Comments on: Halloween: Traditional observation or safe and bright?

By: Rufus

Rufus — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:36:14 +0000

How disturbing. “Official trick or treat hours.” What a bunch of dorks. The Little Fireflies trick or treat until the last porchlight is off. I won’t let them in until they’ve filled their sacks.

Will the next generation of children have any independence or freedom at all?

If you know anyone over the age of 60 ask them what Halloween was like when they were a kid. It used to be even bigger then! Have you ever seen the Halloween scene in “Meet me in St. Louis?” Little kids playing unsupervised around a bon-fire and stealing any wood or furniture they can find to fuel the fire! In the 20′s, 30′s and 40′s the streets were filled with burning piles of leaves AND the kids wandered around, unsupervised, trick or treating way into the night. My father says he used to go into stranger’s homes for home-made cider and popcorn balls. People would turn rooms of their homes into “haunted houses” and children thought nothing of doing an unsupervised tour.

Arrested development! It’s the goal of modern parents to keep their kids dependent until into their 30′s!

By: Mighty Skip

Mighty Skip — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:08:56 +0000

Dusk till dark. That is the only trick or treat time. Its easier to hide the mistakes in my zombie makeup at night.

By: M23

M23 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:26:35 +0000

Someday when I’m a dad, my kids will go out after dark.

Assuming trick-or-treating and candy aren’t outlawed by then.

By: CFKane

CFKane — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:08:57 +0000

What can I say, Kath, it’s a nanny state over there in the east county.

By: Kath

Kath — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:20:28 +0000

Never heard of going NOT on the day. What the heck??

My neighborhood starts about 6:00 and goes to maybe 8:00. There’s a lot of elem. school age ones. And usually (see, I’ll say that and tonight it won’t happen) they’re good about if your porch light isn’t on, they won’t knock.

And for the most part, when you open the door, mom and/or dad are at the end of the driveway, so you fuss over the kids, wave at the parents (most of them I know) and you’re done.

Since it’s a Fri. night, there may be less kids, bec. there are a lot of parties.