Trick Or Treating - am i mean?

Curious_George_2

missjennipenni wrote: »

Thats another thing, the kids want a lit pumpkin, but i know that will invite more trick or treaters to my house! lol

I always do a pumpkin for my DD, theres no rules to say you have to display it in the window!!
I hate halloween with a passion, my letterbox will be taped up and i wont be answering the door to anyone,

you spend all year telling your kids not to talk to strangers, not to accept sweets etc, then once a year let them go out knocking on peoples doors begging... :rolleyes:
and for the older kids its intimidation at its best, the basic message is "give me something of yours or im going to do something nasty to you"
look at it that way and isnt it quite similar to mugging?

Hippychick

I wasn't allowed to do it when I was little and it hasn't scarred me.

That said my little sister is 10 and my mum arranges for her to be taken round to pre agreed addresses ie, friends houses, she goes with a few friends and they play a game listen to a story etc at each house. I think this is the best way to do it rather than cold calling.

BlondeHeadOn

I absolutely hate this as a new import from the US, and my OH feels the same. We always turn all our outside lights off and shut ourselves in the back of the house (where no-one from the front can see the lights of TV etc.), and just pretend to be out!

:rotfl:

We are at the end of a cul de sac anyway, so if the house is all dark no-one tends to come to our door.

I also hate bad carol singers who know about two lines and then expect to be paid anyway - but unfortunately the carol singing doesn't happen on just one day like halloween....

Bah, humbug!!!!

:mad:

DaisyFlower

I always have a bowl of treats in for the little ones that dress up, dont really see any older ones. However its semi-rural here so the children are usually from the school and with parents so its quite nice. Get the odd child that we dont recognise.

We do put a pumpkin in the window so that they know they can knock and they never bother anybody who doesnt have the pumpkin.

My little boy is 4 and hasnt asked to go so I wont be taking him, if he did I'd probably take him grannies.

I do buy sealed treats though as as a parent I wouldnt allow my child to eat homebaked goodies etc from a stranger.

oasisfeverish

Is it just me who worries about the sweets these kids are getting, they or the adults with them have no idea what the sweet may have encountered with the person that gave it out beforehand.

There is no way at the end of the evening to know what house gave what, and the way the world is going there are all typea of weirdo out there.

I used to always get wrapped sweets in, but for the last two years I now go out for a meal with the OH and will do the same this year (it's not the only time we get out lol).

We are expecting our first in Jan and although it won't be for a few years, our child will not be going out TorTing.

Am I being an over protective father to be or just careful of the world today as we see it.

Iom-rf

Depends who it is if they get anything or not, Little kids that have obviously made a effort (well their parents have!) and are grateful for stuff will get sweets or a few pennies, they'll normally stick a lot of effort into making a costume.

However older kids (10+) just get a closed door, they normally just wear black clothes, a mask and shout "trick or treat" at you, never any thanks you's, never gratful in the slightest, they basically demand for stuff, so they don't get anything. Though of late we've just been ignoring any trick or treaters, because last time they decided to egg the house, so nobody gets nothing.

As for 5th of November, I love fireworks so go to watch the free local display.

missjennipenni

oasisfeverish wrote: »

Is it just me who worries about the sweets these kids are getting, they or the adults with them have no idea what the sweet may have encountered with the person that gave it out beforehand.

There is no way at the end of the evening to know what house gave what, and the way the world is going there are all typea of weirdo out there.

I used to always get wrapped sweets in, but for the last two years I now go out for a meal with the OH and will do the same this year (it's not the only time we get out lol).

We are expecting our first in Jan and although it won't be for a few years, our child will not be going out TorTing.

Am I being an over protective father to be or just careful of the world today as we see it.

what do you think happens to sealed sweets?

Kimitatsu

Nope dont agree with it at all!

Like some of the other posters on here I wouldnt mind if the kids had the first clue as to what halloween was about but they dont! We are lucky as we live in a rural area so the kids would be scared to death just walking up the drive but I dont let my kids go trick or treating at all - they want me to take them into the village and I said no!

Instead we do a halloween party at the school where all of the kids can join in, and hopefully not scare half of the older population to death. We have a fancy dress disco, apple bobbing, karoake for the older ones, so it raises money for the school as well.

By the time they leave they are too tired to go T or T!

inkie

As a Christian family, we do not 'do' hallowe'en. I have a sign in my door saying words to that affect - and we are never bothered.

zippybungle

As long as Children are supervised by a responsible Adult, then I don't see any harm at all in going 'trick or treating' - it's just a bit of fun!

I will take my 2 Boys out (5 and 2). We will only call at the houses nearby who have a Pumpkin or other Halloween decoratons up.....likewise we will have a pumpkin outside our house and plenty of sweets to give away.

We are also going to make some Halloween buns for my 5 year old son to take to School.

Zippy x