Saw a child with mum trick or treating at 11:20pm (school night here)

[fmla]

I was about to go to bed. Noticed outside was a girl aged 5-7 wearing a Halloween outfit with several of those one off glow necklaces (that made me draw attention to begin with) with her mum. They were going to paths to houses and knocked on a couple of doors.

Who in their right minds will answer the door that time of night, unless you are expecting it - member of household returning back from work etc or ordering that very late takeout delivery?

Half term was last week here. It's not acceptable for a young child to be out that time plus some of the streetlights switch off at 11pm. It doesn't matter if its half term or not,

If the mum was working until, say 9pm, then she should arrange with DD's friends' parents to go round with them. If that is the case that she finished work, who looked after DD after school?

Way too late and I can’t imagine the child got given any sweets, round here people had run out around 7pm! We had to bring our decorations in then as we’d given out all our supplies.

I agree that’s ridiculous. I wonder if the mum works late or something which is really sad but that’s far too late. 5-8 is trick or treat time!

Where we are in Sydney I think trick or treat time is pretty much 4-6pm. I’m always a bit surprised at how early it starts but have got used to it over the years. I also love the fact that some houses/streets go all out, others might just have a pumpkin outside, the majority don’t participate so kids just go to the decorated houses where they will be welcome and people don’t get bothered if it’s not their thing. That time of night is insane and horrible for the poor kid who presumably got nothing.

You seem very exercised about what is unusual but not dangerous behaviour.

Yes it's too late. But the child won't come to harm and people will ignore the door.

Sometimes people's lives don't go to plan, in big ways and small ways.

And you decided to come here and post a thread on it slating the mum who was at least making an effort with her kid?

Well done? Feel better about yourself?

Have you tried minding your own business?

Maybe the mum works until 10.30 not 9 and maybe they were going to the houses of a couple of people they knkw who were expecting them so that the child didn't miss out.

Not something I would do with my own kids if 7 but I also wouldn't jump to conclusions about someone else's situation. Were they even trick or treating. What if they were coming back from somewhere and were seeking assistance because they had broken down - or worse .

Making an effort? It inappropriate
Who in their right mind answers the door at 11pm!
Imagine you are in ed or elderly, a knock T that time would be scary

Hahaha this is great

Given that the child only knocked a couple of doors maybe they were people she knew. They could have been in their way home from a party somewhere or maybe she had hurt herself and needed an xray and some of her friends mums told them to knock at that time.

This. You never know someone’s circumstances. I find it more bizarre that you spend your free time coming on the internet to slag off a stranger you know nothing about

It’s literally nothing to do with OP and doesn’t affect them at all. There could be loads of reasons why this occurred, but if it makes OP feel better that she’s a superior parent then good for her. Must be nice.

Look I wouldn't do it, but she will have had her reasons. I would guess they only knocked at a couple of doors by prior appointment.

Always worth remembering when you see a snapshot of someone's life that it is just a snapshot.

Either the little girl is subjected to lots of less than ideal parenting, in which case trick or treating late at night will be the least of it. Or they're a normal, happy, healthy family who went out late for whatever reason this year, in which case it will be a lovely memory for them. Either way it's only one night.

An x ray? At someone's house?

Agreed. There could be any number of reasons why this was happening. Best not to judge, and it is particularly not a good look when absolutely nothing is known! It is what gives curtain twitchers a bad name.

We didn't decorate this year outside but still had guisers at the door🤷‍♀️

One of my older DC helped answer the door for me to the kids and offered out the sweets. Two different parties of guisers, not many this year.

11pm far too late! We had knocks from 6pm till 7.30pm.

Obviously not at someone's house how ridiculous. But it's totally possible a child may have needed to visit a&e and some friends said let her knock when you get back so she doesn't miss out

OK and?

This thread is insane with the posters falling over themselves to have a pop at the OP who is quite rightly bewildered at what is a ridiculous time to be out and about trick or treating with your young child.

If the mother was working, dad should have stepped up. If they were both working then whoever usually does childcare maybe could have taken the child. If that’s still not doable then a promise of a Halloween themed activity at the weekend is much more suitable than dragging your small child around on a cold night when they should be in bed.
Even my slightly tipsy teenage daughter was home and in bed before then!

Do you do imaginative writing for a career?

I thought this too.....

Maybe they were on holidays? And they might be on their way home from a party..

Making an effort? A child that age should be in bed on a school night!!!!

Even if she’s homeschooled she should still be in bed.

And expecting people to answer doors at that time is insane.

I do not understand why you would want to start this thread to slag of a stranger. Without any idea of what was going on.