I have a love/hate relationship with Halloween.Firstly, the costume hunting is tiring. When my daughter was 2 years old, she wanted to be Terri and Terry. Terri and Terry is the two-headed monster from MonstersUniversity. I searched everywhere for the consume for a week. Finally I convinced her to go as Mike Wazowski.

The costume hunting is also terrifying. This year, I brought my kids into an actual Halloween store to buy their costumes. I felt like we had stepped into a horror movie. My poor 4-year-old daughter stood still suddenly. I was not sure whether it was the mechanical witch talking to her when she walked through the door, or possibly the bleeding gore（血块）hanging from the walls. I finally had to ask the salesgirl to turn off every special effect and sound to get her out of the door. That night, I lost some sleep with frightened screams coming from her room.

Sometimes, the costume malfunctions（出故障）. When my daughter was 3 years old, she wanted to be Rapunzel. We both thought her costume was incredibly attractive… until she tripped and fell going up the stairs to each house. That day, while I was handing out candies, our door was thrown open and in walked my daughter. She was sobbing with lots of safety pins（饰针）holding up her dress and long hair.

What’s worse, the kids want to eat ALL of their candy. Every year, after Halloween is over, my kids want to dig into their candy. From the moment they wake up, they want candy. I try to explain that this is their one candy for the day and that once it’s gone, they won’t get another until the next day. Although they say they understand, sure enough by the evening they are trying to explain that they don’t like that one they have had earlier, and they desperately need another. It’s a constant battle.