Why won’t my mom let me celebrate Halloween?

[doopayo]

One time when I was younger and hanged out with my dad on Halloween he got me a costume and took me trick or treating for the first time when I was 10 but my mom get angry with him for taking me. A few years ago she even got mad at me for going to one of my friends Halloween parties

[TheorionMage]

Halloween in its PURE FORM, is a commemorative con-celebration of your departed ancestry.
Pagan households often set an additional place at the dinner table for 'visiting' ancestral Souls.

Your Mom 'bought into' predatory Christianity's usurpation of former HEATHEN ritual holidays.

Incidentally, 'Christmas' (Jesus' birth) if the 'Star of Bethlehem is true, is April 7th, 6 BCE NOT
Dec 25th! Professional Astronomers have run REVERSE celestial simulations; it the ONLY time in documented human existence that 'conjunction' actually occurred. And, Hebrew archeologists have genetically verified the PHYSICAL bodily remains of Jesus, son of Mary & Joseph in their family crypt.
They've respectfully REBURIED them as a family with his 2 brothers and a sister outside modern Jerusalem.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Sounds like your mother might be the sort of parent who has really strict rules, I am very sorry if your life is really limited but hey you are fifteen. You only have a couple more years left until you become a legal adult woman who can make her own decisions.

[doopayo]

I’m not even allowed to go to sleep overs, it’s so annoying. My friends just don’t invite me to parties anymore cause they know my mom won’t let me go

[FinalFantasyBro]

Growing up I also had really bad strict parents too, but I recommend trying to compromise with your mom and figure out why she doesn't allow you to celebrate Halloween. If she still doesn't let you celebrate this holiday you can use it as a reminder if you ever had children of your own in the future on what not to do.

[doopayo]

She doesn’t compromise for anything. She doesn’t let me go trick or treating cause she thinks it’s satanic and I’m going to get possessed by a witch or something.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Hmm if by any chance is your mother Christan? It sounds like she is super religious?

[doopayo]

Yes she is but I’m not religious

[FinalFantasyBro]

I guess that might be it, but like I said you only have a few years left of being a teen before turning into am adult. So basically just keep hanging on in there!

[loves2learn]

Sounds like it goes against her religion. Sorry hun. Halloween is supposed to be fun for kids.

[dragoblack]

Your mom is an ignorant, religious nutcase. Halloween is about respecting those who have departed this world &scaring off evil spirits with scary costumes and decore. Only willfully ignorant religious crazies belive its about satanism and summoning demons... granted she's following the king james bible which was made to rule his people via the church and it tells people to ostracize and throw stones at pagans and those who question his word & rule via the bible. It also makes up bullshite about paganism being with satan or some bullshite along those lines. It's why you have churches like the Westboro church that attacks & harasses people

[Lliam]

Lemme guess. You mom belongs to some fundamentalist protestant church that thinks Halloween celebrates Satanism and witchcraft?

[doopayo]

It’s not even our church but yeah that’s what she believes

[Lliam]

That's funny. It began as a pre-Christian Celtic holiday with ideas that are not dissimilar to Dia de los Muertos. Had nothing to do with Satan. They simply believed that it was the day when the veil between the living and the spirit world was thin.

The Catholic church co-opted it and called it the the Eve of all Hallows. The next day was called All Souls Day or All Saints Day.
Those holidays used be somber and spiritual. It was a time to remember those loved ones who were no longer with us.

In recent times, Halloween became increasingly commercialized. Trick or Treat became a thing. Costumes and parties were popularized. But at no time was it a celebration of Satan or witches, other than through the wearing of scary costumes by some trick or treaters. I mean, seriously, there are fairies, princesses, movie monsters, cartoon characters and super heroes, too.

[t-8900]

Man your mom is uptight about EVERYTHING! omg I'm sorry you're missing out on so many things that should build fond memories in your youth, damn.

[jasco]

Religious people, well the extreme types are often crazy

[EnglishEuropean]

It's a gateway to Satanism. Your mom sounds like a bit of a spoilsport.

[doopayo]

What?

[EnglishEuropean]

Halloween is a gateway to Satanism. Dressing up as witches, worshipping the Fallen One, all that kind of thing.

[Gwenhwyfar]

I’m not sure but that sucks

[karaspara]

Is she very religious?

[doopayo]

Yes. She thinks Halloween is the devils holiday and if you celebrate it your a sinner or something. She wouldn’t even let me participate in Halloween events hosted by our church 🤷🏽‍♀️

[karaspara]

Yeah I had some family members like that as well

[msc545]

Does she think it's some witchcraft thing?

[doopayo]

Yeah

[msc545]

wow!

[legalboxers]

smdh - control factor

[SpaceGalaxy]

Listen to your mom. She wants what's best for you

[BillyBalls]

Makes no sense!!!