Parents drinking beer while taking kids trick-or-treating?

[Anonymous]

Last night, in my neighborhood there were a number of parents walking around the streets drinking from plastic party cups full of beer while taking their kids trick-or-treating. I'm usually no party-pooper, but it seemed kind of inappropriate to me. (Maybe because Halloween is such a kid-centric holiday, it seemed incongruous to be smelling adult beer-breath.) What do y'all think about it?

[Anonymous]

Lighten up.

[Anonymous]

In an upscale neighborhood in Alexandria, parents were passing out candy to the kids and beer and wine to the adults. As long as no one everyone is drinking responsibly, I don't think it is problematic.

[Anonymous]

In our neighborhood in Arlington, there were parents carrying cups and bottles of beer, and even one group with a big cooler. I thought it was funny and made sort of a party atmosphere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our neighborhood in Arlington, there were parents carrying cups and bottles of beer, and even one group with a big cooler. I thought it was funny and made sort of a party atmosphere.

We often have a block party first then head out with a glass in hand. It wasn't a drunken bash just a fun night for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lighten up.

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[Anonymous]

I saw people walking around with big cups of beer/wine last night and was jealous. Def going on the planning list for next year. Just adds to a nice evening. Halloween is the one holiday that is all about walking, so why not?

[Anonymous]

TROLL

[Anonymous]

Halloween is a huge party, and hardly kid centered. If it's all done responsibility I see no issue with this. We didn't see anyone in our neighborhood drinking, but good friends of ours always have a few while trick or treating (a few meaning 2-3 beers in the 2 hours, hardly enough to get you drunk while munching on candy as well).

[Anonymous]

I saw that too in neighborhood. My daughter is only 2 and my son is just a baby but when they get a bit older I am definitely grabbing a drink for the walk.

[Anonymous]

I was one of those parents with a plastic cup of beer (well, actually hard cider). I drank two all night, from 5pm to 9pm. My husband and the other two parents were were with to take our kids around were also having a beer or two. No one was drunk. Everyone was just having a nice time.

[Anonymous]

You are a party pooper.

[Anonymous]

I had my tumbler of wine with me.

[Anonymous]

Were you trick-or-treating in Arlington? Must have been our rowdy crew that you saw drinking beer and wine. It's a tradition in our neighborhood and we were all drinking responsibly. I am paying for it today, though, as I just climbed back into bed with a massive hangover.

[Anonymous]

We pull a wagon with our cooler in it.