No Need to Act Like Monsters, Y'All

Spon: www.cailorfleming.com/ https://chickfilasouthernpark.com/ https://www.hbkcpa.com/consultants/james-dascenzo/  Jn 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.

It's almost Halloween. 

I really don't care for Halloween. Okay, to be fair, certain things about Halloween, I do love.

Candy. Cuddle-able kiddos in cute costumes. Jack-O-Lantern masterpieces. Toasted punkin' seeds.

Um, yeah, that's all I got.

And this year, there's the whole "Should we or shouldn't we?" when it comes to having our children traverse door-to-door grabbing snacks (and maybe germs?) from strangers.

Ditto those poor strangers. Some of us are old and frail and what-not --I'm not entirely convinced we should really be doling out candy (and possibly a virus?) for two hours to a parade of unknowns.

Sigh. When did something so sweet and innocent get so scary and complicated? Ah, yes, of course.

​Thanks, 2020. You stink worse than gutted, rotting pumpkin guts sitting at the bottom of the trash can from 10.31 until garbage day. 

Did I mention we have to #FallBack this weekend so we get an extra hour of 2020 to enjoy? Blech.

But worse than the pandemic trick-or-treat trickiness is the general atmosphere of the humans these days. 

I don't know if it's COVID, the election tension, the notion of limited holiday gatherings, or just too much alone time but lately the fellow earth-dwellers are making me wish I lived on the FOURTH rock from the sun, Capisce?

Case in point: thank you, rude grocery store co-shopper. Not only did you ignore me when I tried to say Hello from a socially-distant spot in the aisle but you also rebuffed me when I asked if you'd mind if I made a wide swerve to your right after I'd patiently waited seven minutes for you to decide on a brand of black olives.

Too bad she couldn't have picked up a bag of polite or a box of kindness. She does realize common courtesy is free, right?

Rude. Come on, people, just because it's Halloween doesn't mean you have to act like a monster, yo.

Can't say I'll be sad when Halloween, COVID and naturally, 2020 are all just one jumbled, frightening memory. 

Be kind and hang in there, y'all!          #InItTogether #BeKind #Love #Pray #Peace #FallBack

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