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The texting wouldn't have bothered me. Growing up, we always knew which houses were the best and which to avoid (just word-of-mouth back then).
What surprised me last night was how surprised other people were that my daughter did say thank you without prompting from me. It's sad when people get surprised that someone was polite (instead of the other way around).
I don't mean to be snide, but how do you know other people were surprised you daughter said "thank you"? Did they tell you that? We had kids say thank you all night, some prompted and some not. I never said anything other than "you're welcome".
The past few years we've just left a big bowl of candy on the front steps, it's easier that way because our dogs go crazy every time the doorbell rings. We know all the kids and families in our neighborhood, a lot of people do the same thing. I could hear one boy rummaging through the candy, and running back to his mother, and she scolded him to return some of the candy to the bowl. We always get younger kids with their parents, the older ones like to go to neighborhoods with homes closer together. They know they get more candy with the least amount of walking that way.
I admit my reaction to the texting had to do with several things. First I had my yard aerated and reseeded and forgot to put up yellow tape to keep the kids off the lawn. The kids always cross the driveways to get to the next house even tho we have sidewalks. I wasn't surprised that the kids walked on the lawn but the adults did surprise. On any other night would an adult walk in the middle of your yard? OK so I'm sensitive about my yard and planting beds.
I get the lawn thing. I made it a point to walk the kids up and down the driveways between the houses instead of cutting across the lawns (we always tell them not to walk on other peoples lawns), it's just common courtesy. I didn't see any kids cut up our lawn, but I did see quite a few cutting across lawns to get from house to house while we were out.
Kids have done this since the beginning of halloween. My friends and I sure talked about who was handing out the best stuff and who was handing out apples or bible pamphlets we just didn't have cell phones back then (the 80's).
That didn't happen here. Of course, this is a VERY poor area, so no one really gives out great candy. Most of the kids seemed to be extremely happy just to be getting lots of candy. Also, I saw very, very few store bought costumes. I could see it happening in a more well off area, though, and it would bother me. When we were kids, we didn't tell people the best houses. We just went to every house in our neighborhood once.
I think the texting is hilarious, just a sign of the times. We live in a small neighborhood, and got about 30 kids. I always buy full sized bars because we live at the top of a hill, and I figure the kids deserve a reward for the hike. This year I sat on the street though, because the doorbell drives my dogs into a frenzy. It was all over in an hour.
Kids have done this since the beginning of halloween. My friends and I sure talked about who was handing out the best stuff and who was handing out apples or bible pamphlets we just didn't have cell phones back then (the 80's).
That didn't happen here. Of course, this is a VERY poor area, so no one really gives out great candy. Most of the kids seemed to be extremely happy just to be getting lots of candy. Also, I saw very, very few store bought costumes.
I know your town. I lived a couple of towns over for a while. I gave out Jr. Snickers bars and you would think I was handing out twenty dollar bills. The parents would come right up to the door with the kids and if I complimented them on their costumes (yes, homemade) the parents would beam with pride. Halloween was a big deal. I LOVED Halloween there.
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