Halloween and Kids these days
 

So I'm upstairs and a few kids walk up to my house and bang on the door. A few seconds later I hear the doorbell ring. It's not a hard to find doorbell.

So I open the door and see three girls, two princesses and a cat. I bring out the candy dish. They quietly take some and start to walk down the front porch. I say "Aren't you supposed to say something?" they all say "Thank you!"

*sigh*.

While I was writing the above post, the next group of kids comes up to the door and look at me expectantly. I try again "Aren't you supposed to say something?" These kids are a little smarter, despite the fact that I have a Jedi, Darth Vader, another princess and a hockey player. *sigh*. And then I see the kid standing behind them in a ghoul costume... who then comes up, and tries to grab a whole fistful of candy. Good thing his dad was right behind him or he probably would have made off with the whole bowl before I could stop him.

At least I should be glad they aren't egging my house.

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Next time just put an empty bowl by the door with a sign that says "Please take one"

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Next time just put an empty bowl by the door with a sign that says "Please take one"

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Brilliant.

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Next time just put an empty bowl by the door with a sign that says "Please take one"

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Brilliant.

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Until that one kid comes along and takes the whole thing [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

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hence the 'empty' part.

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hence the 'empty' part.

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I think he meant "the whole bowl and sign".

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hence the 'empty' part.

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/smack

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I had fun. I dressed in a full-length black military poncho with hood, and a sort of black face mask so I appeared headless. I'm 6"3'.

On the doorbell, my kids opened the door and I staggered out towards them, groaning. I held out a pot candy in one hand. Some ran, some stood their ground.

Most satisfyingly, one said, as he walked away 'you're really sick, mate!'

My kids loved this!


PS. only did this on the teen ones - for little kids, I took it off, don't want to traumatise any of em


I had fun [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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hence the 'empty' part.

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I think he meant "the whole bowl and sign".

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Why would a kid want an empty bowl [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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hence the 'empty' part.

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I think he meant "the whole bowl and sign".

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Why would a kid want an empty bowl [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Better than getting an egged house I would assume. Whatever makes the kid happy