It's almost that time of year again. No, I'm not talking about Christmas. I'm referring to Halloween which will be here in just over a week. This holiday has grown in popularity over the years, and many people decorate for it almost as much as for Christmas. A drive through my hometown neighborhood proves that.
Some people hold that it's a wicked holiday that shouldn't be observed. (i.e. Don't even give out candy that day in case people mistaken your actions as condoning Halloween.) Others say it's just a day of fun for kids and even adults, and a deeper meaning shouldn't be read into it. And then there are those who go just a tad over-the-top...
I'm not really taking sides about that in this week's topic, but instead I want to take the opposite side of my opinion about the question, "Should you let your kids go trick or treating?"
People say that most do as their parents did, and I guess that's probably the main reason for my opinion over this issue. Except for when I was 4, I've never been trick or treating. My parents had a number of reasons, all of them very good, and quite frankly, we always had a blast in my family doing other things that night (like watching movies or going out to eat or something else fun.)
But this week I'm going to defend why you should let your children go trick or treating.
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