Comments on: Halloween Ethics http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:19:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: mari http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-54378 mari Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:03:51 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/#comment-54378 Give me a break...we are talking kids here! But I have said to kids that don't have a costume... OMG you scared me, now take off mask...lol I have given kids, a can of veggies, as a joke...just to see what they do...but they usually crack me up, I can't keep a straight face... I have then given them two hand fulls, just to let them know that I was joking.... Parents usually laugh harder than me. I mean although I hate Halloween, I go along with it, and give out a big hand full, and they move on... The kids in the neighboor hood who know my kids, have little bags made up for the ones we know... all others get 3 pieces. Give me a break...we are talking kids here!
But I have said to kids that don't have a costume...
OMG you scared me, now take off mask...lol
I have given kids, a can of veggies, as a joke...just to see what they do...but they usually crack me up, I can't keep a straight face...
I have then given them two hand fulls, just to let them know that I was joking....
Parents usually laugh harder than me.
I mean although I hate Halloween, I go along with it, and give out a big hand full, and they move on...
The kids in the neighboor hood who know my kids, have little bags made up for the ones we know...
all others get 3 pieces.

]]> By: LooLoo http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-44079 LooLoo Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:26:27 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/#comment-44079 Have 2 bowls ready - one with cheapie candy like gum, peppermints, hard candy, tootsie rolls, and a bowl with better stuff like chocolate. Keep both bowls out of direct view of door. If older kids show up sans costume because they're either lazy or free-school-lunch poor, then give them from the cheap bowl. If they want the good candy, they have to make the effort like the little kids & their parents do. Luckily my 'hood doesn't border on ESOL, ghetto or free-lunch areas, so kids without costumes is not such an issue. The problem is our hood is too mamy houses have their house & porch lights fully on, but when you knock & knock, nobody comes. If they ain't participating, then they need to turn OFF most of their lights so we won't bother them. Have 2 bowls ready - one with cheapie candy like gum, peppermints, hard candy, tootsie rolls, and a bowl with better stuff like chocolate. Keep both bowls out of direct view of door. If older kids show up sans costume because they're either lazy or free-school-lunch poor, then give them from the cheap bowl. If they want the good candy, they have to make the effort like the little kids & their parents do.

Luckily my 'hood doesn't border on ESOL, ghetto or free-lunch areas, so kids without costumes is not such an issue. The problem is our hood is too mamy houses have their house & porch lights fully on, but when you knock & knock, nobody comes. If they ain't participating, then they need to turn OFF most of their lights so we won't bother them.

]]> By: Don http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-44051 Don Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:53:22 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/10/31/halloween-ethics/#comment-44051 I gave out play-do that cost $0.10 per tub and pretzels that cost $0.10 per bag. If I can't afford to hand out $2 in things to kids without costumes then the next time I pay $2 for coffee, someone should smack it out of my hands. My life is endlessly abundant. I give out treats to everyone who comes by. Anyone who doesn't must live a life of scarcity and that makes me sad. I gave out play-do that cost $0.10 per tub and pretzels that cost $0.10 per bag. If I can't afford to hand out $2 in things to kids without costumes then the next time I pay $2 for coffee, someone should smack it out of my hands. My life is endlessly abundant. I give out treats to everyone who comes by. Anyone who doesn't must live a life of scarcity and that makes me sad.

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