After a slow start, it was a very busy trick-or-treat evening. I had to break out the emergency stash before the night was over. I was glad to see more true costumes and fewer lads clad in hunting gear and cammo face paint. There were a lot of Disney Princess costumes, and several higher end suits that could not have been purchased at Wal*Mart.
Didn’t have too many older teens, but did have a few that seemed a bit too tall to be begging for candy. Oh, then there are the babies. I did make a point to say “This candy is obviously going to be eaten by mommy and daddy.” But I said it with a smile to the NINE MONTH OLD. And then there was the 2-yr old.
I had one lady with her 2-yr old that set me on fire, figuratively. First she said “I don’t think he’ll come up the stairs,” referring to the five steps up to my porch. Now, this little fella wasn’t handicapped, he was 2. So I looked at the little guy, held out a Reese’s Cup and said “Come get your Halloween candy.” He was a little skiddish. But then the mom went on to say “Oh, he’s 2, he can’t have peanuts. You know the doctors don’t want them to have peanuts yets.” “Ok,” I thought. “Well, I have Reese’s Pieces, Reese’s Cups …” “No. He can’t have peanut butter either.” So I dug around and found some Hershey’s Kisses.
Now, trick-or-treating is a simple process. You beg for candy and someone gives you candy. You don’t make demands of the treating party. If you don’t want to go up 5 steps, don’t go in the yard. If you don’t want the candy trade it off to someone. I am not an entitlement program. I don’t HAVE to give you or your brat anything. But I do. Instead of being gracious that I would waste +$20 on candy and just give it out to strangers she expected me to cater to her child.
Now I set my sights on Christmas. I’m not forgetting Thanksgiving, but it is always more subdued. Mostly just one large dinner. I want some new Christmas decorations for my yard. I have a favorite 2-yr old who will really enjoy decorations this year.
5 Comments
October 30, 2009 at 8:28 pm
yep, ya gotta love the ones who are picky. We didn’t have any of those last night, thank goodness. It was kind of a slow night in our little town.
November 7, 2009 at 12:27 pm
What, you didn’t post your candy menu at the bottom of the steps.
November 8, 2009 at 12:38 pm
No. I also failed to post a warning for those with nut allergies. The PC Police will be breaking my door down soon I fear.
November 12, 2009 at 2:49 am
Sounds like a case of “get the hell off my lawn”. LOL!
November 12, 2009 at 8:03 am
You know — That ran through my mind a BUNCH that evening. LOL Not that I was going to say it, but that I seemed to be heading in the directions of becoming someone who WOULD say it. Then I’d have flashbacks to the few memories I have of my maternal grandfather. He was THAT man. LOL