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DW and I disagree every year, so I thought I’d informally poll here.
I’d rather put a chair on the front porch and give out candy as kids come by. DW thinks that’s Halloween blasphemy - she insists the kids have to ring the doorbell and say “Trick or Treat.” If they don’t, before handing out candy she asks “what do you say?” You?
DW objects to (older) kids who don’t put any effort into costumes don’t deserve any candy and sometimes even mildly shames them. You know, the high school kids with no costume and a pillowcase, or college kids with costumes. While I agree with her, my thinking is why antagonize them and induce vandalism? So I just give those kids 1 piece of candy each instead of the 3-4 pieces we plan on for each trick or treater (and we give much more if we have a lot left near the end). You?
I like to let small kids take what they want from the assorted candy we have. And most of them only take 1 piece, I have to encourage them to take more. DW decides what each kid will get, and she gives fewer pieces out. You?
We have the same Halloween mild disagreement every year…
I’d rather put a chair on the front porch and give out candy as kids come by. DW thinks that’s Halloween blasphemy - she insists the kids have to ring the doorbell and say “Trick or Treat.” If they don’t, before handing out candy she asks “what do you say?” You?
DW objects to (older) kids who don’t put any effort into costumes don’t deserve any candy and sometimes even mildly shames them. You know, the high school kids with no costume and a pillowcase, or college kids with costumes. While I agree with her, my thinking is why antagonize them and induce vandalism? So I just give those kids 1 piece of candy each instead of the 3-4 pieces we plan on for each trick or treater (and we give much more if we have a lot left near the end). You?
I like to let small kids take what they want from the assorted candy we have. And most of them only take 1 piece, I have to encourage them to take more. DW decides what each kid will get, and she gives fewer pieces out. You?
We have the same Halloween mild disagreement every year…
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