And no, it wasn't just because it was a vacuum cleaner. He didn't want to wear any of the backups (the monster, the hamburger, not even his sweatshirt in fear that it might be a costume).
So I wore the vacuum cleaner monster to the neighborhood party. And by the end of the party he'd even hold my hand while I wore it. Which is better than last night, when he was afraid of it when it was just on the other side of the living room.
We still have two days for him to decide he wants to wear a costume. Or not. I'm ok with it.
That's my boy. Scared of the vacuum cleaner. And yet, these guys crack him up, no matter how scary they were trying to be.