Am I too old to go trick o treating?

She's 22 years old.

Ooops! Mon faux pas!

Yeah! I recall a trick or treater from many, many years ago. She seemed a little, uh, mature for trick or treating, but so what? The costume was Elvira - Mistress of the Dark, and boy, did she get the candy.

See - I know what I am talking about.

Your not "begging" for candy you are enjoying the spirit of Halloween. It's not always the candy part, it's the innocent fun that people in a more "responsible" atmosphere can have. What's the harm in a person over the age of 12 going Trick-or-Treating? Now what can go wrong with going to a party....? Weigh your options. People have put too much stress on age in this world, too young to do one thing, too old to do another, there are somethings age limits are good, ex: driving, but not something as harmless and innocent as Trick-or-Treating once a year!

Saw a big bunch of balloons today and realized how easy it would be to make a costume of Carl Frederickson from Up.

What's wrong with it is it's for kids and 22 or 19 is not a kid. Grow up. I can't believe you young adults even WANT to do this. Get a life. Come on. I mean do you still put out milk and cookies for Santa? Sheesh, act your age.

Honestly I would put out milk and cookies. I am not a partier, and I don't drink. That is mostly what adults do on Halloween, so why wouldn't I go trick-or-treating. What would be acting my age, honestly, how does anyone else have any say on what acting their age is, I am more mature than most people my age, I work, go to school, and don't get in trouble in any way, I don't do drugs, drink, smoke or anything, I am soley looking forward to my career, if anything I act older than my age, what is one day to enjoy the holiday and go trink-or-treating.

Yeah, those years between 12 and 21 are tough. Neither this nor that, but some of each.

If you do it, though, you owe us a good costume.

I don't consider partying = drinking, btw. The whole fun innocent thing can totally happen at a party.

Good point. Drinking is a large part of this culture, especially amongst younger people-- and a lot of them do not need a holiday to drink. Holloween, like other holidays, has been made into a big deal because it generates money. I also think this annual ritual is productive; adults dressing in unusual (note the word unusual, as opposed to our daily costuming)costumes, congregating and enjoying themselves. For the little ones, it's exciting.

As for acting your age, I agree with you. Who's to say? As long as your not hurting anyone, what's the problem?

Sounds like someone isn't as adult as they think. What 20 yr old would even want to be out looking for free candy? Growing up is about moving on and doing age-appropriate things - trick or treating is for kids, not 20-somethings. Of course you can do whatever you want, so if you want then go for it. Just don't be surprised if people look at you with raised eyebrows or close the door in your face.

Well, it could be about a corrective emotional experience. She's chafed under the restrictions enforced by her parents, and now wants to strike a blow for her independence.

Not sure why she's seeking approval of strangers on the Internet about it, though....

Even my 14 year old daughter doesn't want to go anymore trick & treating
as she feels awkward and too old for it. I can't imagine a 19 or 22 year old
doing it. I'd be embarrassed to death.

Tome the spirit of Halloween is dressing up - I never said I was against that and even stated that my dad was master of it.

Knocking door to door begging for candy is at best creepy (and not in the good Halloween fun sense - in the sicko weirdo sense).

Who said anything about drinking - you can go to a party and eat candy - you don't need booze.

If you came to my door, I'd probably say - you're old enough to go buy your candy, you free loader.

But that's what your not understanding it's not the sense of free candy, honestly personally, I don't know about dirrtydozen22, but I don't even really care for candy in general, it's just the spirit in it. Kinda like Christmas isn't all about the presents it's about the spirit. Stop focusing on free candy and notice how happy it makes all ages to enjoy the spirit in their own way, so what if they are with younger people, they have a youthful sense of joy. Kids have more fun with the little things than adults, so an adult doesn't lose that, whats wrong with that. Why is it that if you don't go Trick-Or-Treating, you have to go to a party? and I think that we all have our reasons for thinking the way we do, but read all the posts, and start trying to see other peoples point of view. So she wants to go trick-or-treating what is the honest harm in that?

I remember being six years old and Trick-Or-Treating with my best friend, the neighbor kids, and that one adult who got stuck watching us, and there was kids EVERYWHERE. Groups of 10 kids or more always ahead of you. I went Trick-Or-Treating last year and I saw literally no more than 100 kids in 3 hours in 2 different cities. Now a days kids don't celebrate Halloween as much, so you bought a big 1000 piece bag of candy and give out 3 or 4 to each kid... 100 kids... 300-400 pieces of candy... 600-700 pieces left.... now you have all that candy, no one needs all that candy, why not give it to some holiday spirited people, you are one step away from diabetes and if you already have it give more candy away, and you didn't waste your money because you gave it away in the fashion you planned.

My, the leaps of logic!

My area is crawling with kids at Halloween btw.

Again, I don't think that adult trick-or-treaters should be arrested, or that a new law should enacted allowing only children under the age of 12 to go trick-or-treating, or anything so prescriptive. If an adult goes trick-or-treating, oh well. Their right, I guess.

This person specifically asked for our opinions though and I gave mine.

I do get kind of annoyed from a kid perspective at the idea of adults usurping kid stuff. That's part of what makes it special -- it's something just for kids! -- and gets diluted by adults muscling in. That's not true across the board but strikes me as true for trick or treating.

You're far out there, aren't you?
I have never bought 1000 pieces of candy but I do buy a lot as we have tons of kids in the neighborhood and usually in a time frame from 6 - 8:00 pm we
get rid of it. I do have the occasional teenage crowd and I will tell them that
this is for kids only (nonetheless they get one piece of candy).

You're 19 years old and I am sure you want to be treated as an adult. Why on
earth you'd assume that on Halloween you can act like a little kid is beyond
me, but the sooner you learn that there are limitations and consequences
to being an adult, the better off you are.

Go buy some candies and give them out to the little ones - it might be more
rewarding as you think.

This is true.

By the time of was 18 or so, I was the one giving out candy to the little kids.

That was fun.