all hallows eve

[deird1]

Had my first ever trick-or-treaters last night.

The tiny patriotic Mez in my head wanted to lecture them about imported American holidays. But the tiny internet-reading Mez has heard too many stories about people being rude to trick-or-treating kids. So I gave them TimTams, told them to share, and silently berated myself for not having a year-round supply of small lollies just in case kids come to my door and ask for some.

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[botias.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a huge helicopter parent/urban legend scare aspect, of course. But I got the idea that the impetus behind the alternative events was safety concerns with some basis in reality. I think it's because I vaguely remember getting public service messages as a kid about adding reflective material to dark costumes, not wearing costumes that blocked our own vision, carrying a flashlight, OR doing something else on Halloween.