I used to be really in to Halloween. The candy, the trick-or-treating, the decorations--I loved it all. Every year after I was about two, I'd plan my costume and get excited for Halloween. After sixth grade, I got even more into it because my best friend and I went trick-or-treating together around our neighborhood; it became a tradition we looked forward to every year, and we really had an imaginative collection of costumes. Then we started to wonder, how old is too old to go trick-or-treating? We had agreed beforehand that our senior year would be the last time we would go. Well, that year really ended my Halloween spirit. It was all going ok until I noticed how many little kids were out in force that night. I tried to just ignore that and enjoy myself as I walked from house to house with little princesses and Power Rangers. Then we came to a house that looked like all the others and rang the doorbell. Expecting to see a mom-type answer the door, we were very surprised to see a toddler reaching into a bowl to dole out the candy to the trick-or-treaters. Having to bend down so a small child can put candy in your bag is a great way to end your desire to go trick-or-treating really fast. That definitely answered my question. I was too old to go trick-or-treating.
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