OK, which of you wrote this Dear Prudence question about Trick or Treat?

[Anonymous]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2014/10/dear_prudence_on_halloween_poor_kids_come_to_trick_or_treat_in_my_neighborhood.html

"Dear Prudence,
I live in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country, but on one of the more “modest” streets—mostly doctors and lawyers and family business owners. (A few blocks away are billionaires, families with famous last names, media moguls, etc.) I have noticed that on Halloween, what seems like 75 percent of the trick-or-treaters are clearly not from this neighborhood. Kids arrive in overflowing cars from less fortunate areas. I feel this is inappropriate. Halloween isn’t a social service or a charity in which I have to buy candy for less fortunate children. Obviously this makes me feel like a terrible person, because what’s the big deal about making less fortunate kids happy on a holiday? But it just bugs me, because we already pay more than enough taxes toward actual social services. Should Halloween be a neighborhood activity, or is it legitimately a free-for-all in which people hunt down the best candy grounds for their kids?"

Shades of the Halloween Etiquette threads!

[Anonymous]

God that person is terrible.

[Anonymous]

That HAS to be made up. No one is trucking up to AU park or wherever from the 'hood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2014/10/dear_prudence_on_halloween_poor_kids_come_to_trick_or_treat_in_my_neighborhood.html

"Dear Prudence,
I live in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country, but on one of the more “modest” streets—mostly doctors and lawyers and family business owners. (A few blocks away are billionaires, families with famous last names, media moguls, etc.) I have noticed that on Halloween, what seems like 75 percent of the trick-or-treaters are clearly not from this neighborhood. Kids arrive in overflowing cars from less fortunate areas. I feel this is inappropriate. Halloween isn’t a social service or a charity in which I have to buy candy for less fortunate children. Obviously this makes me feel like a terrible person, because what’s the big deal about making less fortunate kids happy on a holiday? But it just bugs me, because we already pay more than enough taxes toward actual social services. Should Halloween be a neighborhood activity, or is it legitimately a free-for-all in which people hunt down the best candy grounds for their kids?"

Shades of the Halloween Etiquette threads!

funny...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That HAS to be made up. No one is trucking up to AU park or wherever from the 'hood.

How do you know? And who cares if they do? It's a free country.

[Anonymous]

Makes me want to go up to Avenel to investigate. The only kind of neighborhood hopping I've thought about is going to a sidewalk hood with smaller lots so my little kid with motor issues can handle the walking. Never gave any thought to the candy but older kids who barely dress up clearly have.

[Anonymous]

We go to a different neighborhood because we only have a few houses in our neighborhood. We usually go with friends in our friend's neighborhood. I leave out a bucket of candy every Halloween and return to find it untouched. We obviously do not have a trick or treating neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That HAS to be made up. No one is trucking up to AU park or wherever from the 'hood.

How do you know? And who cares if they do? It's a free country.

My point is only that this person is trolling on many levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We go to a different neighborhood because we only have a few houses in our neighborhood. We usually go with friends in our friend's neighborhood. I leave out a bucket of candy every Halloween and return to find it untouched. We obviously do not have a trick or treating neighborhood.

Or they have been rightly taught NOT to take candy from an unstaffed bucket.

[Anonymous]

This is bullshit parody. If you can't see that, then you are not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[Anonymous]

I think it's really rude to take your kids to a different neighborhood than your own. I spend a lot on candy. It's not cheap. I've already bought 4 bags this year.

Also, as someone who didn't grow up in a kid neighborhood, I hated it. It sucks not having lots of kids around you. Totally different childhood than my friends and DH had. Kid friendly was very high on the list when we were house shopping.

[Anonymous]

Everyone knows you go to the townhome communities -- more bang for your walking buck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Makes me want to go up to Avenel to investigate. The only kind of neighborhood hopping I've thought about is going to a sidewalk hood with smaller lots so my little kid with motor issues can handle the walking. Never gave any thought to the candy but older kids who barely dress up clearly have.

Makes me want to go to Chevy Chase.

[Anonymous]

One of my favorite things about our neighborhood is that children come from all over to trick-or-treat. PP who thinks it's "rude," you're ice cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's really rude to take your kids to a different neighborhood than your own. I spend a lot on candy. It's not cheap. I've already bought 4 bags this year.

Also, as someone who didn't grow up in a kid neighborhood, I hated it. It sucks not having lots of kids around you. Totally different childhood than my friends and DH had. Kid friendly was very high on the list when we were house shopping.

And you have started giving it out already, or do you count what you eat before Halloween actually arrives as part of the cost of Halloween?