Ah, I never knew until the internet that a lot of people think Halloween is only for very young children. That surprises me even though I remember how hurt I felt when, at age eleven, a number of people asked me, "Aren't you a little too old for this?" Next day at school, I listened to everyone tell what their Halloween had been like. Everyone went trick-or-treating, and no one else mentioned having heard suggestions that they were too old. So I thought I probably just looked older than 11, which I liked, but I was still hurt.
So, partly in reaction to my own experience ,I don't let myself feel grumpy about anyone's age. In fact, I quite like it when older kids --high school age!-- can still enjoy a little innocent trick-or-treating, most especially if they even make the effort to have half a costume. It is true, though that older kids are more likely to be rude or demanding, but that doesn't happen too often.
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