This Halloween feels very quiet right?
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Anonymous
| We had fewer decorations this year and shorter ToT route. Just feeling really burned out by life. |
Anonymous
| A total bust! 4 groups, a total of maybe 12 kids. I have 5.5 bags of candy. Tough days ahead for my willpower. |
Anonymous
WTH?? My mosque canceled its “family fun night” planned for tonight well bc it’s a mosque, there’s presumably some Palestinian attendees, so it prob seemed wrong to leadership to be having a party. But how much does Gaza/Israel matter to Mike and Lisa Jones living in Bethesda - why on earth would they keep their kids home?? |
Anonymous
| It wasn't that cold. There've been plenty of Halloweens in recent years that were colder. I'm puzzled by these comments. |
Anonymous
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Like a pp, I’ve had groups of polite tweens and teens who complimented me on my decorations and costume. Nice manners!
I wanted to be kind to kids, create some decorations they might enjoy, and have fun. We probably had 30-50 TOTers. Our college kid seemed sad and came home for a short visit, and I was glad to be here. |
Anonymous
| We had our usual 100+ kids come through! |
Anonymous
The last two years were warmer, close to 60°. |
Anonymous
+1 I’m in city of Alexandria and also curious why. Have no idea what pp is talking about. |
Anonymous
Rats? |
Anonymous
I’m in Rosemont and it was less than half of what I normally get for ToTers. I’ve been talking to my friends and neighbors within a few blocks and we all had the same complaint. Last year it rained and I still had way more. I usually run out of candy, especially since so many people drive here from other neighborhoods. This time was dead. So depressing. I have no idea why. I’ve lived here 20 yrs and it’s usually so much fun. |
Anonymous
| We actually had more kids last year when it rained. Not sure why. |
Anonymous
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I think overall there are fewer trick or treaters everywhere compared to years ago. Felt the same way when we lived in NJ and now in N Va despite both neighborhoods having lots of kids.
May be that we celebrate everything for a longer time now so by the time the actual day rolls around, it’s less of a big deal. Previously I feel like you have one class party/elementary school parade and then trick or treating. Now we’ve had truck or treats since last week, various friends Halloween parties last weekend, dressed up for a soccer party last weekend, elementary school class party, school parade. IDK with all that putting on the costume again for the 5th time was just less of a big deal. And then when it isn’t a big deal to the kids, the parents who’ve been shuttling around to events for a week+ are happy to go to 5-10 neighbor houses and be done. Same way that I feel like Christmas decor etc is less of a big deal bc we see it from Oct until Dec so of course some ppl are ready to pack it all up Dec 26. |
Anonymous
I think this is part of it. There are so many other events, by the time the actual event comes around, the kids are burned out. We had a fair number, but it was less than usual. |
Anonymous
| It has been subdued. I blame that on it being a Tuesday. We’re in Loudoun and the kids have school tomorrow. |
Anonymous
| Crawling with kids in Takoma Park. We were visited by the most trick or treaters since before COVID times. Neighbor ran out of candy. |