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Mandie Peterson's avatar

My favorite thing about reading your stories is coming across a lil anecdote I haven't heard before that makes me cackle so hard the husband has to ask me what the fuck is happening. In this one it was the JC scaring Calum with the drag outfit. 🤣🤣🤣

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Candy Downs's avatar

Haha omg the best is you can just picture JC doing this and poor baby calum truly horrified 🤣🤣🤣

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Mandie Peterson's avatar

Picturing it perfectly in my head 🤣

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Candy Downs's avatar

😂😂😂

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Jancy Knudsen's avatar

Or Calum saying you have an addiction and he's going to get you treatment! That was an lol moment. While Kevin is asleep next to me waking up going...wtf. 😆

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Candy Downs's avatar

🤣🤣🤣 I was like just say I’m your sister!! Calum- and that makes this better how?!

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Jancy Knudsen's avatar

Same!

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Aidan Alan's avatar

Can’t believe you took your son vibrator shopping

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Candy Downs's avatar

Or he took me?

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Sudana Krasniqi's avatar

This is the future liberals want

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Tom Van Valkenburgh's avatar

Busted.

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Mandie Peterson's avatar

Honestly out of all of Calum’s costumes over the years, that Transformers costume still pops into my head at least once a year. That was number one IMO.

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Candy Downs's avatar

That one was so good!!

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razorsedge5055's avatar

Happy Halloween, Candy! This story was a pleasant read. I can't believe Spencer's is still around. I watched an old episode of Double Dare recently (remember that show?) and the gifts were sponsored by Spencer's.

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Candy Downs's avatar

Happy Halloween! Hey, thank you for all your support on my Substack journey. It’s really been so lovely to have you here! Omg I forgot about Double Dare until I looked it up!! 👃 😝

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razorsedge5055's avatar

You are welcome! Your posts are always a pleasure to read and brighten my day! Yeah, DD was awesome! Gross at times, but awesome! Marc Summers was a cool host too.

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Candy Downs's avatar

I love that! Yes I loved Marc Summers too.

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Jancy Knudsen's avatar

Too bad we can't find any pics of our Romy and Michelle costumes! 😫

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Tom Schecter's avatar

Did it come with foldable scarves and/or Post-its?

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Candy Downs's avatar

We made our costumes, we must have had post-its! At least at the start of the night 🤔 😅

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Candy Downs's avatar

I know it 😭😭

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Pamala Vallarta's avatar

That was the BEST!!! The outfits that you and JC did for the "Overboard" costumes were absolutely EPIC!!!

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Candy Downs's avatar

That was such a fun one! 🛥️ 💅🏻

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Bear Wiseman's avatar

I, too, love autumn and dislike Halloween, but for entirely different reasons, I'm sure 😁 we might be polar opposite human beings, but I still enjoy these stories!

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Candy Downs's avatar

Well opposites attract :) I’m sure we have a few things in common!

As always, thanks for reading my friend. 💛

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Bear Wiseman's avatar

If nothing else, we can just talk about how underrated The Holiday is over wine 😏

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Candy Downs's avatar

Truly all I ever want to do, so yes!

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Bear Wiseman's avatar

Collab review someday? 😈😁😏

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Candy Downs's avatar

Omg yes let’s!

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Bear Wiseman's avatar

HELL YES I will start on that at some point and DM you 😈

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Gary L Taylor's avatar

I really enjoyed reading that.

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Candy Downs's avatar

Hey Gary. Thank you much :)

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Rea de Miranda's avatar

Yay for taking your son vibrator shopping!!!

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Candy Downs's avatar

Hahaha 🥳

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Outtamydamnmind's avatar

Okay, I laughed, I cringed, I cried a little (from laughter, mostly). Your Halloween stories are chef’s kiss chaotic perfection. From the “ghost bride” to vibrator shopping with your son, to Shrek letting you work the door this is the content I live for. Also, major respect for your anti-horror stance jam over Jason any day. Thank you for reminding me that Halloween doesn’t have to be scary to be wildly memorable. Happy Halloween, truly. 🎃💀✨

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Candy Downs's avatar

Hahah! Yes. I love you, obviously.

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Outtamydamnmind's avatar

Obviously 🙄 lol

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Candy Downs's avatar

The world knows now 😏

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Outtamydamnmind's avatar

Lmfao I think the world only knows that I apparently can be red for over an hour talking to you 😂

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Candy Downs's avatar

☺️😘

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Alix@IN2LProds's avatar

I laughed out loud at this one 😂 From the DIY ghost-bride costume to the “accidental vibrator shopping” moment — absolutely priceless!You have a gift for turning everyday chaos into comedy.!

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Candy Downs's avatar

Alix, hi! Haha! Thank you so much.

You’ve summed up my main goal in life so perfectly “turning everyday chaos into comedy” I love that!! 💛

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Alix@IN2LProds's avatar

Haha yes! That’s truly the magic of your writing — turning everyday chaos into something funny and heart-warming 💛

I’m glad you liked the way I put it!🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

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Candy Downs's avatar

I did like it! Thank you 🙏🏻

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Alix@IN2LProds's avatar

🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻no problem!

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Tom Schecter's avatar

That mask…

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Candy Downs's avatar

chilling.

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Adam Seybold's avatar

This is so fucking funny. OBV.

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Candy Downs's avatar

“There’s nothing here I want!” 🍑😘

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Mahmoud Owies's avatar

Omg omg omg a post!!!!!!!!!!!

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Candy Downs's avatar

🙏🏻

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Katie Bouché's avatar

That is a true friend to give up the Snow White costume!

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Candy Downs's avatar

She is one of a kind!

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Phillip Slater's avatar

I watched some of that video chat you did. It was touching to hear how you sometimes feel a little unsure of yourself when you read other work on here (I often feel the same).

You really don’t need to feel that way. Your words are authentic, interesting, often very amusing, original and always beautifully written.

There’s nobody quite like you.

I enjoyed this immensely.

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Candy Downs's avatar

Phillip, I adore you! Thank you friend for saying that. It means so much. The feeling is mutual. I am very happy we found each other here 💙 thanks for all your support! I appreciate you so much!

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