Goldie’s Guidance

Dear Goldie,

I am having a whole lot of trouble picking my Purim costume this year. As this is my last year in high school, I obviously want to make my family happy and dress up with them. At the same time, I have friends who I also want to do a group costume with. I’m super conflicted, Goldie. I could always ignore both options and dress up alone, but that seems awkward.

Help me please, Costumeconundrum84

Dear Costumeconundrum84,

Believe me when I say that I understand your problem. You should know that you never get too old to celebrate Purim by dressing up. Even as you get older and more decrepit, dressing up is a fun and important part of the holiday. In your specific scenario there are two options. Option one: get three separate outfits and do quick changes. Have one outfit for the night, one for the morning, and one for the afternoon. This option is more expensive and time consuming. Your second option is to combine your family theme and your friends’ theme. You surely don’t want to be out of date, but also not too matchy matchy with any other group. Find one costume that can match two themes and pitch it to your family and friends separately Shark Tank style. I hope that this works out for you.