To be narky with door-bangy teenagers when I’m in my PJ’s and don’t WANT to answer the sodding door!?

[scaryaryoh]

I?m prepared to be told IABU here.

OK - had a horrible day - rotten stinking cold, house on the market, so finishing off lots of little jobs, just one of those days that make you a bit blue - got a 14 month old DS, so also entertaining, cooking etc etc
No biggie

DS gone to sleep, and I?m finally down for the night - sausage sarnie, waterloo road and Lord Sugar to look forward to. PJ?s on, mug of tea, and v happy

So - bang bang bang at the door. The dog (who was asleep) goes apeshit. Baby wakes up. I have no idea who is at the door, so ignore it and go and settle DS. Doesn?t take long, but still?

Come back downstairs - bang bang bang at the door. Dog goes mad again, so I drag him into the kitchen. Realise I?m in my PJ?s, so think I?ll ignore the door.

Bang Bang Bang AGAIN - think this must be important, so run upstairs to quickly put something over the PJ?s to make it look like I?m not a slattern. DS wakes AGAIN - more soothing. All the time - bang bang bang at the door (proper hectic banging)
In the end, I put DS down, still snuffling, run downstairs (this has been upwards of 7 minutes now) answer the door.

Guess what?

?Trick or Treat??

You are effing kidding me!
I don't mind Hallowe'en - I might even do a bit of pumpkin carving on Sunday, but...
These kids - who I have never ever seen before - must be 13/14. They also must have heard the dog barking and the baby crying and me running up and down stairs. Also, not to put a dampener on things or anything - it?s FOUR DAYS UNTIL HALLOWE?EN - IT?S NOT A BLOODY WEEK-LONG HOLIDAY!

So I just said ?I am SO not in the mood for this? and slammed the door in their faces.

My windows are going to get egged aren?t they?

Little bastards!

It's one of the only times of year that I am glad we live in a second-floor flat

Actually, less of the "little". Medium-sized bastards! Bit old for trick or treat surely, even if it was the right day.

They weren?t even in costumes!

Sorry for all the ??s by the way - my phone is being a bit weird!

I don't answer the door to them but then again I've not got a dog going nuts every time the door goes.

I wouldn?t have, if I?d known who it was borderslass - but I thought there was some emergency or something with all the hectic banging.
And the dog was going totally mad!

I feel really grumpy. I?m actually annoying myself with my grumpiness

if they do, report it to the police

oh god that reminds me about bloody egging the little darlingsshits egg our house at this time of year because DS has SN's. Their banned from buying eggs and flour in local shops but manage to get it elsewhere.

Oh god, borderslass, that?s completely shit!

LOL @ scary!
Bet they were terrified! :)

Oh borderslass, that's crap.

Borderslass, that's awful. I'm so sorry to hear that. This is why I loathe Halloween and T/T.

I loathe Halloween too.

I don't know any of the people on my road who have children. That doesn't stop them all coming round every year frantically banging my door wanting sweets. I hate it. Why should I buy in a load of sweet sjust for strangers kids?

I never have cute little kids in costumes on Hallowe'en, just 14 year old boys who turn up 5 days late, no costumes and want sweets. I say 'is it Hallowe'en tonight' they say no, I shut the door. No egging so far...

I had 2 trick or treaters last night, and I thought of this thread. I didn't shut the door on them, but I did tellthem to come back on Sunday when there might be sweets in the house. (I'm out on Sunday)