Boogeyman

Chloe and I have this conversation every Halloween:

"Mom, I want to decorate the porch with a bloody skeleton"

"That is disgusting"

"I know. But it's perfect for Halloween."

"Perfectly gross, you mean."


"I want to make a graveyard too,
with a hand coming out of the ground."


"I'm gonna have to draw the line there.
No hands coming out of the ground."


"Why not, mom? (whining)"


"Because one of the two scary movies I've seen in my life,
Carrie,
ended with a hand coming out of the ground
and I haven't been able to get in my bed since,
without worrying about a hand grabbing my leg from under the bed."


"Pleeeeeeez ??"


"Honey,there is enough REAL scary stuff in the world,
can't we just go for cute and fun?"


"But mom, scary IS fun"


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Here is our compromise







Chloe LOVES him.


He scares me to death every time I pass the porch.