I gave up parties, going out, and friends, in favor of staying home with my son. I quite like it, and I think he does as well. We just moved to a new place that has private entrances to the units. Also, I’ve noticed a good amount of kids in the neighborhood. I figured that there would be at least some amount of trick or treating.

I ended up picking up a bag of 210pc fun-size Hershey, Reese’s , and KitKats—ya know, the good stuff—at BJ’s the other day. Also, I got some Halloween light decorations to get their attention as well. I was going to chill out front with a Pikachu costume on, passing out candy. I love kids. Engaging with them, making them laugh or feel cool is so much fun for me.

I have no idea when it would start around here, so I setup a webcam in one of the windows with a live view, so that my son and I could watch scary movies until kids start coming around. Not a single one. I don’t mean that they skipped my place. It was like a ghost town. So now I have a bowl of like 175 pieces of candy. I’m going to take most of it to work, otherwise I will eat it.

My son grew out of trick treating at a very early age. He really looked up to my younger brother, and when lil bro was done with costumes, so was my boy. Darn it.

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This kind of post gets made every year.

The general consensus among adults is that they no longer trust having their kids walk onto a stranger's property, even if it is Halloween. A lower yet still large percentage now drive their kids around instead of walking, and with gas prices being so high, they won't do that either.

In the end they just feel like it isn't safe anymore.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    This whole "the kids aren't safe anymore" thing drives me insane. Its like a giant game of phone but instead of passing a message along its passing fears along. Children should not grow up feeling afraid of their neighbors, or just people in general.

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