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On Monday, someone asked me what I had done on Hallowe'en. When I said I'd gone trick or treating, one of the "mature" students gave me a withering look and said, "Aren't you too old for that?"
I said, "It's only the third time I've ever gone. And besides, there is a long tradition of mummers of all ages, and I did sing and dance for my candy."
After asking me how old I was, she just turned away from me with a scowl, presumably to talk with someone more grown up than me.
Can someone give me a really good reason for why trick-or-treating should be the sole demesne of preteens? Few children were actually out there, collecting candy. I saw plenty of university students. I'm sure I was the oldest person out there. Where are all the mummers? Am I the only New Brunswicker, thirty-something nonconservative enough to keep a fun tradition alive?
I wonder what this sanctimonious old biddy would do if I came janneying to her house at Christmas....
I said, "It's only the third time I've ever gone. And besides, there is a long tradition of mummers of all ages, and I did sing and dance for my candy."
After asking me how old I was, she just turned away from me with a scowl, presumably to talk with someone more grown up than me.
Can someone give me a really good reason for why trick-or-treating should be the sole demesne of preteens? Few children were actually out there, collecting candy. I saw plenty of university students. I'm sure I was the oldest person out there. Where are all the mummers? Am I the only New Brunswicker, thirty-something nonconservative enough to keep a fun tradition alive?
I wonder what this sanctimonious old biddy would do if I came janneying to her house at Christmas....
