These days, trick-or-treating seems to be infected by the same strain of overparenting... an adorable throng descends every Oct. 31. And no sooner has some delightful little Tinkerbell or Pythagoras or Black Panther reached for our candy cauldron than a parent rushes in, reminding them not to take too much, pressing them to say thank you before a fun-size Snickers has even left the bowl.
Because, while it might come as a shock to kids today, Halloween used to be about healthy greed. Even mischief! You had a hall pass to be, well, a little bit naughty.
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