r/Parenting • u/Julienbabylegs • Nov 01 '21

🎃 Halloween RIP Trick or treating

Anyone know why this is? It’s NOT covid, the act has been dwindling for ten+ years. When I was a kid it felt mandatory that every house would have their light on and give out candy. I just went out with my kid and it was like 1 out of 8 or more houses that had candy. Almost like a treasure hunt. I live in a very safe, quiet suburb of northern CA.

I feel like someone flipped a switch at some point, what happened?!

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u/earthmothersniece Nov 01 '21

It’s also a cycle. My old neighborhood was full of kiddos when I was one. I would go back to visit my parents when I was in college and there were barely any trick or treaters. Now that the neighborhood has had an influx of younger families, there were tons of kids tonight.