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AIBU?

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To go to church toddler group in devil horns tomorrow?

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MrsMotherHen · 30/10/2017 22:10

Its our toddler and baby group tomorrow and my DS2 doesnt and didnt want a outfit but does like a handband the glow in the dark types. So i just picked him up some devil horns.

Our play group is at a church hall. The priests wife helps to run it and he then comes and does song time with the guitair.

AIBU for him to wear the devil horns tomorrow? he is so looking forward to it.

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Hauntedlobster · 30/10/2017 22:11

I’ll bite.

YABU - it’s disrespectful, dress him as a pumpkin or something.

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MrsMotherHen · 30/10/2017 22:13

I honestly didnt even think I just picked up the closest headband type thing and went to the till. Then got home and thought oh shit he cant wear them surely.

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mineofuselessinformation · 30/10/2017 22:15

Absolutely not....
You're joking, surely?

userlotsanumbers · 30/10/2017 22:16

YABU

Disrespectful, IMO. Persuade him to wear something different.

Namechangetempissue · 30/10/2017 22:16

It's not the best idea but our vicar would laugh!!

StickThatInYourPipe · 30/10/2017 22:17

If you do it, please film and share

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MrsMotherHen · 30/10/2017 22:17

Unfortunately not I just bought them for the day not specifically for our toddler group.

Then remembered we have playgroup I did think it would be a no go.

He has a skull and crossbones top somewhere think i will put him in that instead and keep the horns for at home.

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Butterymuffin · 30/10/2017 22:18

Tell them he can put them on later. It does seem not right for church.

Hauntedlobster · 30/10/2017 22:18

Cover the horns and make them into cat ears or something

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Hauntedlobster · 30/10/2017 22:19

Also, are they def having a Halloween party? It’s common not to celebrate Halloween depending on the denomination.

thenightsky · 30/10/2017 22:20

Just do it. It's just a costume. Hardly Dennis Wheatley conjouring up the Devil. Or summat.

ladymariner · 30/10/2017 22:21

Ha, you need to be a bit more succinct, stop, start saying what you mean!!

MyMorningHasBroken · 30/10/2017 22:23

Yes, sorry, you go to a presumably free church toddler group who spend their time and resources trying to help the community and you want to dress him up in something that is contrary to what they believe in.
Might sound trivial to some but for Christians it is not and might upset them.
Respect is more important to teach your kids imo than a wearing a pair of horns to make him feel happy for an hour.

GrabbyMcGrabby · 30/10/2017 22:27

LRDtheFeministDragon · 30/10/2017 22:30

I don't really see the issue?

Halloween isn't a Christian festival. If he's dressed in a costume, it's plan you're celebrating that festival. Lots of people interpret Halloween as having to do with parodying evil influences, so we dress up as monsters or demons or scary things.

The devil is just one example of that sort of thing.

Most Christians I know would think that the image of a devil with horns is just as much a 'scary story' as the image of a monster with a tail, and they would think both were Halloween costumes.

If you were terribly pious and eschewed Halloween altogether, it would be different, but if you're going to go with it, it seems to me there's very little point trying to tone it down.

squoosh · 30/10/2017 22:33

Oh what a load of fuss. It's absolutely fine. I know plenty of practicing Christians who are fully into Halloween.

ZippyCameBack · 30/10/2017 22:33

Nobody at my church would care. Unless you are sacrificing virgins and bottling the blood for sale, it's unlikely that anyone will be genuinely shocked.
I think I'd slip them into my bag and only take them out if it looked like everyone else was dressing up. If nobody else is then leave them where they are.

MistressPage · 30/10/2017 22:34

Course! It's fine, no one will give a monkeys.

Dahlietta · 30/10/2017 22:34

I agree with pp, if it's the kind of church that is having a Halloween party, then there's not really any issue. I'm sure they wouldn't take offence. If they're not having a Halloween party, I don't know why you would turn up in any kind of Halloween costume, devil's horns or not.

AccrualIntentions · 30/10/2017 22:34

People seriously wouldn't give a toss or even notice at my church, especially since it's not like you're wearing them to Mass.

donquixotedelamancha · 30/10/2017 22:38

"Might sound trivial to some but for Christians it is not and might upset them."

I think most Christians wouldn't care about it. I'm amazed at the responses. I'd cheerfully do it to my church and not an eyebrow would be raised.

Actually, just seen this "The priests wife" It's either Catholic or high C of E- they won't give a toss.

bonbonours · 30/10/2017 22:38

As far as I was aware, toddler groups run in church halls are not church.

I wouldn't let a child wear a Halloween costume to church (well okay I wouldn't take a child to church but anyway) but a toddler group is in a hall, not in a church. None of the ones I used to go to were free, they cost a couple of quid to cover the biscuits etc. The people who run it are volunteers just because they are nice people. I don't see it as having anything to do with church or religion as such unless it is actually one of these "messy church" type things which is religion dressed up as fun. Just because the vicars wife runs it doesn't mean it is a religious thing. Religious people do things other than religion.

Having said all that, unless there is a specific event with dressing up as part of it I generally wouldn't dress them up because no-one else would be.

GrockleBocs · 30/10/2017 22:39

Our local church hall hosts a fancy dress party on Halloween for non 'spooky' or scary costumes. It does happen.

Mumof56 · 30/10/2017 22:44

The priests wife" It's either Catholic or high C of E- they won't give a toss

Catholic priests don't have wives.If you don't know that, how can you know wether they'll give a toss or not?

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