To not take the kids trick or treating or answer the door?

[Mumstudentbum]

All this clown business has got me thinking maybe we should stay indoors? DD1 (9) and DD2 (6) love going out on our street as our neighbours really get involved on halloween but theres been a few incidents with 'killer' clowns in the area, i don't want to scare the kids! We usually decorate the house too and hand out sweets to anyone who calls by, but lately theres been a few burglars and scammers knocking on doors too. All this with the bloody clowns will give me a breakdown lol.

I suggested staying in with locked doors to watch a movie with treats but DP thinks I'm being mean as other kids will knock at the door expecting treats but we won't answer. I don't want to answer the door! Ive also asked the teenager to stay in instead of walking round with his mates and luckily he agreed. AIBU?

two weeks away, the clown thing will be long gone by then.

if you usually join in the oct 31 game, go ahead. If you don't, don't - it isn't school sport and playing isn't compulsory.

must dig out that polite 'piss off' sign.

Halloween is not a thing here no matter how many try to make it one I won't be answering my door to usually teenagers in nit very good scary £1 mask and nothing else

The lights will be off and the bell will switched off last year dh gave out 7 tins of peas I can't be arsed

It is an American craze

There should be some sort of 'Godwin's Law' equivalent for this. It is not an American holiday. It is Irish and Scottish.

Ive just asked the girls what they wanted to do and gently suggested movies and treats and they agreed. Thank goodness. Thanks for the replies

YAnbu. I have never taken my child out trick or treating. I don't like it. We sometimes have a family party instead, and incorporate fireworks into proceedings.

Ooo I like fireworks, kinda gives the game away I'm in though as our main garden is out front lol

Do what you would normally do.
Whatever you think may happen on Halloween this year could happen any day of the year. You can't lock yourself away.

We don't open the door on Halloween because we are miserable tight arses who don't bother with Halloween, not because we are worried about who is there.