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Oct 27, 2019, 03:30 AM
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Member Since: Dec 2018
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 6,008
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I have three kids: 23, 19 and 16. No one trick or treats anymore and the youngest has worked at a haunted house since she was 12. I recently learned that there is a petition out to move Halloween to the last saturday of the month of october. I believe it's because they feel it's safer, less stress from a work/school night and I am not sure if they want it to be during the day or not. I also have seen a zillion opportunities for trunk or treating where schools and police stations and communities have had different days where people bring their costumed kids to different places I guess where there are lots of parked cars with trunks open full of candy? (not sure that is how its done) or people who give candy from their cars? I do not know if this is in lieu of trick or treating or in addition to it. The Halloween stuff started showing up around my town in August.
My view may be skewed because I do not have little kids anymore but its only been like 4 years since I did have my last trick or treater so am I wrong for thinking it's overkill? Like wasnt one of the cool parts of Halloween dressing up and going out after dark on a school night and getting the candy? Wearing your costume to school for the parade? Knowing which neighbor gave out the king sized bars and which one handed out boxes of raisins? And when you got the chance to go out with your neighborhood friends alone the first time? I just think it seems like people want to make everything so safe that its overkill. I get it. Dark nights in October, a work day or school day but I had three kids I had to take out at a point and it was never a disaster. We would leave at 6 be back at like 8 let the kids stay up and gorge until 930. The next school day they could still get up fine and I could pick through their stash when they were in math class? ( )
I admit Halloween is my least favorite holiday, I do not like it but I liked it for my kids. I remember all the costumes we came up with and the first year I bought two of my kids matching costumes from the actual Disney store... that was big news in my house. Maybe I am am old fart but I feel like I am missing something.
I also heard on the radio friday that some schools are cancelling Halloween in school because not all families participate or can afford to celebrate it. How do you feel about that?
What is everyone's opinion. Am I just an old curmuggeon?
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