Let me just come right out and say it: I am 100% against high school students trick-or-treating. The last time I participated in this event, I was probably 13 years old, and I think 13 should be the cut-off age for everyone. Trick-or-treating is meant for little kids, not young adults.
I am in no way against Halloween or the festivities that come with it. I love the fall season in general and, when Halloween rolls around, I love partaking in all of its events. For example, every year for as long as I can remember, my family decorates the woods around my house and throws a Halloween party. Another favorite Halloween tradition of mine is going to haunted houses. There is something about being scared that I love. Parties and haunted houses are the things kids our age should be doing this Halloween season, not bumming candy off of strangers.
If you stop and think about it, the act of trick-or-treating is really weird. You’re telling me that we are going to dress up as monsters, walk around a neighborhood at night and collect candy from strangers. Yeah, that sounds just as normal as putting a tree in your living room when it gets cold outside— but that’s another story.
Halloween is meant for children. I will one day expect my kids to do it, and I’m not going to be upset whenever that time comes. In fact, I’ll be excited to dress my kids up and steal some of their Halloween treats.
Another thing that bothers me is when teenagers complain about being treated like kids but still do childish things like trick-or-treating. If you want to be treated like the young adult that you claim to be, then you have to actually grow up.
To recap: I’m against teenagers trick-or-treating; however, I’m not against Halloween in general. Go out and have fun, but have age-appropriate fun. If you’re old enough to watch movies like “Scary Movie” and “The Exorcist,” then you’re probably too old for trick-or-treating.