Halloween is no excuse to let children act disrespectfully

Published October 31, 2023 9:48pm ET



Cue the spooky music, grab the bags of candy, and put on a frightening costume. Today is Halloween, the one day a year when children browbeat working-class people living paycheck to paycheck into giving them free candy as a reward for pretending to be someone or something they are not. But despite this relatively joyous yet spine-chilling holiday, there’s no excuse for children to misbehave or act disrespectfully. (That’s what Mischief Night is for.)

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