My sister is 23 and still dresses up and goes out knocking doors for candy… and I find it weird but I let her do her. It got me thinking, at what age do you think someone should stop Trick r Treating at? Just curious.

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    It’s an arbitrary cultural custom, with even more arbitrary expectations for who’s included. I find it weird when a grown-up comes to your door and it straight up makes certain people angry, but there’s no logical reason why it’s bad.

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        And that’s the problem. People have started focusing on the candy as the point. It’s the dressing up and having fun that’s supposed to be the point.

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        By that logic, the kids’ parents have jobs so they can buy their own kids their own goddamn candy.

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          We do. But on Halloween, we trade showing off our children in cute costumes for candy. And I mean… I also buy candy for the other kids.

          It’s a holiday.

          Teenagers in costumes are less cute.

          I’ll pass out candy to anyone who comes to the door, and I like offering to parents as well, but I judge parents that have a big bucket for themselves the same way I judge people that empty bowls at unattended houses. Just because it’s technically allowed doesn’t make it approved.