Soldato
OcUK agonising over the concept of being an active participant in the enrichment of a child's happiness, a stranger's child at that.
I wonder how this will pan out?
I wonder how this will pan out?
Knock Knock - Trick or Treat! What do you do?
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Ignore them and crush their perception of socialism. A valuable life lesson.
So if you don't want to celebrate some ridiculous American tradition, you are a 'Miserable sod'?
I did it for the first time last year when I was still living at my mum's. I was shocked at how polite the kids were when it came to taking sweets. I had bought a few different selection bags where it was individual sweets like a lollipop or a gummy eyeball.
They were only taking one thing and when I'd say "it's ok just take a handful" they looked at me like
They said thanks, as did the parents. I also heard them coming up to the door and saying "there's a pumpkin in the window, that means we can knock right?!" Once I took the pumpkin away no one knocked on the door.
I'm pretty sure the police suggest putting up a sign to say no trick or treaters please and it seems to have worked in the last few years.
Now I've moved I've been undecided whether to do it. That said I have a big block of council type flats near me so I'm thinking i probably will to save any potential eggs on my door
They were only taking one thing and when I'd say "it's ok just take a handful" they looked at me like
They said thanks, as did the parents. I also heard them coming up to the door and saying "there's a pumpkin in the window, that means we can knock right?!" Once I took the pumpkin away no one knocked on the door.
I'm pretty sure the police suggest putting up a sign to say no trick or treaters please and it seems to have worked in the last few years.
Now I've moved I've been undecided whether to do it. That said I have a big block of council type flats near me so I'm thinking i probably will to save any potential eggs on my door
Soldato
That said I have a big block of council type flats near me so I'm thinking i probably will to save any potential eggs on my door
Eggs on your door? That's tame. In some areas around here they have been known to slash all four tyres and graffiti the car with spray paint. Regardless of whether or not it's your car that's parked outside.
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We tend to leave lights off and hide too, neither of us like children.
I do however enjoy this video, the kid gets super excited.
I do however enjoy this video, the kid gets super excited.
Soldato
This. Front of house; all lights off and I hide in the back in the games room.
Soldato
Nice humblebrag.
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Nice humblebrag.
Mate, it's a 2 bedroom, rented, end-terrace house.
It's nothing to brag about.
Soldato
I'm hard of hearing. I take my hearing aids out when I get home as I usually do. I only put them back in if my phone rings.
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Answer the door holding onto these two, does the trick nicely (also works well with Jehovah’s witnesses)
)Answer the door holding onto these two, does the trick nicely (also works well with Jehovah’s witnesses
They look like a bunch of softies to me!
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Even though I live on a street near the infant school in my village, nobody has knocked on my door for the past couple of Halloweens as I can't be bothered with putting up decorations... people in our village respect that if a house doesn't have decorations for Halloween, you don't bother the people inside.
Always have a few sweets at the ready just in case someone does knock but they end up being snacks for the following week.
@Scania Those dogs just looks like warm cuddly pillows to me, wouldn't put me off at all.
Always have a few sweets at the ready just in case someone does knock but they end up being snacks for the following week.
@Scania Those dogs just looks like warm cuddly pillows to me, wouldn't put me off at all.
We didn't have any last year which was surprising in a new build estate but more people moved in so not sure this year, not a lot of kids about though. I actually hate Halloween so just lights off and hide in the bedroom, potentially go and see a film so we aren't in anyway.
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The big one is, the other deceptively not.They look like a bunch of softies to me!
