For the first time in my adult life I’m not at college on Halloween (just graduated) and I’m passing out the candy for my household. I always knew going without a costume on Halloween was lame but now that I’m seeing it from the eyes of an adult passing out candy, I can see it is actually REALLY lame. Do y’all pass out candy to kids not wearing a costume on Halloween?
Edit: The comments here are pretty unanimously on the side of passing out candy no matter what, and I don’t disagree. Trick or treat is a very big thing in my neighborhood, so it has surprised me to see as many kids without costumes as I have. Still, I try to not make assumptions, I’ll just be a chill adult and do the job of passing out the candy either way. I appreciate yall’s input!
We invited another friends’ family over to sit at a table in our driveway. Had dinner, chatted, handed out lollies to about 40 kids, gave them compliments on their costumes. The 10 who were without costume got the same lollies and “Happy Halloween”. I remember what it is to be a kid.
The parents chaperoning kids around are usually not in costume.
As for our decorations and costumes, we had fake spider and snake out, I dressed up family members in a sugar-skull shirt, and I wore a NIN Ghosts shirt.
Before heading out front, my dad-joke got a groan, when I said, “I am dressed as ghosts!”
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My wife used to get all grumpy with high school kids (and sometimes even adults) trick or treating. I told her, I’m glad to see anyone that still has that spirit and energy. And if they don’t have costumes… They probably can’t afford them. Worst case, they’re doing something better than the trouble they could be up to.
… But fuck those people that take the whole bowl at houses with no one home.
Dude, it was like 70F here on Halloween night. Both my kids were sweating bullets when we got them out of their costumes. A couple kids in our group had to take them off because it was overbearing.
Hell I went as Hagrid so my costume was like…sweatpants and a wig. And I had to take my wig off. Granted, I had filled my 30oz Yeti with a pretty strong cocktail for the walk. But still.
Anyone who shows up at my door gets candy
As no one has this year, or the last several years
Is this a thing? I’d feel like I was punishing a kid for having broke parents.
I remember it when I was a kid. I also remember some people gave put more or less candy depending on how good your costume was. Felt incredibly judged in public. Hated Halloween for so many reasons.
I rarely run out of candy so fuck it.
My costumeEdit OH the kids not having a costume
I don’t care I’m having fun.
You better not suddenly move and frighten me.
Yeah, because at least they’re outside and doing something social, instead of being a hermit like me.
Yes. I also don’t yell at them to get off my lawn.
Yeah, there’s any number of reasons a kid might not have a costume. Finances, health, sensory issues, the list goes on.
Its free candy day, who gives a shit just give out free candy! ❤️
I don’t. Mostly because this isn’t a trick or treat neighborhood.
I probably would though, given the option.
A lot of the kids in my neighborhood are Muslim and it seems the girls aren’t allowed to wear costumes if they are hijabis. I’m not excluding them because of a stupid religious thing.
Yes, definitely give everyone treats. Not everyone has the opportunity to dress up for various reasons.
You come to my door. You get candy.
Young, old, costume or not.
You get candy.
Are you Larry David?
