For the first time in my adult life I’m not at college on Halloween (just graduated) and I’m passing out the candy for my household. I always knew going without a costume on Halloween was lame but now that I’m seeing it from the eyes of an adult passing out candy, I can see it is actually REALLY lame. Do y’all pass out candy to kids not wearing a costume on Halloween?

Edit: The comments here are pretty unanimously on the side of passing out candy no matter what, and I don’t disagree. Trick or treat is a very big thing in my neighborhood, so it has surprised me to see as many kids without costumes as I have. Still, I try to not make assumptions, I’ll just be a chill adult and do the job of passing out the candy either way. I appreciate yall’s input!

  • hitmyspot
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    5 hours ago

    Making an effort and hanging a bad made costume is better than a bought costume. It should be about creativity, not money.

    I’d still give candy to kids. Not teens. I’d give extra candy to kids that made an effort in whatever way.

    • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 hours ago

      That does assume the kid has the time and resources to hang together a costume even if homemade. I was maybe a preteen when this happened, so that may have played into some adults’ hesitancy to give me candy, but also looking back I just think the people in the neighborhood I was in had bad values.

      But I would give candy to teens, adults, or kids regardless of whether they have a costume or not. :-)