You think it's appropriate to reward the quality/imagination of a child's costume with different candies?

Like if it's a cheap ballerina costume just a tiny sweet. But if it's Frodo Baggins complete with hairy feet-shoes they get a toblerone.

Some lazy kid who only put on a cape over his normal clothes gets a cough drop.

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ViciDraco · 41-45, M

Not really. It feeds into the toxic hypercompetitive environment we find ourselves in. Just let the kids be kids and have fun

Grateful4you · M

@ViciDraco Smart answer bud!

PolyamorousPlaymates · C

@ViciDraco While I agree with the last bit, any toxicity in a competition stems from the competitors. Assuming any judges present are unbiased. Would you rather they learn minimal effort gets rewarded? Or that they're entitled to reward simply for taking part?

I agree kids should be left to be kids. But not at the risk of failing an important lesson in life.

Grateful4you · M

@PolyamorousPlaymates "But not at the risk of failing an important lesson in life" ((shakes head)) You really are a work of art lady. 😵

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@PolyamorousPlaymates it's Halloween. Plenty of other time for life lessons. The candy isn't a reward for anything at all, it's part of the pageantry. Life isn't always about working for things.