To think shots for parents while kids trick or treat is bad?

alco · 2024-10-27T21:55:28+00:00

I'll start by pointing out I am a recovering alcoholic and I really do no think I am only of those preachy people that now look down on anyone for drinking. In a group (mainly US based) about sobriety I am in one lady was saying in her area people now hand out alcoholic shots to the parents when the kids trick or treat. Some people are defending it saying just because she has a problem with alcohol doesn't mean that every one does. I completely agree. But I really do not think there is a need to hand out shots while the kids are out trick or treating. ' Some even said on local mum groups people are sharing maps of which houses will be participating. AIBU or is this normal?

helppleasesendcoffee · 29/10/2024 17:04

Yeah… that doesn’t seem very wise on a number of levels.

HalloweenHaribo · 29/10/2024 17:02

At the Christmas event I'd imagine that they are going to be staying in the house with you and sitting there chatting while having their wine. Not taking a shot and moving on - which is what it sounded like the Halloween one was.

Staying in what house?

I'm talking about Christmas events. Nearly all of them...carol singing, Winter Wonderland, Community nativities, all sorts of events where it's common to see mulled wine served.

isthismylifenow · 29/10/2024 13:45

alco · 29/10/2024 09:08

At the Christmas event I'd imagine that they are going to be staying in the house with you and sitting there chatting while having their wine. Not taking a shot and moving on - which is what it sounded like the Halloween one was.

@Firealarm1414 I often see women on that group talk about mini bottles. How they used to buy them and keep them in their bag, are they very common in the US? I have only ever seen them on planes/ similar here never in Tesco in a multipack

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We get the minis, but we don't use those for Halloween tbh.

I never ever thought that one of my neighbours would be trying to spike me or some such. And I have made it through and survived plenty of years of Halloween do's and then the street get to together.

There may of been a headache the next day for those who went to every house, but nothing more than that has ever been brought to my attention.

But its summer here and we have a very outdoor culture when this type of sharing is quite normal.

Soubriquet · 29/10/2024 13:36

I’ve seen this. When it says shots it doesn’t mean a shot glass with liquids. It means those tiny little bottles you can get like when you’re flying. Sealed bottles

Firealarm1414 · 29/10/2024 13:33

alco · 29/10/2024 09:08

At the Christmas event I'd imagine that they are going to be staying in the house with you and sitting there chatting while having their wine. Not taking a shot and moving on - which is what it sounded like the Halloween one was.

@Firealarm1414 I often see women on that group talk about mini bottles. How they used to buy them and keep them in their bag, are they very common in the US? I have only ever seen them on planes/ similar here never in Tesco in a multipack

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Yes, the liquor store would have bins full of different small bottles of spirits. Even at the gas stations where I am they have them and every other type of alcohol. My state is fairly lax re alcohol though with 24/7 drinking laws.

Delatron · 29/10/2024 09:39

alco · 29/10/2024 09:28

@Delatron Yes I have seen the mini wine bottles, I've even bought them when I still tried to convince myself I could moderate my drinking, just never mini gin or vodka etc

Ah they do cans of gin and tonic and vodka. You can get pre made cocktails and even frozen shots. Think they are all in cans though rather than bottles.

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alco · 29/10/2024 09:28

@Delatron Yes I have seen the mini wine bottles, I've even bought them when I still tried to convince myself I could moderate my drinking, just never mini gin or vodka etc

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Delatron · 29/10/2024 09:22

You can buy a mini bottle of wine in any supermarket here. They wouldn’t be sold in a multipack as that defeats the object.

I would buy them - not to carry around in my bag but because sometimes I fancy a glass of wine at home but won’t finish the bottle within the 3 days. So ended up throwing loads of wine away.

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alco · 29/10/2024 09:08

HalloweenHaribo · 28/10/2024 10:19

I wouldn't have an issue with mulled wine at a Christmas event.

What's the difference?

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At the Christmas event I'd imagine that they are going to be staying in the house with you and sitting there chatting while having their wine. Not taking a shot and moving on - which is what it sounded like the Halloween one was.

@Firealarm1414 I often see women on that group talk about mini bottles. How they used to buy them and keep them in their bag, are they very common in the US? I have only ever seen them on planes/ similar here never in Tesco in a multipack

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GargoylesofBeelzebub · 28/10/2024 18:12

It happens where I live. It's generally people you know from school that offer you booze to help you get through the guising. They wouldn't offer it to just random people. .

Supermand · 28/10/2024 17:56

Never heard of this. My first thought was that Halloween is already a really bad evening for children being hit by cars (loads of kids roaming the streets after dark and dressed in black= more accidents) and that last thing I’d want to add to that mix is alcohol.

abracadabra1980 · 28/10/2024 17:51

We only ever trick or treated where we knew the neighbours or at friends houses. Quite often a stop for half an hour and a glass of Prosecco was offered. I would not take this kind of thing from a stranger though.

saltinesandcoffeecups · 28/10/2024 17:22

Firealarm1414 · 28/10/2024 17:16

They are normally mini bottles that are sealed, not just a mystery liquid poured into a shot glass 😄 premixed single cocktail shots and single serve bottles of vodka/whisky etc are far more common here than in the UK/ireland. They just buy them in bulk and offer them to parents.

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lol ours are mostly mystery liquid, but again we all know each other so it’s not like a guy handing out shots from his white van in a dark alley.

To think shots for parents while kids trick or treat is bad?

Marblesbackagain · 28/10/2024 17:16

I completely abhour the drinking around young children. If children are young enough for trick or treating parental supervision they need a person without alcohol onboard.

Firealarm1414 · 28/10/2024 17:16

Happyhelping · 28/10/2024 14:41

I’m not sure i’d trust a shot from a random person.

They are normally mini bottles that are sealed, not just a mystery liquid poured into a shot glass 😄 premixed single cocktail shots and single serve bottles of vodka/whisky etc are far more common here than in the UK/ireland. They just buy them in bulk and offer them to parents.

CoffeeCantata · 28/10/2024 17:13

And you I am afraid, sound like a snob.

I will fess up to that, isthismylifenow!

doopsy · 28/10/2024 15:48

Sounds great, pity my kids are adults.

Compash · 28/10/2024 15:42

DiscoBeat · 28/10/2024 00:21

I went to one recently in Italy with shots of Limoncello.

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They've got to get rid of it somehow... 🤢😁

Compash · 28/10/2024 15:40

Probably not great if you have a problem with alcohol and are trying to stay clean... there you are, innocently taking your kids T or T'ing, and it's a bit of an ambush on your sobriety... especially as some people can be a bit insistent about it... 'Come ooon, it's just a little shot, don't be boring...'.

Perhaps they could dress as a devil and offer it to you over your left shoulder... and someone dressed as an angel could lean over your right shoulder and try to dissuade you... 😈😇

coxesorangepippin · 28/10/2024 15:21

I'm in Canada and never seen this

I'll look out for it on Thursday

Pusheen467 · 28/10/2024 15:07

I wouldn't get upset about it. With the current COL crisis I doubt many households will partake in this 😂

FuzzyGoblin · 28/10/2024 15:01

I don’t thing anything about the way America celebrates Halloween is normal compared to the UK.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 28/10/2024 15:01

I never heard of it in the U.K., but if I were traipsing round cold streets with T or T-ing kids, I dare say I’d quite like a little tot of something warming. Drambuie would be nice.

saltinesandcoffeecups · 28/10/2024 14:59

It’s not necessarily trudging from house to house in the dark and rain wearing a bin bag or cheap mask and necking a shot at each door!

Eep if that’s what trick or treating is like for you guys I think I would need a drink!

TinaYouFatLard · 28/10/2024 14:57

As PP have said, it can be different in some parts of the USA. It’s not necessarily trudging from house to house in the dark and rain wearing a bin bag or cheap mask and necking a shot at each door!

We went trick or treating in Florida a few years ago and it was like a big street/neighbourhood party. Most houses taking part were set up outside with tables offering sweets to the kids and beers/shots for adults. Music was playing, everywhere was outrageously decorated - it was a great atmosphere.