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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think rude is the word. But it is definitely self-centered. Parents count on each other to make Halloween fun for the kids. A lot of parents don't take kids to houses of people they don't know so if other parents don't stay home, Halloween doesn't work.[/quote]

What is self-centered is expecting that every house will have someone home to cater to your child's candy needs.  So, how do you explain why you won't go knock on the door of an elderly lady versus another family's door?  You expect that every house regardless of who lives there will be open to trick or treating?  Your child can learn that people have other commitments and not to expect that every house is going to be available for them to get candy from.  My husband and I rarely get to do things together with my son in the evenings because of our busy schedules.  [b]So, I'm supposed to explain to my son that we both won't go out trick or treating with him because one of us needs to stay home to give a snicker's bar to your kid?  Come on...[/b][/quote]

Um, not that unreasonable. Plenty of us parents of 3-year old split the duties. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that *most* of us actually do, at least in neighborhoods where we know one another and don't want to be the assholes.[/quote]

How many days a week do you get to have dinner together as a family?  Spend time together in the evenings as a family?  My husband doesn't walk in the door from work until 8pm.  So, zero days a week for us.  Special "kid" occasions like Halloween are the rare evening times that my son looks forward to us both being there with him.  We plan it and it is important family time for us.  We split a lot of duties.  I'm not splitting up our family time for the sake of your snowflake.  [/quote]

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