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Would you dress your children like this for Halloween?

 Zombodie to love: Kynadee in full zombie gear for the ghoulish picture shoot
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Zombodie to love: Kynadee in full zombie gear for the ghoulish picture shootCredit: Mediadrumimages/BobbiRylant
 Bloody hell: 10-month-old Kamden sits in a bucket of fake blood, while chomping on a 'brain'
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Bloody hell: 10-month-old Kamden sits in a bucket of fake blood, while chomping on a 'brain'Credit: Mediadrumimages/BobbiRylant

They feature her daughter Kynadee, five - in full zombie makeup - clutching either a spooky doll or a blood-covered "brain".

Just as grim is her little brother, 10-month-old Kamden, pictured soaking in a metal tub filled with fake blood.

 

Red fluid drizzles down his face into his mouth while he feasts on the brain, held in his blood-soaked hands.

Bobbi, a part-time photographer, snapped the duo at a local lake, and in the family's garden in Oklahoma, US.

Aiming to show some seasonal fun in the run-up to Halloween, she shared the images on Facebook.

But, some people immediately posted their grave concerns as her over-the-top shots went viral and were shared more than 200,000 times.

 

Internet trolls claimed that her children were unsafe and should be taken away from her.

Some also criticised the lashings of blood and brains, saying it looked like an "abortion scene".

 Out for blood - but it was only an afternoon of fun, using basic ingredients like cherry soda
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Out for blood - but it was only an afternoon of fun, using basic ingredients like cherry sodaCredit: Mediadrumimages/BobbiRylant
 Cheeky grin: Kamden was in the container for 10 mins max, according to his creative mum
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Cheeky grin: Kamden was in the container for 10 mins max, according to his creative mumCredit: Mediadrumimages/BobbiRylant

Bobbi tried to explain that her pics were "something fun for the kids for Halloween".

She said: "I was originally going to do a milk bath with pumpkins for fall, but I thought I would try this instead.

“I do want to convey that my children are very, very well taken care of. This was just for fun.

"Many people have said that my children should be taken from me and I know that is not true. My kids are the most important things in my life and they are always happy and healthy.

“I would also like to add that these were very quick shoots. My son was in that bucket for maybe 10 minutes tops."

 

The only problems I had to overcome during the shoots was the clean-up!

Bobbi Rylant, Mum

Bobbi said the gory photos were created with food: "The stuff on [Kamden's] head is just strawberry and chocolate syrup mixed together and the brain is just a prop from a local Halloween store."

The tub contained water mixed with a cherry soda drink.

She was a bit worried while taking photos of Kynadee at the lake, though, as her daughter got a splinter in her foot and started crying.

Bobbi said: "I was hoping no one would think I was hurting her since she looked all bloody and was screaming!"

The only real horror was cleaning the gunge up afterwards.

 
 

Posted - October 30, 2019

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  • 23576
    I have no children, though I'd be a great father, I bet.
    :)

    My parents didn't dress me like those pictures.

    but imagine THIS . . .

     my parents did dress me in the BEST Halloween costume ever, perfect in its simplicity - - 

    they stuck me inside a big empty refrigerator box, added handles inside of the box and entirely covered the outside of the box with brick contact paper  - - and I was a walking brick wall.

    My favorite costume ever.
    :)


    Image result for brick contact paper








    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at October 31, 2019 1:41 AM MDT
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  • 7939
    I have similar photos of my children from last year. It was their idea and we had a blast with it. 

    In case people are unaware, zombies are kind of the in thing right now. There are about a zillion zombie shows on TV and there are even zombie runs and such. 

    I might take issue with this if the kids didn't enjoy themselves. If they were upset by it, that would have been a problem for me. But, a parent goofing around with their kids... 

    I think when parents engage with their kids and share the things they enjoy with them, it's a good thing. Yes, this is blood and gore, but it's not any different from what these kids are seeing in the stores and will see when they're out trick-or-treating. If she dressed the kids up in tinsel for Christmas, nobody would say a darn thing. They'd ooh and aah. Halloween can be just as festive, but instead of hanging garland, you hang entrails. Anyone who doesn't see it that way just isn't living. :p
      October 31, 2019 2:10 PM MDT
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