I remember when trick or treating was actually a treat….now you’re likely to run into tricks standing on the corner making a living the only way they can.
Halloween when I was a kid was all about roaming the streets with your friends, having a night out elementary-kid-style, with no adults, only grocery bags and cheap plastic costumes. Ha! Those costumes were crazy! I remember my face getting all sweaty, not being able to breathe, but refusing to remove my mask for fear that it’ll ruin the illusion I was so desperately attempting to achieve—a princess or a cartoon character—a costume most likely bought at the market.
Yeah, those were the days. I guess every generation reminisces about days long gone when things were just different and better than they are now. It was better back then. Now I see parents driving up, parking, walking their kids to a couple of houses, then getting back in the car, and driving to the next block. What the hell kind of fun is that? I guess I can’t knock parents for being careful and taking every precaution. Shit, I don’t remember hearing about pedophiles back in the day and now everybody you encounter might be one. So I guess they gotta be careful. But it makes me sad to think all these kids won’t have the same carefree memories I have.
Memories of walking around at night, giggling, trying to get the most candy, feeling cool, and getting excited to see a kid from school outside of school. Are those days gone forever? Will I never get that ooey-gooey, creepy-crawly-spiders in my stomach, candy-coma, don’t-want-the-night-to-ever-end feeling again?
Nah. I can make Halloween in Boyle Heights fun again. It ain’t all that bad. You just gotta know what streets are off-limits and which houses give out the good candy. (FYI—It ain’t mine. Shoot, I eat them all up before the kids even get there. Or I stash ‘em. Hey, that’s me. And what?)
You know what though? We can still make warm memories even though things may have changed. So tonight, I’ll be the big bumble bee pushing kids out the way to make sure I fill up my grocery bag. That’s how we do it in Boyle Heights.
Happy Halloween!
Halloween when I was a kid was all about roaming the streets with your friends, having a night out elementary-kid-style, with no adults, only grocery bags and cheap plastic costumes. Ha! Those costumes were crazy! I remember my face getting all sweaty, not being able to breathe, but refusing to remove my mask for fear that it’ll ruin the illusion I was so desperately attempting to achieve—a princess or a cartoon character—a costume most likely bought at the market.
Yeah, those were the days. I guess every generation reminisces about days long gone when things were just different and better than they are now. It was better back then. Now I see parents driving up, parking, walking their kids to a couple of houses, then getting back in the car, and driving to the next block. What the hell kind of fun is that? I guess I can’t knock parents for being careful and taking every precaution. Shit, I don’t remember hearing about pedophiles back in the day and now everybody you encounter might be one. So I guess they gotta be careful. But it makes me sad to think all these kids won’t have the same carefree memories I have.
Memories of walking around at night, giggling, trying to get the most candy, feeling cool, and getting excited to see a kid from school outside of school. Are those days gone forever? Will I never get that ooey-gooey, creepy-crawly-spiders in my stomach, candy-coma, don’t-want-the-night-to-ever-end feeling again?
Nah. I can make Halloween in Boyle Heights fun again. It ain’t all that bad. You just gotta know what streets are off-limits and which houses give out the good candy. (FYI—It ain’t mine. Shoot, I eat them all up before the kids even get there. Or I stash ‘em. Hey, that’s me. And what?)
You know what though? We can still make warm memories even though things may have changed. So tonight, I’ll be the big bumble bee pushing kids out the way to make sure I fill up my grocery bag. That’s how we do it in Boyle Heights.
Happy Halloween!
