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earthside

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15. In a Denver suburb ...

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 10:12 PM

Oct 2013

We've had maybe 20-25 kids.

Weather is very, very nice.

I don't know what is up this year; maybe because it is a school night?

I've been thinking all day though about how Halloween has changed. It used to be a holiday for KIDS.
Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, maybe even into the 1980s, it was still a rather rare thing to see adults dressed-up for Halloween -- the focus was on what the kids were doing at school and in the evening.

But these days Halloween has pretty much been appropriated by adults.

I wonder if the main highlight of Halloween even twenty years ago -- that is 'Trick or Treat' -- is now something that today's overprotective parents shun and that going to costume contest parties for their kids and themselves is what it is mostly all about now.

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Um.... The Sun's Gone Down.. Got Lots Of Candy... Not One Kid.. Not One Family... [View all] WillyT Oct 2013 OP

Wind @ 30 mph Go Vols Oct 2013 #1

There's a huge Halloween parade going on down the block from apartment JaneyVee Oct 2013 #2

Seven bags of assorted candy all gone Omaha Steve Oct 2013 #3

wiped out kydo Oct 2013 #4

Ha! Priceless :). nt arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #9

Hilarious!!! calimary Nov 2013 #71

We had trick or treat here last night madaboutharry Oct 2013 #5

We got slammed. Daemonaquila Oct 2013 #6

This is the disadvantage of moving the "fall back" a week question everything Nov 2013 #61

just one family so far Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2013 #7

rainy and cold questionseverything Oct 2013 #8

We really don't get the door to door anymore in my town, unless Halloween is on a weekend. xmas74 Oct 2013 #10

Same here. My son and his wife said frogmarch Oct 2013 #11

Chilly, foggy night; about 20 kids. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #12

Are you in LA abelenkpe Oct 2013 #13

Sacramento... WillyT Oct 2013 #17

same here warrior1 Nov 2013 #100

The Thng Is... We Are In A Really Nice Neighborhood... WillyT Oct 2013 #14

Probably all those pics of ted cruz you put up n2doc Nov 2013 #86

In a Denver suburb ... earthside Oct 2013 #15

Littleton, not one knock. TransitJohn Oct 2013 #24

Yep. Churches and schools will do Trick-or-Treat events in their buildings... backscatter712 Oct 2013 #51

Was very windy and cool in the South Metro area. JimDandy Nov 2013 #80

7:10 in Los Angeles doxyluv13 Oct 2013 #16

My house isn't out on a street. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #18

Well, here's my theory... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #19

I heard those sorts of stories about poisoning/razor blades back in the '60s Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #65

I remember as a kid, 1st seeing the news stories about USAF Brat Nov 2013 #77

And those stories were actually made up Scootaloo Nov 2013 #102

Kids seldom come down our street dem in texas Oct 2013 #20

Zip, Nada, Zilch Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #21

Weather here JesterCS Oct 2013 #22

Southeast? Aerows Oct 2013 #30

Depends on where you are. Around here, the churches are all having halloween parties. haele Oct 2013 #23

Not even one family. 840high Oct 2013 #25

I made little bags with candy and toys Aerows Oct 2013 #26

Warm night here in Houston. Dozens and dozens of kids tonight. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #27

You missed the deluge Aerows Oct 2013 #32

Our rain in SW Ala. has just started....but ZERO kids again this year. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #57

We had that all morning until about two-ish. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #63

Only four houses with lights on my street this year - I got a total of 23 kids Tx4obama Oct 2013 #28

Only two kids, no costumes. :( woo me with science Oct 2013 #29

Big surge, candy went fast between 6 and 7:40 I was out... Historic NY Oct 2013 #31

Why is the race of the kids at the door even notable? LeftyMom Oct 2013 #34

Because they came with their parents....... Historic NY Nov 2013 #97

Lots of Latinos? Seriously?... TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #56

Nothing goin on here either (Pismo Beach CA) tularetom Oct 2013 #33

None here, but I think there's a party most of them are at. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #35

Each year, fewer kids come. Isoldeblue Oct 2013 #36

So far, I've only had the doorbell ring once AndyA Oct 2013 #37

hhhmmm I figured most of the Trick or Treaters had already been thru Rene Oct 2013 #38

YoungerGreenSon braved the wind and rain and cleaned up because GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #39

Nobody here or on my street (it was last Friday). WinkyDink Oct 2013 #40

We had a real good night tonight: boguspotus Oct 2013 #41

Got slammed for us ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2013 #42

Absolutely none here in my neighborhood. RebelOne Oct 2013 #43

Maybe 25 kids. We take the left overs to the Food Bank. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #44

these days Kids go to Parties and other events more than the Door to Door thing JI7 Oct 2013 #45

0 monsters here handmade34 Oct 2013 #46

SF Bay Area: We went through 8 bags of candy in two hours Retrograde Oct 2013 #47

Our neighborhood is Halloween Central. Codeine Oct 2013 #48

Got around 20 or so. laundry_queen Oct 2013 #49

only 4 knocks here so far and 3-5 kids in each group that knocked. Lots more to give in the SFV TeamPooka Oct 2013 #50

A few Children. I passed out Milky ways and Kit Kat and Skittles. BlueJazz Oct 2013 #52

kids coming riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #53

We live rural and haven't had any kids ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #54

Feast or famine ChazII Oct 2013 #55

Only one knock on the door as of 9 p.m. subterranean Nov 2013 #58

took till about 7pm MFM008 Nov 2013 #59

No trick or treaters here either. dmr Nov 2013 #60

50+ kids, not even exaggerating. joshcryer Nov 2013 #62

Warm here in NW Florida...and the Trick or Treaters were out in full force! Grammy23 Nov 2013 #64

Oh I am so jealous! mrsadm Nov 2013 #83

I've lived in my house for over thirty years and have never had one panader0 Nov 2013 #66

Got back from trick or treating an hour ago. RandySF Nov 2013 #67

In our little corner of Mass, we've been seeing... MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #68

We have several community activities for kids Mz Pip Nov 2013 #69

Some traffic in our neighborhood but not a lot. calimary Nov 2013 #70

North Tacoma, Washington 70 trick or treaters between ages between 5 months and 20 years + gopiscrap Nov 2013 #72

No kids proReality Nov 2013 #73

Nuthin' ourfuneral Nov 2013 #74

We had that happen several years ago. Lugnut Nov 2013 #75

weird thing.... stevil Nov 2013 #76

I bet that made your puppy's night! ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #89

Lots of kids here sakabatou Nov 2013 #78

don't live in the suburbs anymore but even when we did I noticed not as many kids trick or treat as liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #79

Richmond VA -- got about 20 kids, which is low compared to last year, when Nay Nov 2013 #81

We had our usual hordes. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #82

I work 4-8pm at the information desk SheilaT Nov 2013 #84

Had about 250 children visit. NutmegYankee Nov 2013 #85

Hammered FreeJoe Nov 2013 #87

My daughter, who lives in the other half of our duplex, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #88

We had no one but Skidmore Nov 2013 #90

I had a bunch of kids last night, not as much as years before.. Javaman Nov 2013 #91

I think things were active in town. LWolf Nov 2013 #92

Epilogue: Not One Doorbell Ring... Or Ditch... Not One Piece Of Candy Given Away... WillyT Nov 2013 #93

We had a few gollygee Nov 2013 #94

hundreds out in our neighborhood JanMichael Nov 2013 #95

We had over 200 kids visit our house in a 50's style MineralMan Nov 2013 #96

Relatively quiet in our neighborhood, which is unusual bhikkhu Nov 2013 #98

I gave out all my candy - first time ever. Avalux Nov 2013 #99

Fewer out this year Warpy Nov 2013 #101

Damned Obamacare! Orsino Nov 2013 #103

Last night was the first Halloween in 10 years deutsey Nov 2013 #104

300 plus kids....I gave out all my candy, mini pumpkins, etc. The kids who come to our neighborhood msanthrope Nov 2013 #105