What To Say To "Trick or Treaters"?
By mrsctb7
@mrsctb7 (120)
United States
October 31, 2009 7:14pm CST
Okay, I'm a full-fledged Christian, and I really dislike that all the children are being "indoctrinated" into something that causes kids to think of dressing up as a witch or ghost is a "fun" thing!
Anyway, tonight I was very uncomfortable, trying to come up with a "right" response to tell the children who came to my door, and I finally settled on "Have a safe evening!"
Would you suggest any other comment for me to use?
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7 responses
@DarthJustice (2014)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Well, if you don't want to partake in Halloween or don't want to deal with wondering what to say or whatever, you can leave your lights off. Or you could just go somewhere.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
1 Nov 09
Well here in Canada, at least in Winnipeg, MB. if you do not want the little tykes coming to "trick or Treat" you just leave the porch light on. That way you do not have to say anything and avoid the older halloweeners from egging your house or whatever they do. Another way is to not be at home. It is also John Calvin's birthday. So it is a good excuse to go with your Christian friends and have a Christian celebration. And I suppose if you happen to be Baptist, Presbyterian, or etc. you can also find a good reason not to encourage those little tykes to eat too much candy and ruin their teeth.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
1 Nov 09
I am sorry, you leave the porch light off. My husband has just started to go to church, and I do feel uncomfortable but he does not want to disappoint the children. I am more worried about their having to visit a dentist later on and have lots of cavities. This year there was hardly any children because of the flu scare, and even though I do not like Halloween, I do feel if you have no one else in the house who loves Halloween, that substitutes are also a good idea. For instance, if there is a place where children can go to, you can perhaps volunteer and maybe read Bible stories, get them interested in Jesus, have a party, etc. I am sure that many parents would rather have the children meet at a place where they are supervised rather then go door to door and who knows who else is lurking behind the front door?
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
1 Nov 09
I also don't believe in doing any thing for Halloween so i don't buy candy to give out. I leave my front door light off and so have no trick-or-treaters. I don't think there is anything to say.
@beautifulBrooke (191)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Well simply don't open the door, but if you feel you must open the door, then prepare yourself.
Purchase some Halloween oriented children's bible tracts and give them one instead of candy.
Take the opportunity to minister, instead of being a "scrooge"..
Blessings..
@mrsctb7 (120)
• United States
5 Nov 09
We always give away candy wrapped that has Christian messages/scripture. Each year, we get more and more kids coming to our door, which is good, I think! I was just a little uncomfortable with it all at the beginning of Halloween night, because we'd just noticed a new pentagram near our house.
@Chrisdude (75)
• United States
3 Nov 09
The best thing to say is just "Happy Halloween" that just seems
right but then again you actually dont have to say anything at all
They really only go for the candy. So if you dont like happy halloween
then I suggest just dont do anything at all
@hvedra (1619)
•
2 Nov 09
Start with the fun stuff - "Did you make that costume or did it come from a sweatshop" might be a good opener about the evils of commercialisation. I have as many problems with "Christmas" as a celebration of consumerism and greed. Hallowe'en is pretty mild by comparison.
The thing is, they are knocking your door so be polite and truthful but say what you feel is the right thing.
