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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We get little toddlers around 5-6, the swarm starts around 6 and peters out after 8. I don't think anyone needs "official" time limits.[/quote]

Officially really helps set expectations on both ends. In the same way that I’m probably not ready to see your 3yr old at 5pm you’d likely be annoyed if my teen rang your doorbell at 9:30.

Official is different from community-based norms. [/quote]

This is so stupid. Go by the porch light rule. If my light is off and your teen rings the doorbell, they will not get candy, even if I have some left over. Community based norms is how the world runs.[/quote]

So, in sum, our community based norm that the town suggests hours and that’s how we prefer it is stupid because your community based norm is better. Thanks. That clears it up.[/quote]

The porch light rule has always been in effect. You never ring the bell of a dark house.[/quote]

But if people start at 5 PM it’s not even dark enough out for porch lights so will that clearly signal please do not come to my house this freaking early? Even when my kids were toddlers we never went out that early (this is in reference to PPs mentioning little kids going out at 5). We’d go out around 6 PM, hit up 5-7 houses, and head home. Also infants do not need to ToT.

6-8/9 is fine and works with the porch light rule because it should be dark enough by then.[/quote]

Just don’t answer the door. It’s not like they’ll kick it in.

We get small kids starting at 5. If we’re too busy, we just don’t answer the door. I get why young families go out early, and plenty of people are ready for them. We went out early ourselves when our kids were younger. We usually had people very excited that we were the first trick or treaters.[/quote]

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