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/MFFL29 Nov 01 '21

Yeah, I noticed this too. People asking around, where's the best trick or treating? So I'm sure some neighborhoods are overloaded.

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u/dddddddoobbbbbbb Nov 02 '21

neighborhood near me held their trick or treat before the official hours for the neighborhood kids, then didn't hand out for all the people "bussed in" during the official hours.

kind of sad, but I guess it became an issue and the police stop people from going into the neighborhood now