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In your opinion, what's the age limit for Trick r Treating? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My sister is 23 and still dresses up and goes out knocking doors for candy... and I find it weird but I let her do her. It got me thinking, at what age do you think someone should stop Trick r Treating at? Just curious.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I’d be super happy with no upper limit on age.

What I definitely have is an attitude limit; I loathe it when sullen teenagers knock the door, mutter “trckotrt”, no dress up except someone has drawn a tear on their face and then grabs five portions of candy and just dashes out.

Like, you can be fucking 40 for all I care, but you squeal “triiick of treaaaat”, then I say “wow, aren’t your costumes great” and offer the bowl up. You then grab one large or a couple of small things, say thank you and walk off excitedly.

The requirement for me is that you look like you’re enjoying it. Otherwise, why am I opening the door to strangers and offering them sweets?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This.

As you age, trick or treat should be more like wasseling, where we wander the local hood, check in the people we should see more often, share candy back and forth and agree that Mr Stewart in #10 is a bit of a dick.

It should keep a more social aspect with less candy as we mature as social adults. Parents should take older kids to mature them a bit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That's a neat concept. I'd like that