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MonsterByDay t1_iuhphu6 wrote

Reply to comment by sheeponabowl in Taking my (23f) SO Trick or Treating. Would anyone care? by MysticalTeamMember

I never said there are "rules" per say, but there's definitely a social convention that it's for kids. The "last year of trick-or-treating" is even a pretty common trope in coming of age halloween stories.

If you - as an adult - want to walk around and beg your neighbors for candy, go nuts. Most of them will probably give you some candy. A lot of them would probably try to find you something even if it wasn't halloween. People are nice like that.

Just don't pretend it's normal, socially acceptable behavior.

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sheeponabowl t1_iuhq5rr wrote

You’re the minority in this post. Nobody cares but you and a couple others. You seem to be the problem here. You also have a very weird definition of “beg.” You need to mind your own fuckin business if you’re gonna say people are “begging for candy.” Get your head out of your ass.

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MonsterByDay t1_iui56l9 wrote

Well, that's reddit for ya..

Anecdotally, most of the other adults I know who spend their money to decorate their houses and buy candy for the neighborhood kids, get mildly annoyed by other adults adults horning in on the festivities and begging for candy.

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Lieutenant_Joe t1_iuhymdc wrote

“It’s not normal, socially acceptable behavior”

Wonder what else you say that about?

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MonsterByDay t1_iui4n07 wrote

1: Adults waiting in line to sit in Santa's lap at the mall

2: Adults participating in easter egg hunts

3: Adults loitering around playgrounds without kids

Pretty much any situation where adults are participating in activities designed for children. Don't try to turn it into something it's not.

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Lieutenant_Joe t1_iui4zpk wrote

The first and third are uncomfortable for children/others, but an Easter egg hunt is usually a private event, so DOUBLE fuck you for judging people for how they have fun—often as a family—in their in their own time.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_iui9s2x wrote

Adults at playgrounds without kids?

Lmao, fuck your feelings, if I want to swing on the swingset at 24 then I can and I will. Lots of teens and adults who don't have kids do it.

So judgmental.

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MonsterByDay t1_iuit5z1 wrote

I didn’t say they don’t. Lots of people also pick their noses/asses in public. People doing something isn’t a great test of whether it’s something that is likely to bother people.

I didn’t say that it’s illegal or even morally “wrong”. It’s just not normal - and liable to make people take critical notice.

You do you though. I’ve gotta finish getting my house ready for tonight. Still need to patch one of the inflatables, and buy another box of candy bars - I forgot to get a dairy free option.

Maybe I’ll even get some hard candies for any adults that show up..

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DidDunMegasploded t1_iujccwm wrote

Adults are fine with mini Snickers and Kit-Kats, thank you. We all have an inner child who loves Halloween and loves candy but you seem to be an exception. Do I pity you...

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