tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post4626860357193556092..comments2024-02-24T18:21:32.681-07:00Comments on It Just Gets Stranger: Candy From StrangersELIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231200183264672395noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-21069430006171913202017-10-17T14:24:57.386-06:002017-10-17T14:24:57.386-06:00People are just so touchy about it when you offer ...People are just so touchy about it when you offer their kids candy and puppies. I mean, it's like, "Lighten up, people! Eli is PROBABLY NOT going to harm your children!" Just like they PROBABLY WON'T burn the house down if you give them matches. <br />Karen Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850074575613273163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-82964994354623494272017-10-12T12:39:13.189-06:002017-10-12T12:39:13.189-06:00My last name is Small. My son was called Smalls f...My last name is Small. My son was called Smalls for years. Then Smallypants. I think he coined that one. He is 30 and is still called Smallypants.<br /><br />On the Halloween front, all the Elementary Schools hosts *carnvals* so we don't really get any kids. We also turn of the lights to the house because we have a VERY barky dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-26157186769537005342017-10-12T12:17:54.560-06:002017-10-12T12:17:54.560-06:00I live in St. Louis, too. Or more accurately way w...I live in St. Louis, too. Or more accurately way west in O'Fallon. I have a four year old so we are generally out and back before the rest of the children start. And then I have to stand by the door for two-ish hours waiting for the doorbell because sitting down only to get up five seconds later is tedious. But this is boring so I when I see an older child approaching the door (think 12 or older, you would be surprised how many teenagers trick or treat my neighborhood) I wait until they are JUST about to knock or ring the doorbell and then I swing the door open and yell "BOO!" I'm not scarily dressed or anything...but it does startle them and then they usually laugh for about 30 seconds after they recover. They also never warn the other children approaching the house, so I imagine they think it's a good "trick".cbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529977425977763623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-13905959263634585182017-10-12T10:52:33.705-06:002017-10-12T10:52:33.705-06:00two words: ELECTRIC FENCE!two words: ELECTRIC FENCE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-11795877781545696392017-10-12T08:42:36.659-06:002017-10-12T08:42:36.659-06:00We recently got a white 15 passenger van for our l...We recently got a white 15 passenger van for our large family. My husband was a real downer and wouldn't let me put WNTCaNDY? As my vanity plate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-89311537125805760322017-10-11T16:04:05.576-06:002017-10-11T16:04:05.576-06:00In St. Louis, the adults who aren't accompanyi...In St. Louis, the adults who aren't accompanying their own trick or treaters set up in the front yard with a fire pit and camp chairs around it to hand out candy. And the kids have to tell a joke to get candy. I had never heard of such a tradition until I moved here, but now I go every year to my friends' house because their neighborhood is full of kids trick or treating and we sit in front of the house, around the fire, with our glasses of wine and make kids tell us jokes to get candy. It's awesome.Jen Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811442124515857903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-49805306908637283232017-10-11T15:48:57.020-06:002017-10-11T15:48:57.020-06:00Haaa. I have kids and I still cannot tell ages mos...Haaa. I have kids and I still cannot tell ages most of the time. I love it when trick or treaters come, but we rarely get any :(heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-67967299760156293872017-10-11T14:45:08.503-06:002017-10-11T14:45:08.503-06:00Oh honey...Oh honey...The Suzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678750823895007527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-8616629358306591552017-10-11T14:19:25.441-06:002017-10-11T14:19:25.441-06:00Wow! That’s an expensive amount of candy!!
Our la...Wow! That’s an expensive amount of candy!!<br /><br />Our last house was I a neighborhood like that. I would actually give my kids’ candy away, because by Halloween, they’d already trick-or-treated at church and my husband’s work, so I would pass that candy out. I also usually buy individual-sized snack bags of chips and crackers to pass out, too.Mimi Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-32014616214283859322017-10-11T10:27:47.195-06:002017-10-11T10:27:47.195-06:00When we moved into our first safe neighborhood (i....When we moved into our first safe neighborhood (i.e., one that hookers didn't fight over johns in the middle of the street at 3 am) I was so excited about handing out Halloween candy and I was duly rewarded with a plethora is tiny beings in cute costumes begging at my door. My next neighborhood was small (one street with 19 houses) and there were trick or treaters but not many. By then the thrill had worn off so it was okay. <br /><br />The neighborhood we will in now is insane on Halloween. People drop their kids off by bus-loads just to trick or treat in my neighborhood. Last year I went through 12 bags of candy. TWELVE! BIG BAGS! SAM'S CLUB SIZE BAGS! And there was probably a good half hour of trick or treaters left!Nicole Kragthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931514387895205881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-52144505367520330742017-10-11T08:31:54.682-06:002017-10-11T08:31:54.682-06:00They sound 10-12. Mischief making age. If they TP ...They sound 10-12. Mischief making age. If they TP your yard/trees, you can easily remove it. While keeping a hose close by, set a match/flame to the TP. They burn right up crazy fast. Usually nothing else burns, but have the house ready just in case. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-70870436679474953512017-10-11T08:29:55.831-06:002017-10-11T08:29:55.831-06:00You'd love my street. We don't get a crazy...You'd love my street. We don't get a crazy amount - maybe 30, but it's busy and everyone participates and decorates. Its fun! <br /><br />My dog is generally a little butthead so we have to lock her in her kennel on Halloween. She's good with SMALL kids but hates my 6 year old, which seems a bit backwards. <br /><br />I wouldn't worry too much. If the parents come knocking at your door, blame the one who asked for your address...or lie "KIDS THESE DAYS! WELL, I NEVER!!!!!"mommasgonnaloseithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387389875487430553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-73703752914247801292017-10-11T08:26:40.215-06:002017-10-11T08:26:40.215-06:00My dog is suuuuper patient with my own child, but ...My dog is suuuuper patient with my own child, but not very fond of strange kids. She’s a herding breed and their unpredictable movements bug her. If they run past her too fast she’ll jump and nip like she’s trying to herd them. So we have to make sure kids don’t run up to her, even though my own toddler might be petting her. I think she’s just given up caring what he does. Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-79449954396481749622017-10-11T08:16:33.273-06:002017-10-11T08:16:33.273-06:00None of them particularly love children. When Mr. ...None of them particularly love children. When Mr. Pants was younger he would growl at my nieces and nephews, but now he's pretty apathetic (about everything that isn't peanut butter). Duncan is a little skittish with all strangers but he did let the kids yesterday pet him, which surprised me. It Just Gets Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343152279468062540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-73008589805919579742017-10-11T07:25:49.586-06:002017-10-11T07:25:49.586-06:00HAHAHAHAHA I don't know who should be the most...HAHAHAHAHA I don't know who should be the most scared in this situation: the boys since they pretty much welcomed the stereotypical stranger danger scene, their mothers for not having been with their sons during this conversation, or Eli for the giving his address to four potential trouble making kids.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185624941000881805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-42310615401742350422017-10-11T02:00:24.267-06:002017-10-11T02:00:24.267-06:00Ages can be really hard to determine.
I love your...Ages can be really hard to determine.<br /><br />I love your hypothetical situation.<br /><br />I always dreamed of living on a street like in the Sandlot. Do you remember that movie? How for the Fourth of July, all the neighbors shut their street down, brought tables out in the street, and had a huge pot luck to watch the city fireworks? That would be livin' the dream. Thanks a lot '90s movies for setting me up for disappointment in life!<br /><br />My kids always want to pet all the dogs we see in public. They've learned to always ask first though. There are a surprising number of dogs who are afraid of children. Even children who walk slowly toward them with their hand outstretched to be smelt before gently petting. And this isn't a critique of dogs—I just previously before being a parent hadn't realized how many dogs found kids scary. Maybe it's just lack of exposure when a puppy? <br /><br />Are any of the dogs in your squad afraid of children?mimihalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596098434801690649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-23242828293857145672017-10-10T23:37:18.018-06:002017-10-10T23:37:18.018-06:0015 years of living in LA and not a single trick or...15 years of living in LA and not a single trick or treaters. Moved to Seattle and we live on Halloween street. We get 1,000 trick or treaters every year and it's exhausting. I want to move back to LA. Or to a gated community with no children. I'll drive my kids to a nice neighborhood and drop them off. This year please some to my house and pass out candy...we don't shut the door for three hours!Stopher and Nicollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009010787632689099noreply@blogger.com