After mentioning this to my roommate, she showed her reaction, anger. She was upset because this mannequin was in the window directly across from her living room view, and when we talked about the mannequin her reaction was to call the homeowner’s association. My daughter was leaving the apartment one day and looked up, saw the mannequin and thought “Oh no! How creepy is that?” I totally agree with the creepy part.
The kids were playing and laughing together a couple days ago after school. All of sudden there was screaming as one noticed the figure in the window. The figure didn’t move but just seemed to stare at them. After discussing the sight with great animation, they concluded it wasn’t real, especially since it didn’t move while they were screaming.
After thinking about this dressing in the window, my thoughts became a little more logical. The dresser could be someone working as a dresser for a retail store. Or, the dresser could be taking a fashion design course in school. Or actually, someone could have some serious issues since Halloween is so over. Not sure the last thought is logical but since I don’t know the dresser, you never know what’s really going on. They just might need deliverance.
What’s funny about the “dressing in the window” are the various reactions this dressing caused. The children screamed (even though the mannequin is not ugly), my roommate was totally upset and my daughter and I had thoughts about the ultimate creepiness of it. We never know, do we, what the reactions of others will be to the things we do. Makes me think about how we represent Christ. However, I thought it was quite interesting to write this post about this window dressing. Taking note of the things around us provides interesting topics to write about or pray about.