Trick-or-treating was a big deal when I was a kid, but I hate the idea of taking my own kids. Maybe this sounds strange to most people. Did I have fun? Sure, I did, but it’s a different world now. There’s a lot more to worry about than there used to be.
Growing up in the ’90s, trick-or-treating was completely different
Before you worry, my kids are still interested in the fun and celebration of the holiday
We watch fun Halloween movies and find plenty of activities to do. My kids are small yet and not taking them trick-or-treating is also in part to protect them. They don’t deal well with strangers and would be so shy going around to strangers’ houses. They wouldn’t even enjoy it. I know that the whole thing would be a massive ordeal and a terrible failure.
Just because I have positive memories of something as a kid doesn’t mean it’s right for my kids and the times they’re living in. I love Halloween, and there are plenty of other things that we can do that are more fun and make more sense than collecting candy from strangers — and at the end of the night, as long as my kids had fun, isn’t that all that matters?
