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This may be my last year giving out candy. Back in the day of my youth we followed certain protocols:
Rang the doorbell ONCE...not ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong
Said "Trick or Treat"...not just stare at you with their bags held out
Left room for the door to be opened to receive the treats....not look put out when asked to step back
Said "Thank you" instead of just turning and walking away
And then....after typing that, I had the door bell ring once, opened to door to two adorable little girls stepping back off the doorstep saying in unison "Trick or Treat", with one asking me if I was a Grandma (ouch, that one hurt but she was so cute I just laughed), when I said no she asked if I was a Mom, and I said yes but my boys are all grown up, then she wanted to see my kids! Too funny. They said "Thank you" WITHOUT a prompt from mom and dad. Restored my faith in the youth of today with that last visit.
Rang the doorbell ONCE...not ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong
Said "Trick or Treat"...not just stare at you with their bags held out
Left room for the door to be opened to receive the treats....not look put out when asked to step back
Said "Thank you" instead of just turning and walking away
And then....after typing that, I had the door bell ring once, opened to door to two adorable little girls stepping back off the doorstep saying in unison "Trick or Treat", with one asking me if I was a Grandma (ouch, that one hurt but she was so cute I just laughed), when I said no she asked if I was a Mom, and I said yes but my boys are all grown up, then she wanted to see my kids! Too funny. They said "Thank you" WITHOUT a prompt from mom and dad. Restored my faith in the youth of today with that last visit.