to really hate the idea of trick or treating and wonder why the fuck it's become a 'thing'?

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I find trick or treating really quite anti-social. Why is it acceptable to be rocking up at someone's house on a dark evening basically begging for food? You don't know who lives there or what the effect of you knocking might be. For example, an elderly or disabled person who can't get to the door easily or someone who, for whatever reason, feels vulnerable in their own home.

Perhaps it's just because an anti-social cowbag and I hate people knocking on my door that I'm not expecting, especially at night.

And I also wonder how recently this has become a 'thing' that loads and loads of people do? When I was younger, I'm 25, no-one went trick or treating but over the last few years I've noticed my friends who are parents and family doing it as a matter of routine and I just wonder when that happened?

Is this just me being an anti-social bastard?

BTW, no children and never answer my door after dark whether its Halloween or not.

I don't understand why people who don't want kids knocking on their door all night, or who aren't used to the trick or treating tradition because they didn't grow up with it and find it a bit bemusing, are 'miserable bastards'. Some unkind comments on here. And no, I'm not defending calling children cunts, but that doesn't excuse some of the comments being made to the OP.

Why should people go out just because they don't want to participate in trick or treating? How about they can just sit peacefully in their own homes without being disturbed?
I don't put decorations up , I don't buy sweets or answer the door if anyone knocks. Having eggs thrown at the door seems to have died out round our way, thankfully.

I'm in my late 20s and feel the same as you. Certainly Trick Or Treating was never a thing where I grew up and I never went as a child/teen.

Now my parents get loads of Trick Or Treaters from the villagers, it's definitely become a much bigger thing in the last 5-10 years.

I've also noticed people asking me for the first time this year what I'm 'doing for Halloween.' I don't have any plans and didn't realise it now seems to be something marked by a lot of my peers (mostly the ones without kids) with a big night out now as well.

I'm 34 and in the sw. There were definitely children doing it when I was growing up, but I was never allowed.

My son loves it, we stick to the roads where we know a lot of his friends live and where a lot of houses have pumpkins put and decorations in the window. Nobody comes to our door but I always have a few sweets in just in case.

Halloween has not become a "thing"....it always was one where I live. Having said that I don't like strangers coming to the door and we stick to only visiting neighbours we know who have a pumpkin out to show they're happy to have the door knocked. round here it's mainly primary aged kids who tell you a joke in return from some sweets. No tricking involved. Don't answer your door if you don't want to - it's really not a big deal.

OP: AIBU?
Everyone: YES!
OP: No I'm not...blah...blah...blah....

YANBU to dislike trick or treating. Did this really need to be an AIBU?

Annie

Not everyone said she was BU. Some people have agreed with her and others, like me, have said that while they don't have a problem with it they can understand that it's not for everyone.

Sorry wellies but this:

OP: AIBU?
The majority of posters although obviously not everyone in the literal sense: YES!
OP: No I'm not...blah...blah...blah....

Is just a little too long and cumbersome. I had hoped that most people would understand the meaning. Obviously not.

Annie

There has been a mix of views on here. On most threads there is a majority view but that doesn't mean that 'everyone' has said yabu and the OP is stubbornly digging their heels in.

I have seen that happen on several threads, but this isn't one of them.

Happens every year with tedious monotony, Annie. Some people just aren't happy without something to bitch and moan about. It's one night ffs, unless you're like Fairy, with a decent reason, get a fucking grip and stop being so bloody miserable about small people enjoying themselves.

In your opinion, this isn't one of them wellies. In my opinion, it absolutely is. But hey, that's the magic of mumsnet, isn't it? We don't all have to agree with it.

I know Stratter5. I have been around long enough to know that someone will always find something to bitch about.

Well in 'fact' it isn't one of them. It's not my opinion that there's been a significant minority of posts agreeing entirely or in part with the OP. It's a fact.

Ok wellies, fine. I am not going to argue this stupid point with you. You win. Here's your prize.

Well you are still arguing aren't you (whilst protesting you're not)

Jesus! Grow up wellies. You view this thread one way, I view it another. Can you not just leave it at that? Or do you just need to have the last word?

Las word is mine, all mine.

I merely pointed out the difference between 'fact' and 'opinion' which, given you were disputing something I said I am entitled to do. Shall we leave that as the last word?

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wellies, your opinion is also just that though; opinion, not fact.

Mitzy I'm stealing that!

Actually, opinion is subjective Strater. If there are a good few posts on here supporting or partially supporting the OP that's not an opinion, it's a fact.

Anyhow, we're derailing the thread.

Well no, 100 posters can have the same opinion. Still doesn't make it fact.

I luffs you Stratter5.

Mwah Annie

If there are a good few posts on here supporting or partially supporting the OP that's not an opinion, it's a fact

Eh? Does that mean if I start a thread saying the moon is made out of cheese and a good few posters agreed with me that yes the moon was indeed made out of cheese (whilst the rest advised me there was medication that could help me!) then that's a fact??