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I Hate Halloween

A ridiculous holiday where parents get their children to take food from strangers. And not only that, but if you don't have anything to give the kids, you're looked down upon.

*all the sighs in the world*.

And then there are halloween parties. Why is it that people between the ages of 35 and 45 feel the need to pretend that halloween parties are at all fun, with those ridiculous "halloween games" and the stupidly named food? Not only that, but they force their children to go as well, resulting in bored kids, and a group of embarrassing adults eating the burnt brownies Janet made. 馃檮

And let's not even get into how massively weird it is for countries that are predominantly Christian to celebrate a Pagan holiday, because then we'd have to talk about the weirdness that is Christmas.
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RoboChloe26-30, F
Lots of reasons? go ahead, tell me. I'd love to hear them.
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RoboChloe26-30, F
I am so confused right now.
Master1A70-79, M
damn... Take breath. you don't HAVE to participate. Just turn out your lights and the treaters will pass you by. It is really an honoring of your loved ones that have past and a celebration of the changing seasons . It has been high jacked and turned into a big commercial windfall for the candy and costume business. But I follow the old Celtic and pagan traditions and it means a lot more to Me that way.. Master1A
RoboChloe26-30, F
Kids don't understand the concept of "Go away".

Also, a holiday is not necessary for remembering loved ones, and seasons are made up things we use to farm more easily. Totally irrelevant to everyday city life.

I'm not annoyed with celtic/pagan traditions, because that's not what halloween is. That's what it's loosely based on, but not what it is. What it is, is a "commercial windfall for the [sweets] and costume business".
yeronlyman51-55, M
It's a tradition...
And you're not looked down on

And you're storing good will because
1) you may have children one day
2) those kids are going pay your social pension :)

Hehe
RoboChloe26-30, F
Some traditions aren't worth keeping (Actually most aren't but that's a story for another day).

Maybe not where you live, but where I am if kids (inevitably with a tired parent) knock on your door and you have nothing to give them, the best you're getting is a demonic glare from the parent and annoyance from the kids.

When I have kids, I'll just get them a costume (if they want one) and buy them the sweets they want outright because it'll end up costing the same as it would to get sweets for other kids and send my child to collect things they may or may not like from random strangers.

And finally, they're gonna pay that whether they like it or not, no good will needed there.
yeronlyman51-55, M
Wow... you defo have it all worked out
Good for you...

Maybe don't open the door and turn the porch light off

Sweets are cheap diabetes is not lol

And on the pension, I wouldn't be so sure if that... get into politics and rig the game
:)
RoboChloe26-30, F
@yeronlyman:

a) Don't have a porch (or a light outside my home)
b) And what if it's a friend? A delivery? Something worth my time?
c) Everything in moderation (Something Halloween doesn't lend itself to.)
d) So I didn't give you sweets and now you're going to RIG ALL OF POLITICS!!!

You, my friend, have a flair for the dramatic ;)
Haha, you of course don't have to participate in halloween. It's not a requirement at all.
CierzoM
Glad to see a critical view about Halloween among the groundswell of celebrating posts here.
The reason why I dislike Halloween is that is invading countries that had nothing to do with it, taking the place of local traditions, only because it is promoted by Hollywood. It is just another example of turning the world into a giant market where everybody consumes the same, celebrates the same and thinks the same
Master1A70-79, M
Oh My Goddess people . Get the hell over yourselves.. It is fun and you are just dried up and angry.. LOL.
RoboChloe26-30, F
@Master1A You can't control whether someone knocks on your door, and when you open it to a hyperactive child (usually many hyperactive children) with a tired parent, and you don't have sweets for them? that doesn't go down well. It's a minor inconvenience if it happens once or twice, but it's never just once or twice. And how exactly are parents supposed to check the sweets? With a forensic lab? If bad sweets could always be spotted on visible evidence alone, you'd have a point, but that's not always the case. And anyway, not all parents are good parents. Any old bastard can have kids, so a tradition that gives them a perfect chance to be negligent is certainly not a good idea. Of course parents go with the kids, I've never seen it any other way. If you're suggesting that some kids go out for halloween without adult supervision, you've just successfully [i]added [/i]to my list of problems with halloween.

People can celebrate whatever they want, I just think it's really fucking inconsiderate to get children to knock on random people's homes and ask for free food.
Master1A70-79, M
@RoboChloe If you don't want to participate, don't turn on your porch light , or post a note saying you are not accepting trick or treaters. take control of the situation yourself. and if parents are not responsible then they suffer their own consequences.. Again they need to take the responsibility...
RoboChloe26-30, F
@Master1A Oh I moved into an apartment, I've escaped the hell of Halloween. That doesn't mean it's not still an issue though. First problem: Kids don't care if you want them to knock or not. Second problem: Only good parents will stop them.

I shouldn't have to be inconvenienced because a stupid tradition gives children with idiot parents a prime opportunity to act irresponsibly. Which doesn't only affect them, it affects the lives of their child(ren), and whoever the poor person is who opens the door to them.

Some people are reasonable, and some people are reckless. To keep everyone safe, both the reasonable and the reckless, rules are made to keep the reckless at bay. Letting little children knock on strangers doors, demand food, and then eat said food, is a terrible example of that very important way to keep people safe. If everyone were sensible, Halloween would be mostly fine. But the fact of the matter is that people, especially children, aren't always reasonable, and if you want everyone to be safe, you damn well can't expect them to be reasonable.
Azariah77726-30, M
As a Hebrew Roots member, I agree. Halloween is pagan, silly, and an outdated tradition.
LachrymoseLamer51-55, M
Come to Australia. We don't really do Halloween much here.
SW-User
I just like the costumes people wear or make.....and the candy.
sighmeupforthat46-50, M
you apparently don't know what halloween is about.
RoboChloe26-30, F
Frankly I don't care what it's about, that is irrelevant to most people who "celebrate" it, and doesn't change my problems with it.
TexChikF

 
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