By Adam Kelly | Echo
Trick or treat, smell my feet; give me something good to eat.
Kids love Halloween. They get to dress in costumes, walk door to door asking for free candy and devour their stash over the next few days in celebration of their hard work.
As a kid, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays. Due to my obsession with Harry Potter, I believe I dressed up as him for three straight years, which included a Hogwarts robe, Harry's famous glasses and a plastic wand.
But as I got older, I slowly came to dislike dressing up and saying "trick or treat" at tons of houses for candy. Truth be told, it was probably because as a middle school guy, it became lame to go trick or treating.
Despite my hunger for candy, I stopped going. I had to buy my own candy. It was a sad time in my life.
But it is time to change. It is time for us as older students to take a stand and dive back into trick or treating. There are costume parties at workplaces and homes. Why not just wear those costumes and head door to door?
People shouldn't be judged for wanting to have fun and gain free candy in the process. Adult Halloween costumes are everywhere. They shouldn't just be for parties. Parents sometimes dress up with their children and should be allowed to ask for candy, too.
Houses have candy to give to trick or treaters, but why should it only be for young children? College students like to have fun and many of us don't have the money to buy our own candy each year. All of us should grab Halloween costumes and head out tonight around Upland and other nearby towns..
It isn't about being someone else in a costume but having a time with friends to enjoy Halloween as it is meant to be: trick or treating until bags overflow, then proceeding to munch on as much candy as our stomachs can handle.
I'm not saying skip the dance, but you could think about it if a trick or treating time conflicts. You would get a lot more candy that way and do something most of us have not done in years.
Don't worry about people wondering what we are doing. We have good intentions and just want to enjoy some chocolatey goodness or savory treats. Put on that costume, grab a bag or two and pile into a car with friends. It's time to release that young-at-heart kid inside and make memories we will remember for years.
Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.
