When I was a child I went trick or treating and dressed up and everything, but I will not allow my child to participate in this day. This year is the first year he was in school and I was glad that I had the day off so he just spent the day with me ( he is only three he is not in "real school" yet)
We went to church last night and had a Hallelujah party. It was great it was just a celebration day for bbeing glad we are christians and I love the idea. The kids had a great time and they could really care less about the "holiday"
My only thing is that I know that as he gets older he will probaly want to participate in the free candy night, but I am doing a good job in raising my child while I instill a belief system in him. I told him what was going on becausre he aked if he could go to the party at school and when I explained that we were going to have another party that night for Jesus and that although the party they wer having at school wasn't wrong, it's just that jesus would be happier if we celebrate another way he understood, amazingly alot better than I thought.
My mother says that I should let himn trick or treat becuas I did, but I am sticking by my guns with this one and praying for Gods help over the years with the situation
If anyone read my post in the SGRho forum about christian/private schools vs. public, this is also one of the reasons I would rather my son at a christian school
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