BS: blue pumpkins

Subject: BS: blue pumpkins
From: leeneia
Date: 31 Oct 19 - 02:16 PM

My newspaper had a long article today about blue pumpkins. Parents of autistic children are giving them blue pumpkins so that citizens giving out Halloween candy will understand that the child might be unable to say "trick or treat", might be shy or might even want to come in your house and look around. He might look 21 but act like a child.

Naturally, some people like the idea and some don't. Nonetheless, it's something to be aware of.

We won't get much custom this year; it's too cold.

Subject: RE: BS: blue pumpkins
From: keberoxu
Date: 31 Oct 19 - 04:26 PM

That's a sweet idea, never heard of that before.

In eastern Massachusetts, however,
the weather has this balmy damp stuff going on,
AND a line of storm squalls coming through after dark.

And when it comes through,
the gale-force winds are going to do their level best
to strip all the trees bare.

Some communities hereabouts
have postponed Halloween trick-or-treating
until after the weather clears and cools.

Subject: RE: BS: blue pumpkins
From: Mrrzy
Date: 31 Oct 19 - 08:18 PM

I think I read that article. The mom writing thought that people did not need to know her kids' dx. Can't argue with that.

Subject: RE: BS: blue pumpkins
From: leeneia
Date: 01 Nov 19 - 11:27 AM

One of my last trick-or-treaters was a boy who looked too old, maybe 14 or 15. I thought he might be handicapped. He had a mask that completely hid his face, even his eyes, and he stared at my right elbow, not saying anything. He was tall and thin, so unlikely to have Downs.

So I addressed him, saying "Do you like chocolate?" He continued to stare at my right elbow, thought for a long time, and finally said, "Yuh." Then I gave him his handful of Hershey's chocolate kisses.

Subject: RE: BS: blue pumpkins
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Nov 19 - 06:07 PM

Blue pumpkins,
purple cows,
pink elephants ...