[Rembrandt]

There are far, far too many helicopter parents around. In my neighborhood, kids can’t even go trick or treating anymore cause the parents have decided to have Halloween parties to protect their little munchkins from us dangerous neighbors. These little kids are going to be know nothings when they grow up and afraid of the world - big difference from when I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s.

[SuziQ]

We still have Trick or Treaters on our street. It's a cul de sac with 20 houses, and most everyone knows everyone else. We do have a couple of families who have moved in recently, though they don't have kids that are really trick or treat age.

I was thinking I might bake sugar cookies using a pumpkin cutter, decorate them with Jack o Lantern faces, put them in individual plastic bags and hand them out this year, instead of candy. I'll put my name on the bag, so their parents will know who made them, and won't mind their kids eating them.