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Do you give out candy to kids without a costume on Halloween night? (pawb.social)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Cornflake@pawb.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For the first time in my adult life I'm not at college on Halloween (just graduated) and I'm passing out the candy for my household. I always knew going without a costume on Halloween was lame but now that I'm seeing it from the eyes of an adult passing out candy, I can see it is actually REALLY lame. Do y'all pass out candy to kids not wearing a costume on Halloween?

Edit: The comments here are pretty unanimously on the side of passing out candy no matter what, and I don't disagree. Trick or treat is a very big thing in my neighborhood, so it has surprised me to see as many kids without costumes as I have. Still, I try to not make assumptions, I'll just be a chill adult and do the job of passing out the candy either way. I appreciate yall's input!

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[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Currently with friends and their kids for Halloween and one parent in the group won't allow their kids to dress up for religious reasons. Some of the other kids in our group kept asking the older one what she's dressed up as (in her normal clothes) and she finally just yelled out "our savior!" (obviously reacting from a tough spot as the kids who stand out from the rest based on their parents' decisions). Apart from that it could be for financial reasons.

In any case I don't see why people get so stingey with Halloween candy if a kid isn't dressed up enough. You're giving it out anyway. Razzing seems fine though and this isn't intended to criticize you but more just tangential soap boxing.