To not understand

[introplease]

Why the hell grown adults get excited about Halloween and dress up?

[butterflysugarbaby]

How miserable some of you sound. As a few posters have said, what business is of yours if (adult) people go out and have a great time on Halloween?

I never understand why some people are so bothered about what others do! Why not mind your own business, get on with your own life, and let people get on with theirs. Not hurting you are they?

To come on here and start a thread about how pathetic adults are, who celebrate Halloween is way more pathetic than anyone celebrating Halloween.

[Spookytoast]

YABU. It’s just a bit of fun. I for one enjoyed spending some time tonight fake blooding my face instead and going out instead of just sat in front of the TV. Fine if you don’t want to but to start a threat to mock others who do want to celebrate Halloween is U IMO.

[wafflyversatile]

Because they enjoy it. It brings them pleasure. Sparks up the serotonin and dopamine which is all good for your health. Because they enjoy the opportunity to be creative or collaborate with friends and bond. Because parties are fun for many people. Because it reawakens their inner child and they don't think being a grown up means you can't be playful.

[MNMH]

It's almost like, I dunno, different people enjoy different things.

I swear people start these threads as though to validate that they're superior.

[TheWiseWomansFear]

@Dragonglass you're on an android and OP is on an iPhone. Your phone doesn't support her emojis so what is actually a black woman with hand up put three times you see as the original hand up emoji+colour moderator+gender moderator

[Gettingbackonmyfeet]

How about because life is short and any excuse to find a moment of enjoyment

Because the concept of lighting the winter and facing the fears that the dark brings was actually a sensible response before electric lights

And because at the end of my life I have no doubt the memories of silly and fun halloween antics will make me smile far more than the realisation on my deathbed I wasted time being bitter and sour for no discernible reason other than needing to feel superior over others because ultimately I'm not and need to fake it and sneer at something arbitrary to establish fake dominance?

Hope that helps OP

[introplease]

How the f is not understanding something bitter you idiot

[introplease]

I'm also not sure where I've called anyone pathetic or mocked anyone? Or at any point considered myself superior?

As you're all so quick to point out adults can do what the want, they can also have this thing called an opinion?

At no point have I been rude to any of you

[Dragonglass]

@TheWiseWomansFear thank you. It's the same on my laptop but that explanation makes sense.

As for Halloween, I'm not a fan but then I've never liked dressing up in fancy dress. If other people want to then that's up to them.

[Willow2017]

Pp said
A lot of people do it the traditional way and are celebrating their dead loved ones

Your sarcastic response was
Celebrating their slutty dead teacher loved ones?

Thats not the original traditional way to celebrate Halloween and honour loved ones who have passed, so there was no need for your reply. If you dont understand something but you mock it it says more about you than the people doing it.

[Gettingbackonmyfeet]

"How the f is not understanding something bitter you idiot "

Followed by

" at no point have I been rude to any of you"



That has made my day....thanks for the laugh

Bless you...didn't understand a word of my post did you sweetie?

[steff13]

What's there to understand? Different people enjoy different things. It's not exactly headline news.

[MNMH]

Wow - that's an irrational amount of anger over something so trivial.

Why post on AIBU if you can't handle people telling you that you are?

[MNMH]

And yes, you didn't SAY you think you're superior, but that's how you seem to be coming across.

[introplease]

I can handle people telling me whatever. AIBU isn't a forum to just accept what people say? Am I not allowed to respond now? If it's so trivial why are you continuing 😩

[introplease]

@Gettingbackonmyfeet I did thanks, sweetie.

[MNMH]

Sorry but you came off as very judgemental and scornful and couldn't accept people's reasonable explanation. Now it seems you're upset because, save a couple of people, no one really agreed with you, and now you're upset and lashing out.

What I mean by trivial is that you seem awfully worked up about adults simply dressing up for Halloween as though it's affecting your life somehow. This doesn't seem to be out of curiousity or lighthearted, but as though you want people to stop doing it because YOU don't like it.

Forgive me if I'm wrong.

[introplease]

I forgive you dear