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Terrible!
OOh Creepy, my jaw dropped when I read that story! How absolutely horrifying. My boyfriend lost both of his parents at an early age due to illness, and he suffered mental and physical repercussions because of it, some that he was not able to control or fully comprehend at the time.
This child's foster mom did a brave thing by telling you about their family situation. Unfortunately, there is no way to keep the child in a controlled environment in the real world. There will always be something that will remind him of his trauma, overtly Halloween related, or not. I don't believe it's 100% your responsibility as their landlord to inform them that you host a Halloween event, but it might just be the respectful thing to do. Like some people have already stated, give them an option. You don't have to tone it down, it's a calendared event and they should be well aware that Halloween occurs in every town. But why not be a friendly neighbor and give them the heads up.
OOh Creepy, my jaw dropped when I read that story! How absolutely horrifying. My boyfriend lost both of his parents at an early age due to illness, and he suffered mental and physical repercussions because of it, some that he was not able to control or fully comprehend at the time.
This child's foster mom did a brave thing by telling you about their family situation. Unfortunately, there is no way to keep the child in a controlled environment in the real world. There will always be something that will remind him of his trauma, overtly Halloween related, or not. I don't believe it's 100% your responsibility as their landlord to inform them that you host a Halloween event, but it might just be the respectful thing to do. Like some people have already stated, give them an option. You don't have to tone it down, it's a calendared event and they should be well aware that Halloween occurs in every town. But why not be a friendly neighbor and give them the heads up.
