Trick or treaters letting themselves in

[Backaffyaspookybitch]

First off, I've had a hard day so I might be slightly narky.

My DS has been ill all day - loaded with the cold and a temp of 39. I've just picked him up from my mum's (been at work all day) and trying to get him into a cool bath and get some calpol down down him. He's just miserable and my DH is working away.

I put him in the bath and I hear the door. I know it'll be trick or treaters but I can't leave my son in the bath (he's 2) so I decide to just ignore it and see if they come back later.

Oh no. The door opens and in walks the boy from next door whom I do know accompanied by 4 or 5 other children! Their mums are standing at the bottom of my garden shrieking with laughter and encouragement.

These children were standing in my hall way shouting and laughing

I got my DS out the bath, ran down the stairs and I asked them to leave and closed the door.

I actually got a bit of a shock that they'd be so bold!

I never even gave them sweets

WIBU to ask them to leave?

You don't try opening my door and you especially don't try opening it if you've rang the bell and I haven't answered. Children or not you will get asked wtf you think you're doing.

Its not forseeable at all.

I have never had anyone open my door on Halloween never mind any other time of the year and we get loads of kids each Halloween. You just dont its not difficult to understand.

Why should I lock myself in 'just in case of a one in a million chance some random child decides to walk into my house uninvited'?

Once its getting dark I will let the latch down (and after all the guisers have finished doing the rounds on Halloween) but not until.

In summer the door is open most of the day, why should I sit in a hot, stuffy house when its a nice day and I can let the fresh air in?