A slightly belated post (I have a few in mind to add), but this has been on my mind for some time. I decided this year that Halloween is actually a *disgusting* holiday; not for the religious connotations that so many seem to be fixated on, but for the lessons that it teaches our children. Some would emphasize the "fun" of dressing up and getting candy, but have you seen the behavior of the children who do this? I was *aghast* at some of them who came to our house. Very few, if any, said "Thank You" without being prompted and most took HANDFULS of stuff. Very rarely did they take ONE thing and be grateful.

The most disgusting example of this is a parent and two kids who came inside our house (we were doing some rennovation the Mom wanted to see). While we were in the kitchen, the daughter went back to the front door and starting filling her bag with candy? I told her to "save some for the other children" when I saw this but it was *DISGUSTING*. The Mom laughed it off which was more atrocious.

My children, on the other hand, only GAVE to the people who came to our door. They dress up in costumes all the time because they are children and love putting costumes on (we have many at home)...But I'll never let them go around just TAKING and TAKING from neighbors. It is gross.