My sister is 23 and still dresses up and goes out knocking doors for candy… and I find it weird but I let her do her. It got me thinking, at what age do you think someone should stop Trick r Treating at? Just curious.

  • Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I feel like there’s no age where dressing up and knocking on doors becomes inappropriate. It’s fun, it can increase social cohesion in a community, there’s no reason for adults not to be a little silly, yadda yadda. Already now it’s perfectly acceptable for an adult attending trick-or-treating children to dress up as well, but I think adults alone or in adult groups should be allowed to dress up as well.

    But then there’s the “asking for candy” part… Now I don’t think there’s any age where people should stop eating candy, either — but when you have the ability to easily buy (or even make) your own candy, then maybe it’d be a better idea to start giving out your candy to the houses you knock on, if you still want to go out in costume.

    I dunno, just a thought. I wouldn’t tell your sister to stop, though. We’re all a little weird at the end of the day.

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      I agree with you.

      As long as the adult trick-or-treater isn’t excessively drunk/high, being pushy/grabbing too much candy, or otherwise ruining it for the kids, who cares?