Alter Egos Abound

This year the kids told me they wanted to be ghosts for Halloween, again. “No way!” said I. I need more to work with than a plain white sheet. So we went online and dug around a little and came up with a few other options.

Can you guess what this is going to be?

How ‘bout now?

Born from ancient Celtic traditions, Halloween is a time to ward off evil spirits, mark the end of summer, tell fortunes, and acknowledge the dead. Through time and immigration, it has become the grand community activity that we love today. Nothing brings out community spirit more than the trust of neighbors opening their doors to any old punk willing to yell "trick or treat!" And lets not even talk about the trust parents must adopt in order to let our kids eat candy from stranger. Candy from strangers, people! Isn't that one of the top ten dangers??

Of course, kids and adults alike obviously love the opportunity to just let out their inner-selves, be something wild, live dangerously, even if for just one night. Which leads me to my little adventure dude. The one with the serious alter-ego. The one that can be a snuggle-bunny one minute and a bravehearted battlemaster the next. I guess that comes from being the last child and second son. So when he said “pirate!!” I was totally on board. We already have most of the extras, he just needed pants and boots.

Pants.
And boots.
Done!

Did you guess that the big dude chose race car driver? Because that’s what he is all about. Speed, man. Speed. It makes him zippy on the soccer field but a bit manic in the classroom. Oh well, we all have alter-egos to deal with and most of us are still able to function out in the big bad world. Thank goodness for Halloween when we can express ourselves a little bit. What inner-personality did you let out this year?