My family never celebrated Halloween
31 October 2010Mainly because I grew up in a crazy place where the people got worked up about “Satan’s holiday” and all that lovely jazz. And my family sorta went along with it because, well, rent was cheap. Because nobody else wanted to live there.
Anyway, I never got to do the trick-or-treat thing, or dress up, or whatever. yeah yeah, wah wah. My point being this: I don’t really care about the holiday either way. If I have a really good costume idea, then sure, I’ll go for it. But other than that, meh. I don’t see the point of getting all worked up about it.
All that to say, I turn into a total Mother Goose* when it comes to passing out candy. I will flip my shit if we don’t have a good mix of the Proper kinds of candy: the Good Stuff like Hersheys, Reeses, Kit Kats, etc., and also other sugary goodness for the freaks people who don’t like chocolate. And I ooh and aah over every costume and make the kids show off for me and it’s just so much fun. I tend to get more excited when the doorbell rings than the kids on the other side waiting for free candy.
I told you that I live my life backwards. I’m a complete grandma right now, but watch me go trick-or-treating when I’m 80.
And believe me, I’ll trick if you don’t have the right treats.
*(….I don’t even know what that means.)
I am not really into Halloween myself. I will dress up if I’m invited to a party but I don’t trick or treat or … even open the door to the kiddies who want lollies/candy. I never have any at home!
Being Australian, it’s only taken off here in the last few years so a lot of the kids (and their parents) really need to learn a lot of etiquette with trick or treating so it can be painful for people like me who choose not to give candy out and don’t have kids of my own.
I love that you get a thrill out of giving the lollies out – you must be a generous soul :)