I feel very passionate about Hallowe'en - absolutely not trying to provoke any religious overtones or debate here .... but more about how to protect the vulnerable - from young children exposing themselves to the risks of knocking on strangers' doors (how their parents allow them to do it beggars belief) .... and more importantly for those of us here - concerned for the welfare of vulnerable adults who could be terrified by a plastic masked youth on their doorstep ........
I was thrilled when I discovered this link through my mother's church magazine ......
http://www.halloweenchoice.org/
I am looking forward to the launch of this year's inititiative - knowing it will not only benefit a children's charity (with which I have no association BTW for anyone who knows my passion for children's welfare and charities) .... but to find the links to the likes of Age Concern and Help the Aged and their recognition of the dangers to vulnerable people of 'trick or treating' .....
http://www.halloweenchoice.org/2006/page5.html
I'm all for 'bobbing apples' or whatever - and definitely a bit of fun, whatever the occasion or religion or belief, ..... but just DARE anybody knock on my mother's door come 31/10!!!!!!!!
(The one gets me most is when idiot parents are lurking in the background with even the youngest children thinking they are giving their children a 'good time' who haven't got the insight to realise they might have just scared the life out of someone elderly or vulnerable ..... thinking it's funny....... )
I am looking to make a huge poster this year for mum's door - besides 'camping out' at mum's for the evening. That might solve the problem for one household .... but how many vulnerable, dementia (or not) affected people will be harmed even temporarily by this wretched 'tradition'?????
Any one else got any ideas/plans to deal with / protect for the evening? (plus several before no doubt)
Karen, x
I was thrilled when I discovered this link through my mother's church magazine ......
http://www.halloweenchoice.org/
I am looking forward to the launch of this year's inititiative - knowing it will not only benefit a children's charity (with which I have no association BTW for anyone who knows my passion for children's welfare and charities) .... but to find the links to the likes of Age Concern and Help the Aged and their recognition of the dangers to vulnerable people of 'trick or treating' .....
http://www.halloweenchoice.org/2006/page5.html
I'm all for 'bobbing apples' or whatever - and definitely a bit of fun, whatever the occasion or religion or belief, ..... but just DARE anybody knock on my mother's door come 31/10!!!!!!!!
(The one gets me most is when idiot parents are lurking in the background with even the youngest children thinking they are giving their children a 'good time' who haven't got the insight to realise they might have just scared the life out of someone elderly or vulnerable ..... thinking it's funny....... )
I am looking to make a huge poster this year for mum's door - besides 'camping out' at mum's for the evening. That might solve the problem for one household .... but how many vulnerable, dementia (or not) affected people will be harmed even temporarily by this wretched 'tradition'?????
Any one else got any ideas/plans to deal with / protect for the evening? (plus several before no doubt)
Karen, x