Actually, I Want My Child To Be Afraid

It’s good for her. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Oct. 30, 2023 BUT DO IT ANYWAY [Actually, I Want My Child To Be Afraid]( Today, we have a lovely — and seasonally appropriate! — piece by author Roshani Chokshi, whose new middle grade book[The Spirit Glass]( is out now. And she’s sharing a little bit about her kid’s nursery… and the ominous presence on the wall of Rudy the reindeer: “Rudy looks like a stag, but a stag whose flesh has been flensed and whose skull was then dipped in molten silver. His antlers are nubbed and nightmarish, and even hanging the little newborn hats from their points does nothing to soften them.” She adds: “‘What if it scares her?’ my husband asked. ‘What if she’s afraid when she goes to bed?’ ‘Nonsense!’ I countered. ‘Who wouldn’t be soothed to sleep beneath the baleful gaze of a demon reindeer?’” But Rudy is all part of a bigger point about how she wants her kid to approach scary stuff. And I bet it’ll change the way you think about the trick-or-treating houses with the genuinely ghoulish decor. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest SERIOUSLY? [A Mom Is Shocked Her Kid’s Teacher Won’t Let Her Have Chapstick In The Classroom]( The teacher says it’s medicine. [Read More.]( STOMACH SENSITIVITY FRIENDLY [12 Trader Joe's Gluten-Free Recipes That Don’t Skimp Out On Flavor]( Leave your tummy ache at the door. [Read More.]( [19 New Kids' Movies & TV Shows Coming To Netflix This November — Including A CoComelon Spinoff!]( Reasons to be extra thankful this month: a Netflix movie starring Adam Sandler *and* a CoComelon spinoff. [Read More.]( Featured PLOT TWIST [My Daughter Refused To Let Me Chaperone Her Field Trip]( “If you’ve never tried to score a chaperone position for an elementary school field trip, let me tell you: It’s basically the Hunger Games,” writes Samm Davidson. “When I got the email that my daughter's kindergarten teacher was looking for two chaperones for the upcoming farm field trip, I signed myself right up. But it turns out I got a little ahead of myself.” Parents of super independent kiddos will absolutely see themselves in this one. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [Here’s What It Means If You See A Blue Pumpkin Bucket This Halloween]( ⮕ [Parents Don't Want To Helicopter Parent. They Do It Anyway.]( ⮕ [Third-Grade Trick-Or-Treating Expert Has One Major Rule For Giving Out Candy]( Follow us on: [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.