10/27/2025
Mom Blog Monday!
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đ»đ Surviving the Week of Halloween: A Memoir by a Tired Mom
Spoiler: Iâm still alive, but my sanity isnât.
Dear Diary,
Itâs October 27th. Halloween is Friday. I am not okay.
This is the week moms everywhere go from âfall vibesâ to âfull throttle, costume-gluing, snack-bagging, schedule-juggling chaos goblins.â Thereâs no going back now. The spirit of Halloween has officially possessed the childrenâand possibly my crockpot.
Hereâs a dramatic reenactment of what this week looks like for most moms. Proceed with snacks.
đ Monday: Spirit Week Begins
Letâs start off strong with âDress Like a Book Character Day,â where your child tells you at 7:12 AM that they need to be Hermione Granger but not from the moviesâonly from the books.
You scramble for anything remotely wizard-like. She ends up going to school in your old graduation robe, holding a chopstick wand, and yelling âAlohomora!â at the minivan.
You, meanwhile, have already forgotten to thaw the meat for dinner.
đ§ââïž Tuesday: The Costume Crisis
Your child suddenly hates the costume they BEGGED for three weeks ago.
âItâs itchy.â
âItâs too baby-ish.â
âI saw another kid with a better one.â
âI want to be a haunted Minecraft llama now.â
So now you're either speed-ordering something questionable from Amazon or dusting off your Pinterest login to craft a DIY nightmare you swore you'd never attempt again. (RIP 2021's toilet paper mummy.)
đŹ Wednesday: Sugar Everywhere, Sanity Nowhere
Thereâs a âHarvest Fun Snack Hourâ at school. You sign up for grapes and end up peeling 60 of them at 11:30 p.m. so they resemble âeyeballs,â because youâve apparently lost all grip on reality and boundaries.
You also find mini Snickers wrappers in your bra. This is not a metaphor. This is your life now.
đ Thursday: School Parade and Partypalooza
Youâre required to:
Dress your child in costume (again)
Bring a treat (nut-free, gluten-free, spooky-themed)
Attend the class party (smiling and not in sweatpants)
Pretend to enjoy lukewarm juice boxes and 24 kindergartners screaming in polyester
You now fully understand why teachers drink hot coffee through steel mugs. Heroes. Every last one.
đ§ââïž Friday: HALLOWEEN... AKA THE FINALE
It's here. The Super Bowl of Parenting.
By 4 PM, your kids are in full costume, full chaos mode, and already eating candy from the âDO NOT EAT THIS YETâ bowl. You chase them down the street for group photos. No one smiles. Someone is crying. Itâs probably you.
By 9 PM, your feet hurt, your jacket smells like smoke from someoneâs driveway firepit, and youâve confiscated 147 pieces of candy for âinspection.â
You eat 8 Reeseâs Cups in the pantry. Alone. In silence.
It is sacred. Do not feel shame.
â ïž Saturday: The Candy Hangover
Your child wakes up at 6:14 AM asking for Skittles for breakfast.
Your spouse has magically vanished from parenting duties.
The living room looks like a Halloween tornado passed through.
You Google âhow to detox a child from sugarâ and consider moving to a Halloween-free country.
Thoughts from a Mom in Recovery:
To all the moms out there holding it together with Target bags, coffee, and double-sided costume tape:
You survived.
You didnât sign up for every party.
You didnât bake from scratch (because youâre smart).
You maybe lost your cool once or twice, but you never lost your kids. So thatâs a win.
Halloween is messy, chaotic, and loudâbut also kind of magical. Your kids wonât remember your stress. Theyâll remember the twinkly lights, the giggles with friends, and the way their mom made it all happen.
Even if she was silently sobbing into a wine glass shaped like a pumpkin.
𧥠Now go treat yourself to a nap... or a fun-sized Snickers... or BOTH.
You've earned it, Mama.
