I never let my children when they were little go trick or treating. As my daughter Jen said recently you teach your kids stranger danger but then let them go door knocking for lollies at Halloween time. Do you know who is behind the door your child is knocking on? Do you trust the person that they are giving your child something safe to eat.
On Sunday we drove to the country to visit Bruce's mum in her nursing home. We were both shock to discover the nursing home decorated in Halloween things. I am sure most of the people in the high dependencies unit where they nearly all have dementia/ Alzheimer's would not remember it was Halloween or care about celebrating it. Was it for their benefit or the staffs. I asked one of the carers were they having a special dinner to celebrate Halloween. She told me they had a party Friday night where all the staff dress up and handed out lollies to the patients. They had a special dinner with green jelly with body parts in it. If I saw a bowl of jelly with body parts in it I would have a fit and I am sure a lady in her 90s would not appreciate it either. How ridiculous!
