Halloween: My Daughter is Spider-Man
It’s Halloween and I am an ass. I did something really dumb, though I’m pretty sure I’ve fixed it with little consequence. About two months ago my daughter told me that she wanted to be Spider-Man for Halloween (I blame my brother and his son). I didn’t have a problem with her wanting to be Spider-Man; I am far from a princess myself and was, in fact, a tomboy in school (again, blame my brother). My problem was with the costume itself, because it covers you completely — so that no one would be able to tell that she is a girl. Why the hell does that matter? I am not even sure myself.
This is where the “ass” part comes in… I convinced her to be Catwoman — but when I went to purchase the Catwoman costume I realized it looks better fit for someone attending an S&M party. Seriously, take a look at the costume. What is wrong with people? So then I had to lie to her and tell her that Catwoman really just looks like a black cat and I bought cat ears, a tail, and some make-up. She fell for it!
She happily wore her black cat costume to Sesame Place during an October Halloween weekend. All was good in life. But then last weekend she absolutely refused to put it back on for Boo at the Zoo (an annual Halloween thing at the Bronx Zoo). She said the make-up for her cat face was itchy. And then she stood up and declared that she would not be Catwoman for Halloween.
Feeling guilty that I’d convinced her of this costume in the first place, I told her she could be anything she wants. One guess what she chose… and one guess who is wearing the black cat costume. I am such an ass!
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Amy,
Not being a parent myself, I can certainly understand your predicament. Your persuasive yet ” concerned motherly” ways to change your little girl’s desire to be Catwoman might not be appropriate at her age …But I’m sure you’re be saving a copy of your blog entry and all comments to show her -when the two of you can have a laugh and perhaps a cup of coffee.
oh… I love that she stood up and declared her right to be spiderman. this is too cute. she sounds very much like the Amy Stein I remember!
Cute story. So, did you go as the S&M Catwoman or just the plain black cat? :-)
Just the plain black cat… the tail, ears, and face paint were enough for me!