Last week, the neighbor across the street put up a lovely Halloween decoration:
As they were setting it up, I mentioned to Norm that it is going to scare Benji. Norm dismissed it saying that Benji will see it during the daytime and he'll be fine.
Well..... that afternoon we came home from school and Benji got out one of his cars and was riding it down the sidewalk. Suddenly he stopped. And then it started:
Benji: What's that?
Fern: (as I noticed people walking down the street, I honestly didn't think he had noticed the decoration) They are neighbors!
Benji: What' that black thing?
Fern: oh, that's a Halloween decoration (what else was I going to say - that is a big scary monster and those people shouldn't have put it up considering there are at least 6 toddlers living on this block?)
Benji: I don't want to see it.....
He gets on his car and starts driving it towards the house. Stops and looks at it again:
Benji: That scary mami.
Fern: You think so? It's just a Halloween decoration Benji, it's fine!
Benji: it has mouth.......... it walks?!?
Fern: No, it doesn't walk. It just moves its hands up and down
As he stares at it from across the street:
Benji: it has little hands...... I go back to my house
He starts riding his car back home.
Benji: it Harroween?
Fern: yes, it's a Halloween decoration
Benji: I don't like that.................
We got back home and he was fine. Until it was time for dinner. As he walked towards his chair, he walked pass the front window and got a glimpse of it. He came running back to me in the kitchen:
Benji: it scary....
Fern: what's scary?
Benji: Harroween....... I don't like Harroween..... Harroween not my favorite
Looks like October is going to be a long month.
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