A lot of the churches in our area have a sort of "safe" trick or treat tailgate party where all of the parents bring candy and hand it out in their cars. Lame, if you ask me.
Since I didn't get to celebrate Halloween in any form as a child, I love it now. Maybe I'm a big kid, but I love looking at the costumes with my son, I love decorating my house up, and I love going trick or treating with him. Thankfully, there are plenty of houses here that don't participate in the tailgate parties and we've never had a problem getting a full bucket of poison-free candy by the end of the night.
As for others besides me...fresnelly, I think you hit on some very interesting points. I have friends without kids who don't care for the holiday anymore. Perhaps that will change if they decide to have children.
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