Dear Teenagers,
I put together a short list of advice for you on this Halloween. Please abide.
1. If you are over the age of 13, please do not ring my doorbell with your pillowcase for candy and NO costume. For pete’s sake, at least put a little effort into it.
2. If someone leaves a bowl full of candy out and a note to please take one, please don’t take the entire bowl and RIP UP THE SIGN (true story.) It’s called manners. A handful? Sure. But the entire freakin’ bowl. Come on.
3. If someone’s front lights are turned off, please don’t ring the doorbell. They likely have young kids going to bed OR they are trying to tell you something (ie. they are out of candy or they are DONE with Halloween.)
4. Do NOT under any circumstance ring a doorbell after 9 pm. It’s rude and extremely obvious that whoever is on the other side is way too old to be trick or treating.
Thanks for your time and attention.
Anyone have anything to add? As you can see, this gets me a tad peeved.
Yes, please be aware that there are younger kids out tonight & to not push past them, run into them or be rude to them. We understand this is a fun night for everyone so please be respectful of the youngins out tonight as well.
YES! How did I forget that one?
Yes! PLEASE walk up my sidewalk, not on my grass. I normally wouldn’t care…..sounds like a crotchety old man, right?!? But EVERY year we re-seed in the fall and EVERY year the trick-or-treaters trample the new baby grass, and we have a mud pit AGAIN!
Say “thank you.” Actually, that goes for all ages of trick or treaters.
YES!!! I can’t believe how many kids don’t say thank you. MANNERS people.
Ring the doorbell ONE time. Any more than that makes me want to kick you off my porch and throw candy AT you or not answer at all.
Don’t touch my cars in my driveway, walk through my grass when we have created a path for you, and for the LOVE OF GOD… if you come to my house twice in one night you are asking for it.
My favorite is when a fifteen year old boy shows up in a track suit. “What are you supposed to be?” “A rapper.” Whatever dude… no effort, no candy.
The candy dish and not taking a handful? The part where it makes no sense to leave it out on the porch in the first place. Parents should split up and take turns trick-or-treating so everyone who stops by their home has the same chance to ring the doorbell and say trick-or-treat as their kids do. Maybe the next post is a letter to parents on Halloween =) As a Mom of polite teenagers, I am always happy to see our neighborhood kids out and home safe having fun.