A bunch of friends, my wife and I trick-or-treated in our twenties. Difference was little to no costume, and we presented glasses to be filled with adult beverages. Was great fun for a few years.
Trick or Treating: How Old Is Too Old?
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High school-ish is where I draw the line. Unless the one kids are in cost costume and with their younger siblings. Or they're in costume. Or Mrs. Rookie is just feeling generous. Mrs. Rookie usually hands out candy while I usually take the younguns around.
I bet I could make any town write an age limit into law if I went collecting candy in a proper H.R. Giger Xenomorph costume.
A pipe smoking xenomorph would be quite the sight.
So many age cut offs!
If you’re in a good costume, you can have a treat!
I should add that I did not engage with this ideology except as a treat-giver. So don’t think I’m still hounding anyone for candy with wisps of Old Dark Fired emanating slipping around my gorilla mask!
If you’re in a good costume, you can have a treat!
I should add that I did not engage with this ideology except as a treat-giver. So don’t think I’m still hounding anyone for candy with wisps of Old Dark Fired emanating slipping around my gorilla mask!
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If you're in costume you get candy. Don't have to deal with it now though, live too far in the country.
^^^ 100%
We don’t get trick or treating here as we live in the middle of the country and most of our visitors clam they heard banjos playing while driving here.
Nobody calls here, and I wouldn't answer the door anyway.
My kids have never done it.
I remember when I was young, my father was doing something outside, when one of the kids in the village came down the road.
"Trick or treat Geraint?"
"Bugger off"
Splat.
He saw the funny side though.
My kids have never done it.
I remember when I was young, my father was doing something outside, when one of the kids in the village came down the road.
"Trick or treat Geraint?"
"Bugger off"
Splat.
He saw the funny side though.
When teens throw eggs, I return fire with rock salt. All part of the backwoods 12 gauge cookbook.
In my part of the mountains they have something called trunk or treat for little ones, much safer than door to door. Anyone out knocking doors at night here is in danger of returning their energy back to the universe.
I live out in the country too but I'm the one playing the banjo lol.
I usually tell people it was just me sitting on the back porch picking (I’m not that good at all lol)
If you are dressed up, I don't think there is any age limit I would to enforce. If, however you make no effort and you just show up and not say a word to me you are out of luck.
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I love trick or treat and all things Halloween, and I wouldn't begrudge them to anyone, regardless of their age. If I have candy to give, and you're willing to go door to door in costume for my amusement, then have a Snickers.
Most adults or older teens that are trick or treating are usually in tow with smaller children anyway. Very rarely I see someone that is evenly vaguely an adult asking for candy in earnest. (I have seen, on occasion, adults asking for beer and the like, and I think next year I'll see about helping to accommodate that need.) It's just cheap bulk candy anyway. Let people have some fun.
The only thing I don't truck with is when adults are ruining the experience for the kids and everyone else by acting like assmunches. I don't tolerate pushing and bullying or reckless driving. And be polite, for chrissakes.
Most adults or older teens that are trick or treating are usually in tow with smaller children anyway. Very rarely I see someone that is evenly vaguely an adult asking for candy in earnest. (I have seen, on occasion, adults asking for beer and the like, and I think next year I'll see about helping to accommodate that need.) It's just cheap bulk candy anyway. Let people have some fun.
The only thing I don't truck with is when adults are ruining the experience for the kids and everyone else by acting like assmunches. I don't tolerate pushing and bullying or reckless driving. And be polite, for chrissakes.
Wasabi is one and a half and dressed up for today.
By about 12 years old, I realized that wearing a costume just was not for me. I think some people have fun hiding behind a mask to become more uninhibited, but for me... in a costume, I am still just me, but uncomfortably so.
We just turn off all the lights outside, and if that doesn't dissuade trick or treaters, then my gigantic dogs attacking the door when they come across the yard does. 80 and 100 pound dogs with mouths that can swallow a whole kid's head usually does the trick... or treat.
We just turn off all the lights outside, and if that doesn't dissuade trick or treaters, then my gigantic dogs attacking the door when they come across the yard does. 80 and 100 pound dogs with mouths that can swallow a whole kid's head usually does the trick... or treat.