Trunk or Treat
I have never been a big trick or treater. Blame the Latin in me, but I find it highly strange to go door to door essentially BEGGING for candy... from strangers no less. I have never actually been trick or treating in my life. True. I have attended many a Halloween party, carnival, or other events that involve haunted houses and throwing pumpkin shaped bean bags at targets. I even highly approve of dressing up. Trick or treating; however, is another story.
On the 24th I will be attending my first Trunk or Treat. I guess the philosophy is that you park in a parking lot and everyone just rushes by really quickly and you give the kids candy... okay. This seems even MORE wrong than trick or treating. So help me, if you are going to be begging for tootsie rolls that I bought with my hard earned money, you are going to have to freeze going door to door all evening and WORK for it. I highly suspect that on the 24th I will give the trunk or treaters enough candy to sicken them and then on the 31rst they will ALSO appear at my door expecting MORE treats. This is getting ridiculous and I ask, where will it end? Next year will I be required to go door to door and give the children candy in the comfort of their own homes?
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In Trunk-or-Treat's defense, it's fast and fun for the kids. I like that it's fast and fun and OVER and I don't feel compelled to teach my kids how to beg door-to-door.
P.S. In answer to your "How many steps are there?" question: This was Dave's FINAL U.S. Licensing exam. Now he just has to pass state boards and, luckily, those don't come for a few more years! YEAH!
First, we almost always hide on Halloween. We turn the lights out, or leave the house, or don't answer the door.
Second, the one time we decided not to hide, we bought a lot of Halloween candy, and not enough children came. We still have that Halloween candy, and I'm planning on giving it out this year.
Third, that one time we decided not to hide was four years ago.
Fourth, dressing up in costumes is in our Latina blood. Viva carnaval! I try to overlook the fact that the word carnaval employs the same root word that carnivore and carnal employ.