To think get a grip to those thinking it's okay to Trick Or Treat when it isn't Halloween!

[BlueButTrue]

Argh, it’s on one of my Mum groups on FaceBook.

Apparently it’s okay to trick or treat tonight etc if you can’t do Halloween for whatever reason on Tuesday

Wtf!

“I don’t mind at all if someone comes to me, wouldn’t want any littlen missin out cos they can’t do Tuesday”

“Think people are out of order to turn any kids away for the sake of some sweets, let em have some fun lol”

I’ve attached screenshots of the replies that aggravate me the most.

Since when did this country raise such entitled little so and sos?

Would you be okay answering the door when it isn’t Halloween night (31st)?

I just can’t get my head around it.

If you can’t do Tuesday night, as in really can’t do it Tuesday, then tough.

If it messes up routine, it’s just one night. If your child has an activity on, let them decide which they’d rather do.

I honestly cannot believe how entitled some grown adults are.

I don’t see how anyone could have the sheer balls to turn up for sweets on any other night than Halloween...

Where are you Steff?

Ohio.

I adore Halloween and I happened to have brought the sweets and decorated out front today because why not.

However I only open the door on Tuesday that's Halloween. I'm sorry but it's one night a year if you want them to do it you make allowances! I won't give anything out before.

Understand a Halloween party being held tonight. Now my DS is older and away at uni I don't put a pumpkin or anything else up to indicate I'm playing

We have had our house decorated all week, all houses around here do but call any night up till Tuesday and you'll get nothing. Trick or Treat sweets that come into my house before Halloween never survive until the actual night so I end up buying two lots so now I buy the day of only, it's better for my jeans that way

We had a group of 'trick or treaters' ring our doorbell at about 7.30pm last night. DH answered and told them that they all looked lovely but that they were 4 days too early and to come back on Tuesday and we would have sweets for them then. The adult with them (there were about 7 children) replied "oh, that's what everyone else has said but the children wanted to do it". WTF - let them dress up by all means but don't allow them to go knocking on peoples' doors on the wrong night and if you can't say no to them yourself at least get them to take the hint when other householders tell them they can't have anything because it's the wrong day!

Yanbu. I’ve just had a bunch knock for me.

I'm in the same Facebook group. Couldn't believe people were saying it's ok to knock tonight - not at my house it isn't! I thought the unwritten rule was only knock at houses with decorations anyway

My son has never been trick or treating. Nor do I answer the door to trick or treaters.

We dress up the house and have parties though.

I find trick or treating rude. It could scare older people. And also you teach kids not to accept sweets from strangers, then allow them to knock doors asking for them? Weird ....

Zee totally agree.

We are having a little Halloween with my children tomorrow...but only in house

I do have sweets for children who come knowcking today but most children in our area abide by the 'decorated house only' rule and we are not carving our pumpkins til tomorrow so I doubt anyone will call

But yanbu

We had some kids (yes I said kids, blows raspberries at the kids haterz)
Knock on our door on Wednesday, a whole week before Halloween.
We thought it was amusing tbh. I can't be bothered to get annoyed about it.
DP, who is a cantankerous old bugger brought some sweets home with him, he assumed some dc might knock tonight and he thought it would be nice to get them some sweets.
I was quite surprised by him tbh.

I was always told that trick or treating was begging and my parents didn’t agree with it.
So on Halloween we would carve pumpkins, have a spooky themed tea and watch a spooky film.
If we did get any trick or treaters I would help give out the sweets in my costume (obvs) but hardly any houses actually answered the doors. So it wasn’t ever really a ‘thing’

sayyouwill Your parents didn’t allow you to trick or treat but provided for trick or treaters?

I'm in the same Facebook group. Couldn't believe people were saying it's ok to knock tonight - not at my house it isn't! I thought the unwritten rule was only knock at houses with decorations anyway

People are often quite precious on there though, aren’t they? It does get annoying.

Also if you knock before the Tuesday, I doubt many people would have much in to hand out

Our idiot neighbours had a Halloween party this afternoon for their kids and friends and knocked on all doors, despite no one having any decorations out, it was a very quick trip around the close! As far as I am concerned it's on the 31st October - no decorations out don't bother.

I've taken the batteries out of my doorbell tonight, I'm planning to eat takeaway and drink wine and I'm not shifting my arse off the sofa for premature trick or treaters. I do have some sweets to give out on Tuesday though.

I never put decorations out (well not since my DCs grew up anyway) and the children still call at our house. I bought my sweets over a week ago but they are in the spare bedroom upstairs, where they will stay until Tuesday! I figured that if we had given in last night then word would have got around and we would have had the doorbell ringing every night until Tuesday. No thank you!

Yanbu . It’s not Halloween 🎃

Actually I totally get it- Tuesday is a school night so today makes far more sense. But logically I don't have any treats, we haven't carved the pumpkin etc so it's not happening tonight

My pumpkin is uncarved and the big tub of Haribo is in the garage.

Not doing anything until Tuesday.

Yet again I am so pleased I don't use Facebook, do parents really get involved in posting what their children do or don't do for Halloween - I can't believe the pettyness - don't people have more important things to do?

I wouldn't take my kids trick or treating on another day but completely understand the parents who do.

I love halloween but yes ... on the night only !