Trick or treat?

lukesmom · 31-10-2013 10:57AM #1

Do you bring your kids trick or treating?
I find it kind of embarrassing just standing there with my kids. Like your begging for stuff almost. I find a lot of parent stand at the gate and let their kids walk in but you can see the parents standing there awkwardly with a sheepish 'hi'. Anyway I reckon I'll let the eldest bring the younger two.

stoneill · 31-10-2013 11:00AM

Help the Halloween Party!

31-10-2013 11:01AM

The parents are there for the kid's safety more than anything. A slight perceived embarrassment is worth that.

Muise... · 31-10-2013 11:01AM

I don't have children, but when I was a child, the idea of being escorted round the houses by parents would have been more horrifying than any costume or game we could come up with. Most of the excitement was wandering dark boreens and bumping into other kids and trying to recognise them under their mad home-made costumes.

super_furry · 31-10-2013 11:04AM

stoneill wrote: »

Help the Halloween Party!

This. Keep your Yankee greetings, it's Help the Halloween Party round these parts.

Galadriel · 31-10-2013 11:04AM

Muise... wrote: »

I don't have children, but when I was a child, the idea of being escorted round the houses by parents would have been more horrifying than any costume or game we could come up with. Most of the excitement was wandering dark boreens and bumping into other kids and trying to recognise them under their mad home-made costumes.

Costume? I had a black rubbish bag with holes for the arms and head..haha, but loved it all the same!

Balmed Out · 31-10-2013 11:04AM

I bring them while dressed up as catwoman. Its great to keep up a family tradition of being an embarrasing Dad.

TheIrishGrover · 31-10-2013 11:13AM

Balmed Out wrote: »

I bring them while dressed up as catwoman. Its great to keep up a family tradition of being an embarrasing Dad.

Ya had me riiiiiight up 'til the end.....

Dravokivich · 31-10-2013 11:15AM

When I was a kid, the trick or treat was just done around the road you lived off. These days kids are going all over the place. Unless there was a group where one of'em was 10 or something and knew the way around, I'd be surprised not to see an adult go around with'em to be honest.

lukesmom · 31-10-2013 11:17AM

I have witnessed parents dropping their offspring off in cars and driving off.

Muise... · 31-10-2013 11:23AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

When I was a kid, the trick or treat was just done around the road you lived off. These days kids are going all over the place. Unless there was a group where one of'em was 10 or something and knew the way around, I'd be surprised not to see an adult go around with'em to be honest.

Well, I grew up in a rural area, but in the newer estates where people don't know each other well it must be harder to group the children together. I'm off out with my friends' little boy this evening, but luckily he thinks I'm "sound" and sometimes even "class", yay me!

Hownowcow · 31-10-2013 11:54AM

I grew up in a built up area, we ran around the whole neighbourhood. I still live fairly close to where I'm originally from, but times have changed. The children are now generally accompanied by a parent.

The effect of this: I give sweets to the parents as well. They look happier with the treats than the children.

travis1976 · 31-10-2013 01:57PM

Dravokivich wrote: »

When I was a kid, the trick or treat was just done around the road you lived off. These days kids are going all over the place. Unless there was a group where one of'em was 10 or something and knew the way around, I'd be surprised not to see an adult go around with'em to be honest.

Too true. We do up the house flashing lights, scary noises, spider webs, costumes characters etc. and last year one of the parents came up the door saying "of all the estates we went to, this was the best house". Of all the estates....Jesus they mustn't have to feed the kids for a week...

April O Neill · 31-10-2013 02:03PM

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Ya had me riiiiiight up 'til the end.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk

:pac:

Oranage2 · 31-10-2013 02:07PM

Muise... wrote: »

I don't have children, but when I was a child, the idea of being escorted round the houses by parents would have been more horrifying than any costume or game we could come up with. Most of the excitement was wandering dark boreens and bumping into other kids and trying to recognise them under their mad home-made costumes.

Ha this, but thinking about it, if I had kids I don't think I would let them go around on their own

Pumpkinseeds · 31-10-2013 02:27PM

We don't have any kids, well no human ones anyway:), but we'll get tons of kids calling to the house tonight, many with parents waiting outside the gate for them. To be honest I prefer to see adults accompanying the very young kids. Hell, most of us went trick or treating when we were kids, don't feel awkward about taking your kids out trick or treating, it just makes you a responsible parent.

josip · 31-10-2013 02:48PM

Galadriel wrote: »

Costume? I had a black rubbish bag with holes for the arms and head..haha, but loved it all the same!

But the black bags were the best costume for the nights it lashed.

kfallon · 31-10-2013 02:55PM

The worst was calling to a door as a young lad and being asked to sing! This was back in the day where nobody said 'Trick or Treat', it was knock on the door and say, "Antin' for Halloween?"

You'd always get one person who would ask you to sing a song for your 'treat' so after a minute of a stand off ye'd all just walk away in unison and somebody would probably say, "She'd have only given us a rotten apple, the bitch!" :pac:

rubadub · 31-10-2013 03:06PM

lukesmom wrote: »

Do you bring your kids trick or treating?
I find it kind of embarrassing just standing there with my kids. Like your begging for stuff almost.

It never crossed my mind that people would look at it as begging. If some people did consider it begging or had some other issue I imagine they just don't answer the door at halloween -so I expect anybody answering should have no issue.

The only begging/scamming going on would be kids calling up twice or more to the same house, if parents are there this is not going to happen (hopefully!)

The sheepish parents are probably keeping quiet to avoid embarrassing the kids, who would prefer if they were not there. The kids are probably telling them to keep out of sight & keep quiet. And the parents probably would prefer not to even be acknowledged by yourself.

I am pie · 31-10-2013 03:08PM

we had to sing, "halloween is coming and the goose is getting fat, have you please got a penny for the old man's hat, if you haven't got a penny then a ha'penny will do.."

Cue sweets handed over.

No sweets = smokebomb under car and doorbell rang later on that night.

kfallon · 31-10-2013 03:13PM

I am pie wrote: »

No sweets = smokebomb under car and doorbell rang later on that night.

Christ all ye were missing is ringing in a codeword :pac:

missierex · 31-10-2013 03:22PM

Myself and my two siblings were never allowed to go trick-or-treating. The parents believed it was akin to begging, so, they'd buy us some sweets and we'd bob for apples and such. We didn't mind, we still got to stuff our faces!

delw · 31-10-2013 03:31PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

We don't have any kids, well no human ones anyway:), but we'll get tons of kids calling to the house tonight, many with parents waiting outside the gate for them. To be honest I prefer to see adults accompanying the very young kids. Hell, most of us went trick or treating when we were kids, don't feel awkward about taking your kids out trick or treating, it just makes you a responsible parent.

Very true & also creating nice memories as well

Hilly Bill · 31-10-2013 06:18PM

travis1976 wrote: »

Too true. We do up the house flashing lights, scary noises, spider webs, costumes characters etc. and last year one of the parents came up the door saying "of all the estates we went to, this was the best house". Of all the estates....Jesus they mustn't have to feed the kids for a week...

Thats a disgrace,its like if they are trying to out do their friends etc. It should be just the few roads near you. Ive had kids just knocking and standing there with the bags not saying anything expecting me to put something in but i just take something out and say "Thanks".

smileyj1987 · 31-10-2013 06:20PM

Free food is always great !!!

D1stant · 31-10-2013 06:21PM

Since when did the term 'trick or treat' come into Ireland?
And what was it called before hen?

anncoates · 31-10-2013 06:24PM

The kids are young and love it. I suppose I can live with feeling a bit silly.

MadsL · 31-10-2013 06:24PM

Trick you say?

http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Paul-Brook-Mind-Reader-Best-Halloween-Prank-Idea.jpg

Me, I'm old school, I stick with hiding razorblades in mine. Pesky kids, get off my lawn!

Whisko · 31-10-2013 06:26PM

My door bells broke in my flat.

All the sweets are for me!

I am pie · 31-10-2013 06:30PM

kfallon wrote: »

Christ all ye were missing is ringing in a codeword :pac:

Stingeys are legitimate targets on Halloween night.

Codeword grinch.

lukesmom · 31-10-2013 06:32PM

I love Halloween though, prefer it to Christmas (yeah I know, weirdo). Have made prepacked bags full of treats for the prospective trick or treaters. Hope they like them

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