A woman runs down a dark street screaming in terror. She races up the steps to her best friend's house and pounds on the door. As the door creaks opens, the woman pulls out her (hot glue) gun and trains it on her friend.

"Hot toddy. Stat!" she pants. "Oh, and I need to borrow some orange felt. I just ran out."

The joy that many parents get in the planning, buying, cutting, and placating that goes into one night of tricks and treats has always been a head–scratcher to us. Halloween gives our kids two hours of joy, sure, but by the time it's all said and done, we're exhausted and they have cavities. Don't get us wrong. We know that some people literally L-I-V-E for Halloween. We just would not be those people.

We played along for years, however, all in the name of good parenting. And we've got the stories to prove it. We cover it all on this week's Halloween edition of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids, along with a little Halloween trivia and a whole host of characters. They include:

Steve Jobs
King Boo
Giant Dinos
Holly Hobbie
The Blues Brothers
And, a Freudian slip

So, grab a handful of your favorite Halloween candy and let us get you in the mood for Halloween 2020. Let's face it; between the pandemic, the Republicans, and the addition of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, 2020 is about to go down as the most terrifying Halloween on record. No costume needed.

Show Links
YouTube Video: Movie Clip from Nightmare Before Christmas
YouTube Video: Dave Niehaus, Voice of the Mariners—Get Out the Rye Bread Grandma!

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