Reality vs The Idea

All year long Kimmie will talk about Halloween. She will talk about what costume she wants to wear in great detail. She will talk about carrying her purple pumpkin basket, knocking on doors and signing trick-or-treat. Sometimes she is going to be a butterfly. Sometimes the Blue Genie. Sometimes Aladdin. But when Halloween arrives, Kimmie runs to the family room in the back of the house and won't go near the door, won't have anything to do with a costume, and signs "no" to everything.

We say that she likes the idea of Halloween, but not the reality of it.

She did go out trick-or-treating when she was younger, but it was always a bit difficult for her. One, she was scared of the other kids in costumes. Two, it was hard for her to see where to walk and whether the surface was even or uneven or steps. Three, the decorations scared her. Four, she was very slow getting around and would almost get trampled by kids who were running.

There are other examples of Kimmie liking the idea of something, but not the reality. Take peanut butter and jelly sandwiches . . . Kimmie talks about them all the time at school, but in reality, she does not like the texture of bread, nor does she like the texture of peanut butter.

She's an interesting girl.

--Mom