"Batman"
I was looking for info about the candidates in tomorrow's elections, and I found myself on this website with a cute story.
http://therecoveringpolitician.com/contributors/jyb3/john-ys-musings-from-the-middle-favorite-halloween-story
John Y's Musings from the Middle: Favorite Halloween Story
By John Y. Brown III, on Mon Nov 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET
Favorite family Halloween story ever.
When my son Johnny was 3 he dressed up like Batman. He was dressed in full character and kept the mask on at all times-and although only 3 he was a very friendly and talkative child already.
We stopped by Blockbuster before Trick-or-Treating and there were two teenagers, too cool for Halloween (or life), who glanced at us and gave us a scoffing, dismissive look-as if to say "A father and son on Halloween. How lame."
They had piercings all over, tattoos and Goth attire. Even though I was in my mid 30s, rebellious teens intimidated me so I nudged Johnny away from them.
When I wasn't looking, Johnny slipped away from me and when I heard him he was making conversation with the two uber-cool teens.
"Hey you guys!" He said cheerfully. "I'm Batman." No response…just a look of disgust from the teens.
Then Johnny added, "So who are you guys dressed up as?"
It was a total smack down by a 3 year old to two teens. They were speechless and humiliated with how silly they looked. They tucked tail and slinked out of the door.
I've always felt safe when I was with Johnny since then.
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http://therecoveringpolitician.com/contributors/jyb3/john-ys-musings-from-the-middle-favorite-halloween-story
John Y's Musings from the Middle: Favorite Halloween Story
By John Y. Brown III, on Mon Nov 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET
Favorite family Halloween story ever.
When my son Johnny was 3 he dressed up like Batman. He was dressed in full character and kept the mask on at all times-and although only 3 he was a very friendly and talkative child already.
We stopped by Blockbuster before Trick-or-Treating and there were two teenagers, too cool for Halloween (or life), who glanced at us and gave us a scoffing, dismissive look-as if to say "A father and son on Halloween. How lame."
They had piercings all over, tattoos and Goth attire. Even though I was in my mid 30s, rebellious teens intimidated me so I nudged Johnny away from them.
When I wasn't looking, Johnny slipped away from me and when I heard him he was making conversation with the two uber-cool teens.
"Hey you guys!" He said cheerfully. "I'm Batman." No response…just a look of disgust from the teens.
Then Johnny added, "So who are you guys dressed up as?"
It was a total smack down by a 3 year old to two teens. They were speechless and humiliated with how silly they looked. They tucked tail and slinked out of the door.
I've always felt safe when I was with Johnny since then.
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/637372.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]