Fear - Not Loathing
Fear - Not Loathing
This Halloween, we had our own fears. Money took a big bite out of Treats (candy) this year. Not only treats were cut, but also the inventiveness and number of our decorations. That was all depressing to me. We didn’t have as much to see. We didn’t have as much candy to give out. But, even with these fears, the lights stayed on and we did what we could. As I age, I stay perpetually afraid this will be the last year we’re able to do Halloween and Christmas as we have. Seriously, I worry about that. But, more importantly, I’m worried about the kids, what they make of the world, and the growing ranks of adult-children who are making a mess of our world. The chronological children are trying to stay afloat amidst the impossibility of our broken ideas and behaviors.
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