Trick or Treat?
That is the phrase used on Halloween. People going door to door asking for candy. So many different costumes, some handmade or store-bought. Kids run street to street, door to door so they do not miss a house.
Then a knock at the door, it’s a teenager.
Do you give them candy, or do you say that they are too old?
“I think 16 is too old to trick or treat,” Parker Byrd said, “Once you can drive house to house it is weird. Even if they’re walking it’s still weird because there are a bunch of little kids. You just become a little grown up.”
Trick or treating has been a tradition for over a century. People dress in costumes and go door to door asking for candy.
Is there truly an age limit?
Trick or treating should be allowed for everyone, young or old. People just want to enjoy the holiday. Teenagers going out trick or treating are choosing that over partying, or sitting at home doing nothing, so why turn them away?
Also, it is never known what is going through someone’s head, what if they have a disability?
What if they were ditched by their friends?
What if they are out with a sibling trying to have fun?
What if they just want to enjoy the holiday tradition?
There is no reason to turn anyone away no matter their age.
“Everybody else is dressing up in Halloween costumes and everyone wants candy,” Hunter Steward said, “I do believe that people all around can trick or treat, you could do it for your family or yourself.”
There are a lot of debates on whether teenagers go trick or treating but they could be doing worse on this scary night. They chose the responsible decision the least you can do is share with the dressed-up teen.
