Do You Give Candy To The Older Trick-or-Treaters?

Ok, call me an old curmudgeon, but I think Trick or Treating is for children.

Some of my fondest memories growing up in Jamestown are from the anticipation of dressing up (though we usually had to don winter coats OVER our prized costumes...), going door-to-door under the watchful eye of my mom, and then unloading the pay-dirt at the end of the night on the kitchen table so my parents could go through and check for razors.  (The 80s were a weird time...)

I do not, though, as a tax-paying adult, think I should have to give candy to anyone old enough to get a job and pay for their own.  (Start the hate mail now) If you're 16 and still going door-to-door, you had better be doing it for charity or something.

And don't try that I-rubbed-dirt-on-my-face-so-I'm-from-The-Walking-Dead thing on me.  If you're older, and tryin' to get some candy, at least make an EFFORT to dress up.  And no, carrying a pillowcase, shoving it in my face, and saying "I'm a homicidal maniac, we look just like everyone else" won't work on me either.  1991's "The Addams Family" called, and Wednesday wants her joke back.

I know, it's a fun holiday for all...I get it, it's one of the biggest party nights for adults.  But the Trick or Treating, to me, is special for kids.

What say you? Am I just a bitter old woman who's 2 steps from "HEY YOU KIDS GET OFF'A MY LAWN" and collecting cats? ;)