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

submitted 10 months ago by JSens1998@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's an arbitrary cultural custom, with even more arbitrary expectations for who's included. I find it weird when a grown-up comes to your door and it straight up makes certain people angry, but there's no logical reason why it's bad.

[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Cause they got jobs and buy their own goddamn candy

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago

And that's the problem. People have started focusing on the candy as the point. It's the dressing up and having fun that's supposed to be the point.

[–] berkeleyblue@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

By that logic, the kids’ parents have jobs so they can buy their own kids their own goddamn candy.

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

We do. But on Halloween, we trade showing off our children in cute costumes for candy. And I mean... I also buy candy for the other kids.

It's a holiday.

Teenagers in costumes are less cute.

I'll pass out candy to anyone who comes to the door, and I like offering to parents as well, but I judge parents that have a big bucket for themselves the same way I judge people that empty bowls at unattended houses. Just because it's technically allowed doesn't make it approved.