by Shadra Bruce | Family, Making Memories
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce October is always an emotionally charged month for me on a very personal level. October is the sign that the seasons are changing. The leaves begin to change and fall and the days and nights get cooler. Although I do look forward to the...
by Kira Hazledine | Family, Let's Talk
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I can’t even begin to express my frustration with towns trying to criminalize trick-or-treating. Hopefully they are getting enough backlash from parents to stop their nonsense, like this town trying to prevent anyone over the age of 12...
by Kira Hazledine | Family, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Halloween is for all ages, right? That’s what everyone says. But apparently, according to sanctimonious buttheads, trick-or-treating is only for young children. Who decided that? Where is that rule written? Personally, I’ve never seen...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Making Memories, On Motherhood
Halloween is different for us now that we have three grown kids and two teenagers. Our kids, with pressure from us, stopped trick-or-treating around age 13. But Halloween is really for moms anyway, at least when the kids are really young. There are a few years where...
by Kira Hazledine | Making Memories, Parenting, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I’ll own up to it. Last year, I took my infant daughter trick-or-treating. She was a whopping 6-months old, and I shamelessly collected candy for her. However, this was not just about the candy (which was delicious). This was a golden...
