11-03-2006, 02:26 PM
Quote:You have it backwards. :rolleyes:
Teens are there for the LOOT. Little kids are there for the whole shivery scary (but not really because they are there with their parents) ride.
If your child got scared by my witch costume at the door, then you didn't prep them for the evening. Blame yourself, but don't blame me.
And don't be risking jail time over your inabilty to be an effective parent.
No, it is you who has it backwards. Teens don't care about crap candy since they eat lots of it if they want anyway. They love running around in customes and scaring people. OTOH, little kids get to eat stuff that is usually forbidden to them... by as you put it "effective" parents. Also, and this is very important, it is virtually impossible to prepare a 5 or 6 year old for some of the scarier stuff. They simply can't understand it unless they see it. A kid that age is not capable of being prepared for this sort of "thrill", period. An older child of say 10-11 might have seen some Horror movies and might have an idea, but a normal younger child should not be seeing those sorts of movies at all! If you're a parent, then you should know that. If you're not, then why are we talking? Maybe you're a parent of much older children and you already forgot.
-A