Teenagers trick or treating?

[Lifeisshort123]

AIBU to think that it's rude for 12-16yr olds to be going trick or treating with groups friends and no younger children?
I've just has two 14/15yr old boys knock on my door and obviously it could be worse as they knocked at 7:10. However, they both arrived ringing my door bell over and over and left with the sweets without even saying thank you. My DD (now 14) hasn't been trick or treating since she was 10. Am I being unreasonable to think that 14/15yr olds shouldn't go as they weren't dressed up and clearly were there just for the sweets.

I had a few and they had all put loads of effort into their make up and costumes and were very sweet and a little coy. I got the sense they were doing it for The last time.

Would you prefer for the teens to be doing drugs, robbing old grannies or getting pregnant? Teenagers are real people too. They don't just need to be seen and not heard.
I have teen sons (that do not trick or treat) and I am so fed up with teenagers always being in the wrong. I have had far more problem with the snotty 4ish year old who said "gimme, gimme, gimme" when asked if he had something to say. The teens on the other hand were polite and very surprised we gave them sweets and glowsticks just like the little kids were getting.

The teenagers are my favourites. Even the awkward ones and those that forget a thankyou.

I think teenagers are really charming in their more childish moments. They can be so wonderfully self-deprecating. They stand there in their vampy or ironic comic hero outfits totally aware they are children asking for a sweet.

I don't mind, as long as they are respectful and make an effort. I was never allowed to celebrate Halloween as a young child because my father was very anti-Halloween and used to rant about how it was Americanised and begging etc. When I was old enough to organise it myself, I would go out trick or treating with my friends and really enjoyed it. This was between the ages of 12-14. We would make a real effort and look for old clothes in charity shops we could buy as part of a costume. Younger teenagers are still childlike. I remember being so excited for Halloween trick or treating once I was allowed to celebrate.

Earlier I had a bunch of teens (I'd say 13-15) my 2 year old dd, duly held out the cauldron full of haribo etc for them, and you know what the biggest boy did?? Rifled around in his bag of treats and pulled out a kinder egg for her!!!! She was so excited she hugged the poor boy so tightly 😂😂 they really made her night!
They were well mannered, in awesome costumes, friendly - what's the harm eh?

Stuffy
thats so cute, bet he shrugged it off to his mates but was secretly really pleased he had made her so happy and enjoyed the cuddle

My friends nearly 17 year old daughter went with my 10 yearold and an adult friend this evening. She has anxiety and was bullied at school for years, this is the first year she's had the confidence to go out. She came back over the moon, I'd hate to think that anyone thought she shouldn't have gone because of her age :(

It think Halloween typifies the issue with teens especially boys.

People being scared and treating boys different because they are taller and automatically more threatening when they just want sweets, some posters I've seen recently say they let their dd go out and not sons as they're frighten people. Thing is if you don't give them a chance to prove your preconceptions wrong, they can't! They can't help that they are tall, or bigger built, but for some that means they're likely to be abusive. Attack or whatever, no they're just children having fun with friends after candy

Totally agree louis