The memo landed on Monday, October 26th, and it was signed by my boss, Brad Kessler — regional sales manager, human LinkedIn post, the kind of guy who says “let’s circle back” at funerals. “To build team spirit,” the memo…
It started with an email on October 12th, and honestly, I thought it was a joke at first. Subject line: “Halloween Night Policy Update.” From our HOA president, Marcy Delaney — you know the type, pearl earrings, laminated name badge,…
I need someone to tell me I’m not crazy, because my husband keeps saying his mother “means well,” and if she means well one more time I am going to lose my mind. My MIL, Karen — yes, I know…
I’ve been with Mark for eight months. He’s 31, I’m 29, and things were good. Solid, even. We’d met each other’s friends, survived a camping trip, the whole deal. So when my parents invited us to their annual Halloween dinner…
Living with my best friend sounded like a dream. Split rent, split chores, unlimited video game nights. Jake and I had been roommates for two years with zero drama. Then came the Halloween my roommate ate all the Halloween candy.…
I still remember the exact moment my stomach dropped. I was standing in my friend Derek’s living room, holding a plastic cup of cheap punch, dressed as a vampire. The fog machine was going, someone had rigged the porch with…
Every October, my company does a Halloween costume contest. It’s a whole production: the office gets decorated, there’s a catered lunch, and the grand prize is $500 cash plus an extra PTO day. People take it seriously. Last year someone…
I (27F) married my husband (29M) this past Saturday, October 26th, and I need to get this off my chest because my family is acting like I’M the villain. From the day we got engaged, we knew we wanted a…
The ‘neighbors called cops Halloween display’ incident is now street legend. It started like this: every street has That House at Halloween, and on our street, That House is mine. I go all out: the fog machines, the graveyard, the…
This is the story of a 12 foot Halloween skeleton, $2,000 of rent money, and the worst financial decision my husband has ever made. There are moments in a marriage when you learn something new about your partner, and there…
