St. Mary's County Trick-or-Treating

[sm8]

Yes, You must be over the age of 21 to attend :0) J/K

 

[bohman]

I just want to know why people think we would change any "Holiday" to better fit our schedules???? Halloween is October 31st; it doesn't matter what day it falls on.

I know that when I was growing up, trick or treat night was occasionally moved a day or two to allow it to happen on a non-school night. You know, concerned parents not wanting their kids tired in school the next day.

Fortunately, since then we've removed the requirement that people actually parent their kids, or that the kids be required to do any damn thing in school. So Halloween is much more convenient now.




Seriously, I've never seen people get so angry over the thought that their rugrats might get candy on the 30th instead of the 31st. What the hell?

 

[ITS ME]

I know that when I was growing up, trick or treat night was occasionally moved a day or two to allow it to happen on a non-school night. You know, concerned parents not wanting their kids tired in school the next day.

Fortunately, since then we've removed the requirement that people actually parent their kids, or that the kids be required to do any damn thing in school. So Halloween is much more convenient now.




Seriously, I've never seen people get so angry over the thought that their rugrats might get candy on the 30th instead of the 31st. What the hell?

Because Halloween is on October 31, not the day before or the day after! Good god, what will happen when Halloween falls on a Wednesday, think we should change it to the weekend before the weekend after?

Thank god Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, lord knows people might want to change that too!

 

[TPD]

I just want to know why people think we would change any "Holiday" to better fit our schedules???? Halloween is October 31st; it doesn't matter what day it falls on.

My kids would like it to be Halloween every friday and saturday. Christmas is to be every tuesday. They informed me this morning...lol!

I heard there will be legislation waiting for the new congress in January that proposes Christmas will always be on a Friday and the following Monday will be New Year's Day. This ensures everyone a 4 day weekend every year! But if your CWS is on that Friday, YOUR Christmas will be moved to Thursday - we don't want to screw anyone out of a holiday.

 

[woogie]

OMG!!!!!

You CAN'T say "Christmas"! (Especially in MD schools where your child will be sent home for saying or wearing anything that says "Christmas")

It's "WINTER HOLIDAY"!

The "PC POLICE" will come for you and take your birthday away and
suspend you from the human race for two weeks without pay!

Saying "Christmas" might "intrude on other peoples' sensitivities!

It's sad what we've come to.....

Oh! And props to poster #42! You nailed it!

 

[chernmax]

Because Halloween is on October 31, not the day before or the day after! Good god, what will happen when Halloween falls on a Wednesday, think we should change it to the weekend before the weekend after?

Thank god Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, lord knows people might want to change that too!

In 2007 Halloween did fall on a Wednesday and the kids were out in full force!

 

[Bay_Kat]

I know that when I was growing up, trick or treat night was occasionally moved a day or two to allow it to happen on a non-school night. You know, concerned parents not wanting their kids tired in school the next day.

Fortunately, since then we've removed the requirement that people actually parent their kids, or that the kids be required to do any damn thing in school. So Halloween is much more convenient now.




Seriously, I've never seen people get so angry over the thought that their rugrats might get candy on the 30th instead of the 31st. What the hell?

Imagine if (God forbid) they just dropped trick or treating altogether. For the children's safety of course.

 

[hvp05]

You want a piece of me???

Why are you trying to Internet bully me? That's usually my role!

I know that when I was growing up, trick or treat night was occasionally moved a day or two to allow it to happen on a non-school night. You know, concerned parents not wanting their kids tired in school the next day.

I reckon I'm older than I thought. We did it whatever night was the 31st, without the town or county interfering. Of course, quite a few things were different back then... we had real, American-made toys to play with and we could walk around the neighborhood without worrying about being molested.

 

[sockgirl77]

I heard that black kids cannot trick or treat this year because residents are being encouraged to ask for ID before passing out candy. As of October 1 there will be a restriction on IDs that list Peanut Allergy. It will be right next to organ donor heart.