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trick or treat
BillieTheBot
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L has been invited to a halloween party and then to go trick or treating afterwards, and im in two minds about the trick or treating part.
I had a bad experience when I was a kid, where a guy pulled me indoors and tried to duck my head underwater. I was petrified, and although it later turned out it was a joke (and thats what they did to trick or treaters up north ) I never went trick or treating again, and have never taken L.
Theres also the problem that he goes looney if he has certain sweets, and there would probably be loads id have to confiscate anyway.
Am I just being overtcautious or maybe even a kiljoy?
Shall i just take him to the party or shall we go trick or treating too?
Did you do it?
Do you let your kids do it?
Do you give stuff to trick or treaters?
I had a bad experience when I was a kid, where a guy pulled me indoors and tried to duck my head underwater. I was petrified, and although it later turned out it was a joke (and thats what they did to trick or treaters up north ) I never went trick or treating again, and have never taken L.
Theres also the problem that he goes looney if he has certain sweets, and there would probably be loads id have to confiscate anyway.
Am I just being overtcautious or maybe even a kiljoy?
Shall i just take him to the party or shall we go trick or treating too?
Did you do it?
Do you let your kids do it?
Do you give stuff to trick or treaters?
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Will an adult be going with the group? If there is an adult in the group who you trust then I would allow him to go. It would be naff if all his friends were going and he wasn't. It seems a shame for him to miss out because you had a bad experience, although I can see why you are wary too.
I went trick or treating but it was different for me as I lived in a very small village and knew everyone.
I did go trick or treating when I was a child (primary school) with my parents.
I dont give any treats out now because there not children that knock on my door, there teenagers.
Perhaps give him some sweets, then instead of letting him eat them all atr once, spread them out over the week.
It's really up to you, don't not take him just because of your bad experience but if you have moral objections to it like my mum did then don't, but if you don't have a problem with it and you think you'll have a good time then go trick or treating!
My nephew has the same thing with sweets - I think HIT's idea sounded good.
Also the thing with going funny on sweets, i sooooo know what you mean, it's like they have been possessed!!!
I would consider it if and adult was going to be very nearby.
It is a bit of strange tradition really. Bassically it's "give me something nice, or I'll be an anti social cunt"
It doesn't bother me, but with the amoutn of miserable cunts out there I'm suprised there hasn't been more pressure to ban it.
No doubt that's what happens most of the time.
The problem is if some kids decide to trick, say throw an egg at window, could they then be in trouble with the gavers?
I'm just suprised it doesn't cause more problems that's all.
Trick or treating teaches kids that protection rackets are ok.
Id rather burn down the houses of parliament though!
Really, I suppose it's a bit different where I live. We used to have really big parties at our kenna and I always preffered the bonfire to the fireworks bit.
I might go down to Lewes one year. That looks like fun.
The teenagers have caught onto this idea where my parents live, they are totally dire and cant hold a tune to save their life, but they must make a mint out of it.
Sometiems we didn't even dress up or have a guy.
Sometimes you get the old dears giving you mince pies instead though. :yuck:
And I've sold Mistle Toe in more recent years. That's not bad money either.
I remember arming myself to the teeth with rockets and bangers one year and specifically going out to target one my teacher's house (he was a total cunt), who lived nearby. I put bangers inside oranges and then placed them outside his door. Taped rockets to his white pillars and blew some other stuff up around his garden. Yes I was a little bastard, and I got caught doing it by another neighbour who dobbed me in. I got in alot of trouble. French class was awkward after that.
I don't know how safe trick or treating is, I'd imagine in Surbiton it's probably very safe... Personally I think it's cute though.
Hes 5 btw.
That's a really clever idea actually
I always went trick or treating when I was little, and I will pick some sweets up tomorrow for the kids tomorrow night. I don't see anything wrong with it, so long as it's restricted to the weekend before, or actually on Halloween. I've had a few turn up on like the 20th and it's a bit like "Erm.... well no becuase Halloween isn't even here yet"
Obviously when the 13 year olds come knocking we ignore them. Or last year, some silly little (I say little.... 11 or so) boys wouldn't go away (they weren't being violent or a nusiance, just coming back and knocking every 5 minutes since they could see our lights on), we flicked water at them from upstairs as a trick to get them to sod off. Luckily, they took it lightheartedly and told me I was cool because I was the only one to actually do a trick
Halloween??
My nan's always sang that to me at Christmas!(and her children's christmas CD)
"Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old mans hat"
(Can't remember any more words than that :razz:)
I knew I wasn't imagining it.... (though the tune is crap, nothing like the version we've got)
Also, its annoying when older children go around throwing eggs at doors and basically being annoying, i know their having fun but still it shouldnt be at the exspense of everyone else.
Yeah, it's definitely a christmas song, not a halloween song. I thought that was obvious with the whole goose aspect (as in, the goose is getting fat so you can eat it for christmas dinner)...