Trick or treating

[Bex]

right, its coming up to halloween again and i just wondered whether you lot thought that trick or treating was ok...i'm nearly 22 and i've never in my life been t or t'ing.....my mum used to say that it was a form of "begging" and thus was wrong (however she let my brother go whose ten years young go figure)

for those who have kids, do you let urs do it.....and for those who don't would you let them if u had any?

and has anyone else been deprived of the experience?

[downquark1]

I think it's a bad idea, old people have no clue what's going on.
I'm supprised it's still going on in the US I would have thought someone would have sued some kid for throwing an egg already.

[Xaccers]

Our daughter does it in a group up and down the street.
All the kids dress up so they've actually gone to some effort, where as at my old house little oiks would turn up expecting sweets or they'll put your windows through.
Oh for some laxative chocolates

[Bex]

Originally Posted by downquark1

I think it's a bad idea, old people have no clue what's going on.
I'm supprised it's still going on in the US I would have thought someone would have sued some kid for throwing an egg already.

@ america point

but if u went to people's houses whom you knew would it make a diff?

[Paul K]

Nearly 22? Why do I feel old already? (go on say it, cos you are)
Never been trick or even treating but know mates that are taking their kids. Cost me over £40 in sweets last year, kids were doing repeat visits cos we were about the only house giving anything. Still got egged though (lil sh*ts). These days parental supervision is a must for safetys sake, shame really.

[Steve H]

hell yeah, Il be sending my little brothers out to bring the sweet haul home

[Bex]

we used to have people who came round to get sweets but dad was mean and he used to throw water at them....they wouldn't do anything to our house, because dad is the care taker of our local school, so all the kids know him.......so we only get kids who are friends of my bro coming round now

sweet

p.s. paul ur not old

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Steve_NTL

hell yeah, Il be sending my little brothers out to bring the sweet haul home

Good point.
Right 5 nephews of tricking sort of age. Should get a good haul
On a serious note just how many kids know why they trick or treat these days (apart from free sweets and the chance to cause malicious damage to peoples homes)

[Steve H]

Originally Posted by Paul

Good point.
Right 5 nephews of tricking sort of age. Should get a good haul
On a serious note just how many kids know why they trick or treat these days (apart from free sweets and the chance to cause malicious damage to peoples homes)

Do they need to know? :p

I dont think Trick or Treating is a Problem, Its a tradition thats gone on for years (Am I contradicting myself here? ) Although There's got to be some restrictions regarding the elderly..

Originally Posted by Steve_NTL

Do they need to know? :p

I dont think Trick or Treating is a Problem, Its a tradition thats gone on for years (Am I contradicting myself here? ) Although There's got to be some restrictions regarding the elderly..

It's not a tradition here at all. It's something that has come across from the USA relatively recently (in the last 25 years or so, it seems). Last year there were gangs of teenagers marauding our estate, throwing eggs/flour/stones at windows, often without bothering to even ask for a treat first. I answered the door fairly late in the evening to find two boys, prolly aged about 13, in hoodies (with said hoods tied tight across their faces) who stood there with their hands in their pockets and muttered 'trick or treat' as if demanding money with menaces is somehow legal. They went away with a flea in their ear.

The only thing worse than teenagers intimidating old ladies is parents supervising their young kids when they go doing it. The last thing we need is kids being brought up to think it's somehow acceptable.

It isn't!

[cjll3]

Used to do it when I was a lad, was fairly profitable too.

Nowadays, I usually go to the local cheepo supermarket and buy a couple of large bags of sweets and crisps to make up some small treat bags.

What annoys me the most is the kids who think it's ok to trick and treat the two weeks prior to halloween.

Now that reminds me, must move the car into a secured location.

[Bex]

Originally Posted by towny

<snip> The only thing worse than teenagers intimidating old ladies is parents supervising their young kids when they go doing it. The last thing we need is kids being brought up to think it's somehow acceptable.

It isn't!

yes i agree i think thats why my mother wouldn't let me do it. to be honest, i never had a great desire to walk around the streets on a cold night knocking on people's doors..its freaky and i dont agree with the premise of halloween anyway

[downquark1]

Originally Posted by towny

It's not a tradition here at all. It's something that has come across from the USA relatively recently (in the last 25 years or so, it seems)

I agree, I think it was brought over with imported cartoons. Kids have no idea at an early age what is an American cartoon and what is British. Then they say "why can't we do that".

It would make an interesting study to commision

Originally Posted by downquark1

I agree, I think it was brought over with imported cartoons. Kids have no idea at an early age what is an American cartoon and what is British. Then they say "why can't we do that".

It would make an interesting study to commision

Yup, there's a PhD in this for someone who's just graduated ... bex, are you busy?

[Bex]

Originally Posted by towny

Yup, there's a PhD in this for someone who's just graduated ... bex, are you busy?

wrong area...........its more sociology....lol