Sometime when I was 13 or 14, I stopped. For one year. (I thought I had outgrown it, and was too old for “kid stuff”.) The next year my friends and I ended up putting on our costumes and trick or treating “ironically”. If anyone judged us, that was their problem. They missed out on free candy and a license to be stupid. We had a great time!
this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2023
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Shouldn't be one. I don't give a shit if you're 65 years old, if you knock you can have some candy. It's a holiday, for fun, I don't need to turn it into another fucking ethics test. I just want to have fun and I want others to have fun.
You are asking this on Lemmy? Many of us go to conventions just hoping to see a glimpse of a 23yr old in a costume.
Hmm I guess in my mind it's when you have a job that pays you well enough to have fun money and buy your own candy.
So age isn't even a factor.
If you're looking out for your kid/brother for safety, no limits. Otherwise, 16.
Oh of course! 16 OK, got you.
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What I find weird is you saying that you “let her do her”.
It almost sounds like you think you have a say in what she does at all.
I think they just meant it in terms of the slang phrase, "You do you." As in, "do your own thing, " or "go on with your bad self, " not actually giving permission.
No age limit! I will give ANYONE candy, I don't even care if you're wearing a costume- but I really need you to say trick or treat. Opening my door and everyone just standing there silently is painful.
I'm fairly old and don't have kids and have never lived anywhere (as an adult) that had trick or treating. Based on my childhood memories of participating, I think having more older kids and young adults as, essentially, guardians, would be great. The parent to kids ratio was not great 30+ years ago. Just don't send out 23 year old creepers.
Anyone of any age can dress up and not have it be weird... but trick-'r-treating? Anything over 12 is just fucking weird to me. I'm instantly sus of any adult doing it (unless they have a kid with them).
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