MY MIL DRESSED AS A WITCH FOR HALLOWEEN — AND NOW MY KID IS TR.AUMATlZE.D!

It sounds like such a tough situation! Halloween is supposed to be fun, but I can completely see how this went too far, especially for a young child. Here’s a possible approach that might help calm her fears and explain the situation:

First, try gently talking to your daughter and validating her feelings. Tell her it’s okay to feel scared and that even grown-ups can be spooked sometimes. Then, explain that Halloween is a time when people dress up to look silly or different from how they usually do – even adults! You could say, “Grandma was just pretending to be a witch, like when you dress up as a princess or a superhero.”

If she’s still worried, maybe go through some pictures together, like showing her photos of grandma without the costume. You could even do a fun little makeup session at home where you both take turns “transforming” each other, so she can see that makeup and costumes are just ways to play pretend.

Later, maybe you and your mother-in-law can arrange a calm, positive visit where she can be herself, maybe even in “happy” colors instead of the dark ones that might remind your daughter of the witch costume. Hopefully, it will help replace those scary memories with warmer ones, and grandma can be back in her good books soon!

16 Celebs Who Don’t Care About “What People Say” When It Comes to Breastfeeding

Being a woman is no simple task. And if we talk about being a mother, the equation becomes twice as complicated. Among all the challenges that motherhood brings, supplying something as basic as food for the baby is at the top of the list. And to help people to not see it as something “out of place” or “wrong,” some celebrities do not hesitate to breastfeed their children in public, proudly and in full view of anyone who wants to see it.

At Bright Side, we salute celebrities who empower breastfeeding and the actions that come with it (like pumping). After all, what could be more natural and human?

1. Kourtney Kardashian

https://www.instagram.com/p/1qo_4pk1ii/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=ebf33292-28d6-47e6-b091-ed48629dee37

2. Amanda Seyfried

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1eMuhcAbDv/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=eec045b3-1290-4aa4-899f-630fa977061a

3. Gwen Stefani

https://www.instagram.com/p/q35El8OLQI/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=bdc7e50c-ac19-4d3c-b256-ab13226e1b41

4. Halsey

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSIgSeWFLdM/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=0e56f018-6633-4666-a1bf-cc303ccdb804

5. Kate Hudson

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsiUJ37AgII/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=c933b584-ef2f-4c12-9408-baa74ddbe384

6. Pink

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSzPkSElXvZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=82b6a6af-d4c6-4335-b454-3c3f2885f96a

7. Paola Mayfield

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzs-cb5AkRg/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=71d5ebe9-3202-4d55-bcbf-cc5c4e5fd3e1

8. Shay Mitchell

9. Alanis Morissette

https://www.instagram.com/p/rOgEbCOYM3/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=8206ee12-f0cc-4218-968a-59c3e4e8573c

10. Katherine Schwarzenegger

11. Chrissy Teigen

12. Amy Schumer

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxm4ScNleLP/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=fb37fcb6-684e-486c-8fde-726d2d79e3f8

13. Hilary Duff

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxLgOfuAqbe/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=f16e7664-97cb-4ec0-baa5-b6619924f87c

14. Lauren Hashian (and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj3JIWCF7Wk/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=251eee58-ff30-4d9c-9888-83580f2a7e1f

15. Heidi Montag

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjxdubjFgAo/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=46a0722e-340b-4537-9d46-2240ec5e8009

16. Troian Bellisario

https://www.instagram.com/sleepinthegardn/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=939b6798-a8f4-437e-a6c1-826280d369e5

What do you think about celebrities showing this side of motherhood? What has your experience been like feeding your baby?

Preview photo credit katehudson / Instagram, iamhalsey / Instagram