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In some towns, trick or treating is against the law once you are in high school. But if you ask CafeMoms, you are never too old to dress up and knock on doors. Most towns still allow trick or treaters of any age. And one mom was wondering about this for her high school freshman. The 14 year old daughter is planning to dress up for Halloween with her friends, but her mom thinks that's ridiculous.
Another mom says that her friend doesn't like it when groups of teens knock on her door late at night because she doesn't know what their intentions are. A neighbor told a CafeMom that she tells high-schoolers outright they are too old to be trick or treating. Ouch, harsh.
The naysayers were a little outnumbered. Lots of moms say their teens still knock on doors asking for candy -- they think it's great (as long as the kids are respectful and stay out of trouble). It keeps them young, so why not?
Some thoughts from other CafeMoms:
- I figure if people don't want to give my son candy they can tell him no, and USUALLY he and his buddies only go to friends and family's houses anyway to show off their costumes.
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Mine stick to just our neighborhood. They always dress up as really cool ghouls. They always make sure they're not over-running any little ones. And, they try hard not to spook the little ones either. If there's a group of little ones, they'll hold back until the group has moved on. I have to say, that really makes me proud of the guys!
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I love to see the older kids dress up just as much as the younger ones. It's about having fun and being able to dress up. How many other times during the year can you dress up as ANYTHING and have fun with it?
Lots of moms (and dads) dress up, too. My husband is a teacher and always goes to school the day of (or day before) Halloween dressed as something wacky. Last year he wore a long white wig, white face paint and black eyeliner and went to work as some type of goth vamp (is there any other kind?). One of his favorite all-time costumes was a flower (don't even ask me.)
Me? Since I can't even be bothered to put on makeup in the morning before leaving the house, take a guess!
Does your teen still go trick or treating? Do you set any ground rules for asking for candy and knocking on doors?
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Comments (9)
I think as long as they stay out of trouble, they should be able to trick or treat as long as they want to! In my hometown, adults trick or treat all the time. It is true that some teens tend to be more interested in causing trouble but then it is up to the parent to decide, does my child really want to go out and get candy or are they up to something?
Your never to old to dress up, never! However I think when you are an older teen (like 17-18) your a little old to be going trick or treating. My mom got 'the harsh' response when she was 16 an after that she really had to agree. A lot of teen's this age have jobs...they are old enough and capable enough to go and buy their own candy.
Think about it, the economy is really hard this year and people aren't buying as much candy- Lets save it for the kids who still believe in the magic and havent expirienced it 16 times or more...
I don't get it. People cry all the time that kids are growing up too fast and then when older kids want to hang onto their childhoods a little longer they are told to grow up. How unfair is that?
As long as the kids are in costume (and not just a mask and street clothes) and aren't causing trouble they get candy from us.
I don't like when groups of teens knock on our door on Halloween usually either. I mean if it was a gaggle of 13-14 year old girls who were dressed up, that's fine. But last year we got several groups of of boys who looked 16-18 and were dressed up SO lame. Like they threw on a wacky hat and that was it; pretty obvious that they just wanted free candy.
I trick or treated until I was 14 or 15, it was so fun. No one ever cared or told us we were too old.. I would not personally turn away a kid that was trick or treating at my house, unless they were being a jerk or a trouble maker.
hmm... 13/14 yes... 16/17/18 no. Last year some kids tried to trick or treat with NO costumes at all. I laughed and said no.. and they laughed and walked away. No big deal... but really, how disrespectful! We live pretty close to the high school that was having a dance.. so I assumed they came from there. I think its fun for them to dress up still and have parties or dances.. but trick or treating at that age? Yeah probably not.
I should specify I think its disrespectful because there are a TON of kids around here and we go through at least 8-12 bags of candy on Halloween, at 2.50 a pop. So we're spending at least $20.00 on candy (and still have to go get more sometimes!) and I'd prefer it to go to little ones who are excited and new to the idea than teenagers just looking for some candy. Buy your own bag teenybopper!
Its free candy, who doesn't want some? If how old the kids are on halloween is something you have time to put thought into I want your life, because in my world this nonsense doesn't even make my radar. Let them have some candy and quit being prudes for five minutes.