Time to take down the Halloween decorations and put up the Christmas decor.
Yesterday I was in Target looking at boots and a little boy came out from behind the rack and waved a huge scythe toward me. It was a frightening moment until I realized that A) the boy was only five and B) he was waving something that was basically hollow and plastic and it couldn't really hurt me even if he tried.
So I relaxed and looked down. "Wow, where'd you get that?!" I asked.
"It's just a toy for now," he said. "I got it over there." He pointed to the Halloween section which had by yesterday whittled down to almost nothing save a few costumes and the most undesirable candy which was now tossed into a shopping cart with a big 75 percent off sign taped to it.
His mom apologetically explained, "It's just for him to play with while we shop."
I can't say I didn't do the same when my kids were little. I put things in the cart just to keep them busy while I looked around at stuff. It was basic shopping survival.
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