5) I always forget to buy candy, so kids are always leaving my front door disappointed.
Yeah, I’m a bad neighbor. But I guess because halloween was never a major part of my childhood, it isn’t unreasonable that it isn’t now.

4) The “Slut-ification” Factor
(C’mon Dads, do you REALLY want your daughters dressing like this? Be a man and just say no to the hoochie fad, and Moms, please don’t out-sleaze your daughters with your costume!)

3) Candy Corn
What can I say? Those things tasted good once, when I was about 3 years old. I mean c’mon, really, does a tri-color piece of sugar wax really taste that good?)

2) Parents That Live Vicariously Through Their Kids
Don’t try and be a kid on Halloween if you have kids. Let them have the fun. In fact, I get sick of seeing moms of teens still dressing like Brittany Spears. Let it go. Listen to mature people music. Wear 30 something clothes. Be a grown up. You’re not on earth to be a teen through your teen. You’re on earth to lead them.

1) Overcommercialized, Mega-hype filled “Holiday”
Depending on wear you are on the “belief” spectrum, you may view halloween as the devil’s day, or you might think it’s harmless fun. Personally, I’m somewhere in the middle. I don’t go all out for halloween. I don’t “celebrate” it, per se. But we do understand that a lot of people do, and instead of throwing up the crucifix and hissing at them, we use it as a time of connection and to make friends. I guess I “hate” halloween because there’s so much money wasted on candy and costumes and decorations for what appears to be nothing. There’s no GOOD reason to celebrate halloween. On Thursday, we’ll all be cleaning up candy wrappers, trying to overcome sugar hangovers, packing up the costumes and moving on to the next overcommercialized holiday…you know the one in December.

With that being said, be safe, have fun, and don’t steal your kids’ candy.