Random scenes from handing out treats last night
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One family wore a Spaceballs group costume. Mom was Dot, Dad was Barf, little daughter was Yogurt, and another random adult was a white uniformed ball-headed A$$hole.
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Most kids said thank you. Most of their parents weren't paying attention and asked, "Did you say thank you?" right after their kid had just said it.
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A half dozen adults accompanied a tiny toddler.
"That's a lot of chaperones for one small person," I said.
"Can you tell she's the first grandchild?" one grandparent asked.
"Either that, or she's very dangerous."
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One little boy protested as his mother put his little sister in the wagon next to him.
Said Mom, "She's not going to steal your candy."
But, as soon as the sister was in, her hand went right into the boy's bucket.
The boy squawked. The mom scolded him and took his bucket away "to protect his candy."
As they walked away, he was crying, Mom was pissed, and the sister couldn't have cared two sh!ts about anything.
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Three teens were dressed as Gru and a couple of Minions.
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One kid with a pillowcase for a candy receptacle, after being told he could take two pieces of candy, picked out five.
"Don't be greedy, buddy," said Dad.
Replied the snarky voice in my head, "Then don't set expectations by giving your kid such a gigantic bag for candy, dude."
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It was nice to see groups of tweens roaming together, squealing, and having loud fun.
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One tween girl with her parents asked if she could go join her friends who were in a pack on the sidewalk just up the block, but Dad said no. She tried phrasing the request several different ways, but the answer didn't change. "I know you're bummed, but we talked about it. Next year," Dad said.
They did let her run over to the group of friends to say hello, and she came running right back.
Some families communicate very well.
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Inflatable costumes are fun! We saw an alien carrying a kid, a big blue egg-shaped character that I'm not familiar with, and a cowboy riding a raptor.
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Three young brothers came dressed as Superman, the Flash, and Batman. Superman was the oldest, and he tmade sure each of his brothers got a candy and said thank you. Sometimes heroes DO wear capes.
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Younger Son came over with a package of special Pokemon Halloween cards to hand out. Those were very popular and went fast.
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We have friends who gave kids the choice of Candy or Potato. They were delighted that 8 of their 32 visitors picked a potato.
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I didn't recognize anyone who came by our house. They all, obviously, live within walking distance of our home, but nope, no idea who anyone was.
Apparently, we don't socialize much 🫤
