Do you think that its rude for neither parent to stay home to hand out candy?

[Anonymous]

No it isn't rude. Leave out candy or leave it with a neighbour. Your child is young, you won't be out that long.

[Anonymous]

Leaving a bowl is stupid. The first jerk will take all of it and there will be nothing else for the other visitors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leaving a bowl is stupid. The first jerk will take all of it and there will be nothing else for the other visitors.

I totally agree.
Never seen anyone leave a bowl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No it isn't rude. Leave out candy or leave it with a neighbour. Your child is young, you won't be out that long.

Neighbours don't want to be bothered.

[Anonymous]

OP here - would your response change to know that our end of the street usually gets very few trick-or-treaters? The last time we both stayed home all night our doorbell rang less than 5 times all night. Maybe this year will be a few more, but i dont think by much.

[Anonymous]

Totally. Rude. The world does not revolve around yoU and your kid. What if every other parent made the same decision so that there was no one home, any where, to hand out candy to your precious little angel? There will be other halloweens. If yoU are so concerned, switch off and on with your dh next year. Or have your dh do one block with DC, come home and switch places with you. This is not rocket science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Leaving a bowl is stupid. The first jerk will take all of it and there will be nothing else for the other visitors.

I totally agree.
Never seen anyone leave a bowl.

I've left a bowl out and returned an hour or 90 minutes later wi some left in the bowl. Maybe because I leave a note saying to leave some for their fellow trick-or-treaters so everyone can get some?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - would your response change to know that our end of the street usually gets very few trick-or-treaters? The last time we both stayed home all night our doorbell rang less than 5 times all night. Maybe this year will be a few more, but i dont think by much.

No it wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally. Rude. The world does not revolve around yoU and your kid. What if every other parent made the same decision so that there was no one home, any where, to hand out candy to your precious little angel? There will be other halloweens. If yoU are so concerned, switch off and on with your dh next year. Or have your dh do one block with DC, come home and switch places with you. This is not rocket science.

BINGO, exactly.
I think those who aren't home are asses.

[Anonymous]

Please OP - go with your child, go all together! Why miss it? They are only young once.
Either turn lights off or leave bowl and note.
The rest of the neighborhood WILL SURVIVE it. I assure you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally. Rude. The world does not revolve around yoU and your kid. What if every other parent made the same decision so that there was no one home, any where, to hand out candy to your precious little angel? There will be other halloweens. If yoU are so concerned, switch off and on with your dh next year. Or have your dh do one block with DC, come home and switch places with you. This is not rocket science.

Your mind is made up, why ask for validation?
Could it be that you know it's extremely rude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please OP - go with your child, go all together! Why miss it? They are only young once.
Either turn lights off or leave bowl and note.
The rest of the neighborhood WILL SURVIVE it. I assure you.

What is everyone else does that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally. Rude. The world does not revolve around yoU and your kid. What if every other parent made the same decision so that there was no one home, any where, to hand out candy to your precious little angel? There will be other halloweens. If yoU are so concerned, switch off and on with your dh next year. Or have your dh do one block with DC, come home and switch places with you. This is not rocket science.

some of you PPs are bat-sh*t crazy. The ages when parents accompany their children trick-or-treating don't last forever, eventually today's parents with toddlers will be tomorrow's parents with teens and they will be home "paying it forward" and handing out candy to tomorrow's toddlers. Enjoy Halloween out your little ones as a whole family, if that's what you wish to do! Leave a bowl or shut off your lights -- you have plenty of years ahead of you to hand out candy.

[Anonymous]

I meant what IF

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally. Rude. The world does not revolve around yoU and your kid. What if every other parent made the same decision so that there was no one home, any where, to hand out candy to your precious little angel? There will be other halloweens. If yoU are so concerned, switch off and on with your dh next year. Or have your dh do one block with DC, come home and switch places with you. This is not rocket science.

some of you PPs are bat-sh*t crazy. The ages when parents accompany their children trick-or-treating don't last forever, eventually today's parents with toddlers will be tomorrow's parents with teens and they will be home "paying it forward" and handing out candy to tomorrow's toddlers. Enjoy Halloween out your little ones as a whole family, if that's what you wish to do! Leave a bowl or shut off your lights -- you have plenty of years ahead of you to hand out candy.

Why can't they parents take turns with the kids?