How are we this far into October?!

We've been feeling especially nostalgic this week, thinking about how exciting Halloween used to be when we were little. Back when you could wear your costume to school, spend half the day eating cupcakes, and somehow still have enough energy to go trick-or-treating that night.

We have some very specific memories to unpack in this week's Millennial Flashback, and we need your opinion on one of the most important debates of our elementary school years.

But first, we've got some true crime to get into.

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Elementary School Halloween Parties

Remember when Halloween at school was basically the biggest event on the elementary school calendar?

You’d show up in your costume, and suddenly the entire school day felt like a party. Nobody was paying attention to spelling words or multiplication tables because there was a kid dressed as a Power Ranger sitting next to you, and somebody’s mom was already setting up cupcakes in the back of the classroom.

And those cupcakes ALWAYS had orange frosting, Halloween sprinkles, and a little plastic spider ring stuck on top. You’d lick the frosting off the ring and wear it for the rest of the day like it was a piece of fine jewelry.

Then came the classroom party, where the room moms rolled in with Hawaiian Punch, paper plates covered in cartoon pumpkins, popcorn balls, and enough candy to send 25 third graders into orbit.

But the real main event was the Halloween costume parade.

Every class would march through the hallways while teachers and parents stood around taking pictures with actual cameras. There was always at least one kid who couldn’t see out of their mask, and somebody whose costume kept falling apart.

And if you were lucky, your teacher wheeled in that giant TV on a cart so everyone could watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown while eating the candy they were supposed to save for later.

The best part was knowing you still had trick-or-treating to look forward to that night.

You’d already spent an entire school day in a costume, eaten approximately six pounds of sugar, and somehow the biggest event hadn’t even happened yet.

Honestly, elementary school Halloween parties were a level of excitement we haven’t experienced since.

We’d like to formally thank every classroom mom who showed up with 30 cupcakes, a gallon of punch, and absolutely no concern for what the teachers had to deal with afterward.

Your Turn to Pick the Case

You know that one story you wish more people were talking about?

Yeah… we want that one.

Send us your case suggestions and you might hear it featured in a future episode.

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We hope you get a chance to enjoy some of the fun little things about October before it's over. Watch your favorite Halloween movie, eat the Reese's before anybody else finds them, and maybe take a second to appreciate how much effort our elementary school teachers put into making Halloween feel magical.

Don't forget to vote in this week's Halloween poll before you go. We're genuinely curious whether everyone else remembers those costume parades as fondly as we do.

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