10/31/2025
For those passing out candy this year.....when a teenager comes to your door ....please give them the candy .... with out saying "aren't you too old to be doing this?". ....because they could be out doing things much worse like ....Drinking & driving, vandalizing, drugs, etc ... I would rather they be knocking on my door asking for candy & having safe/ legal fun ..... then seeing them doing the dangerous things they could be doing!.....let them be kids as long as they can be. Kids grow up way too fast. Let them spend one evening channeling their inner childhood. š
Also, please don't refuse a child candy because they aren't dressed up. Some children are autistic or have sensory issues that makes dressing up and being around a large number of people highly uncomfortable if not unbearable.
One last thing, size doesn't always determine mental age or special needs. You may see a teenager, but they may still relate as a younger child.