[Frankie's Girl]

That truly is awful for that little boy, but I do think that the family should be told before they move in, away from the boy's hearing, that you do a yard haunt and have a big Halloween party.

If it was me and I was the parent with no prior knowledge of you, I'd feel like you weren't actually looking out for the child's welfare but just trying to get good tenants and telling them even the first of October would really be frustrating and would feel like it was deliberately hidden and might even seem malicious.

I KNOW that isn't the reasoning behind your not telling them - you aren't the sort of person to do that - but keeping the knowledge from them after they told you how the boy had a very tramatic experience involving Halloween would seem at best very odd to some people.

If it was me in the same situation, I would tell them and let them decide before moving there and getting that poor child settled into the neighborhood. That way, they can decide to move there or not, and if they do move there, then at least they can make plans well in advance for the boy's well-being.

Good luck!

 

[Frankie's Girl]

You see this is the country. You pretty much gotta know where your going to get there. Most people don't know there is a house back here. Only people who know us. Same goes with our party and haunt it's just not something you light up along side the road. It is very private. I am not sure why I feel so compelled to show all this except for I don't want people thinking that I am some heartless person who would mess with a child's mind for my own personal gain.

Not sure what part of TN you're in, but I was born and raised in Western KY, and boy do your pics look like home.

I don't think that ANYONE on these boards think you're heartless or thinking of personal gain. You are a good person, but it's just such an awful thing that little boy went through, that many of us have knee-jerk reactions to trying to protect both the boy AND make sure that you don't have to compromise your Halloween celebrations.

It's a tough situation, and you are the only one that knows your setup and will be seeing your tenants regularly. You do what you feel is best, and I'm sure it will work out.