor the moments of trick-or-treating. Now I can finally do it with my kids again and it's still fun.<br />@Kir-I'm glad my story made you remember something nice about your dad.<br />@Cheryl-I definitely got more out of it than the kids who partied.<br />@Alyssa Dyksterhouse-That's great you got to find all that stuff in the footlocker. <br />@Nancy C-Feeling too old for trick-or-treating was such a turning point. Thank you about my son, he is doing a little better today.<br />@May and @maryannsteiner-It was definitely an experience that I'm glad I had.<br />@Natalie@MamaTrack-Yeah, those skanky costumes are totally overrated and gross.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371233258950468974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-16343166465610191722011-10-25T22:38:04.357-04:002011-10-25T22:38:04.357-04:00A great story--I love how you learned from and bon...A great story--I love how you learned from and bonded with your dad. What a nice post.<br /><br />And the skanky costumes are really gross, anyway, right?Natalie @ MamaTrackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758284793476930617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-1264923390536174052011-10-25T21:15:40.785-04:002011-10-25T21:15:40.785-04:00I enjoyed this post. It was great that you could ...I enjoyed this post. It was great that you could learn more about your Dad and the time he spent in Vietnam. What a great bonding experience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-29737979402490664152011-10-25T20:54:54.848-04:002011-10-25T20:54:54.848-04:00Wow! That was the best "treat" you coul...Wow! That was the best "treat" you could have hoped for. And if you had not been in that transitional age you might have lacked the maturity to have it mean so very much to you. Great story.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-79416712793297018952011-10-25T20:01:24.881-04:002011-10-25T20:01:24.881-04:00Hope your son is feeling better!
I love that the ...Hope your son is feeling better!<br /><br />I love that the costume was an opportunity to connect on a deeper level.<br /><br />I also liked how you conjure that "a little too old for trick or treating feel" I remember it well.Nancy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313721217543578257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-67394720040737714232011-10-25T17:24:30.681-04:002011-10-25T17:24:30.681-04:00This reminds me of when I was young and we went th...This reminds me of when I was young and we went through my father's footlocker that had not only his stuff from Vietnam but from his childhood and from his mother (who died before I was born).Alyssa Dyksterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580975283346133744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-91845770838433047922011-10-25T16:26:42.159-04:002011-10-25T16:26:42.159-04:00I agree - you got a lot more out of that night tha...I agree - you got a lot more out of that night than any of those kids at parties.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025221975648580117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-83173683762087322272011-10-25T14:58:45.625-04:002011-10-25T14:58:45.625-04:00Since I have never liked Halloween, I saw a lot of...Since I have never liked Halloween, I saw a lot of myself in this post. My dad was also in Vietnam and while I never wore his fatiques I do remember those dicussions about his time there. He has been gone 15 yrs this week and I was glad for your reminding me of this again. <br /><br />it was a wonderful story to share with us.Kirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-31810156543787152052011-10-25T14:57:29.021-04:002011-10-25T14:57:29.021-04:00Totally remember the year that we went trick-or-tr...Totally remember the year that we went trick-or-treating even though we probably were too old. What a great adolescent angst moment...!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481035784237871634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-10059476228929305952011-10-25T13:11:01.669-04:002011-10-25T13:11:01.669-04:00I like the connection between you and your dad her...I like the connection between you and your dad here. Also, I remember that awkward time between trick or treating and going to parties. Just like so much of adolescence, there's such a period of "growing pains."angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974137283220034062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-17599538842658027482011-10-25T11:35:58.755-04:002011-10-25T11:35:58.755-04:00I love the connection you made to your father- how...I love the connection you made to your father- how a simple need for a Halloween costume brought you closer to your family. I doubt any of the teens who "partied" grew and benefitted from the evening as much as you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763017413741647689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-80110587624940732632011-10-25T10:53:36.814-04:002011-10-25T10:53:36.814-04:00What a neat experience! I hope you have pictures t...What a neat experience! I hope you have pictures to remember it by, too.My Mercurial Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973364439253187908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-64739495193863569622011-10-25T10:30:16.163-04:002011-10-25T10:30:16.163-04:00I used to love wearing my dad's old fatigues, ...I used to love wearing my dad's old fatigues, too! Although I would have hated to be in the military because I am not good at taking orders. <br /><br />I hope that your child feels better soon.TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640496057427000320.post-80571041773448201202011-10-25T09:46:40.572-04:002011-10-25T09:46:40.572-04:00Great story! I love how we find connecting moments...Great story! I love how we find connecting moments in the most unexpected places.all.things.fadrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360485767226502603noreply@blogger.com