Caity and Jamie went to visit Santa at the mall last week. Jamie, as anyone could have predicted, was a little perturbed by being slung into a random man's lap. Caity was just fine. After I rescued Jamie from Santa's vile clutches, Santa was able to turn his attention to Caity. "And what would you like Santa to bring you for Christmas?" he asked her. Now, can you guess what she asked for? Did she ask for toys, games, or, perhaps, a special doll? No. Looking happily into Santa's eyes, she said, "Trick or treat!" I think that was possibly the first time EVER that Santa had been asked to bring Halloween for Christmas. His eyebrows disappeared into his snowy gray hair, and he looked at me for confirmation of Caity's sanity. "She really liked trick-or-treating," was all I could manage, feeling like I had somehow failed at mothering.
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