Halloween sure stirs up a ruckus for some folk.
Be safe. Be nice. Have fun.
And, there should be an age limit. That's one of my two beefs with Halloween. After 6th grade (even if your punks are on the short and skinny, like mine, and could pass for much younger) stop sending them out. If they whine, host a small gathering for them and a few friends. My kids are done going out and I'm not throwing parties. They stay home and hand out the candy.
Beef 2: grabbers. It infuriates me when kids grab candy and it takes serious restraint on my tongue not to cuss when I correct them. So, I sound like a gibbering idiot: "Hey! You . . . . (Pause! Sarah, don't you dare say that!) . . . can't take candy!!! It's not polite!!!"
Teach your tots to say "trick or treat" and "thank you" and not to grab when offered the bowl. Most folks assume your kid will take ONE. After your kid hits 30 plus houses, the haul is pretty good. Be thankful, not greedy.
Happy haunting!
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We are not doing Hallowe'en anymore. Last year some boys got some candy from us. Hubby shut the door and they stole our pumpkin and smashed it on the street. Stupid me - I had put a glass votive holder in the pumpkin so the candle wouldn't go out. Of course the glass broke when the little jerks threw the pumpkin. It was a votive holder Luke had given me with a heart etched on it. I was hysterical and inconsolable. I swore that was the end of us giving out candy to ungrateful brats.
I do enjoy the little kids though especially when Mom or Dad has to prompt them to say "twick or tweet." Then they shyly hold out their container and then actually say thank you! Gasp!
One year two little cuties came to the door dressed as cowgirls and they even had a tiny LIVE pony with them!!!! Best.Costumes.Ever.
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