My best friends parents told her she couldn't do anything for halloween because she said "Oh god" when they gave her MORE chores! What should she do?
2006-10-31 05:21:55 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Good lord this world is going to hell in a handbasket if parents get this bent out of shape over this kind of stuff.
2006-10-31 05:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by bill m 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Unfortunately it seems like the worse of the worst at the moment, but obeying parents is a stickler most parents deal with, and she should just take the consequence because this too shall pass. Getting candy down the road will happen, it will, so in the long run she won't miss out on much, and will get to see her friends tomorrow at school. So, I think she should not fight, be respectful and really try to gain her parents' trust for future events that will come up. Best wishes =)
2006-10-31 05:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should accept discipline and apologize for her attitude. Missing Halloween is no big deal. My family does not do Halloween for religious reasons. My daughters are now grown up and I have asked them if they feel they missed anything. They laughed and said absolutely not.
Of course, we did do something fun on that day. I bought candy and munchies, rented good movies, and/or sometimes attended a non-halloween church program that night that offered carnival type games and fun. But we did not do what we believe is rooted in paganism.
In any case, your friend will grow up whether she does halloween or not and 10 years from now, this will not matter to her.
Sue
2006-10-31 05:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by newbiegranny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, your friend's parents know her better than you do. You know her at school or church, but they know what she is like at home. Just like I bet there are things, behaviors you would not show when she is around. Like for example, foot stomping, swearing at your mom, whining..whatever.
I guarantee your friend only tells you about her side of the argument. She may have said a lot more than "Oh God" right? She may be failing in school, something you don't know. Maybe she talks back to her parents constantly? Whatever.
She should really try to listen to what her parents want. Not to roll her eyes? Not to skip class? Then give her best effort to really stop those kinds of things.
2006-10-31 05:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by WriterMom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She should not go. Because the odds of something bad happening while trick or treating are very high. And I don't think going door to door begging is worth getting in trouble and grounded depending on how strict her parents are. Bottom line is don't disobey your parents. That is so disrespectful.
2006-10-31 05:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by Nepolean Dynamite 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her to talk to her parents. Let them know she is sorry for being whatever (jerk, sassy, bitchy or whatever she was), and that she will try her best not to act that way again. Let them know that trick or treating is important to her because she gets to be with her friends etc, and that she would respect them for respecting her wishes, and that this respect will be reflected back to her parents next time they ask her to do something. If she is honest, her parents may change their minds. If they dont', then she needs to respect that, so next time they will remember that she was respectful and allow her to do what she wishes. It is all about give and take. You respect them and they respect you.
2006-10-31 05:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by xorosho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be happy that she will be safe on that night and not in the street knocking on some stranger's door. Night is a dangerous place for young girls to out in. I heard a bloke on the radio say he nearly ran over a young girl because she was dressed in black and ran out on the road in front of his moving car. Keep your kids at home, safety first. Whose door would she be knocking on anyway? A rapist, pedophile or maybe a child murderer. How do you know?
2006-10-31 05:28:05 · answer #7 · answered by johnno K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't let my kids go trick-er-treating either, it has nothing to do with Halloween it's because there's a lot of sickos out there that screw around w/ the candies, so we stay home and give out non-eatable treats like pencils and stuff like that. We also prepare our entrance to our home, so when they enter we scare the s*it out them. All in good fun!!!! BOOOOO!!!!!
2006-10-31 05:29:33 · answer #8 · answered by St. Mike 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She should quit being a smart mouthed little brat and have some respect for the people who clothe and feed her...
Sometimes, kids deserve exactly what they get. It's not always the big bad parents.
2006-10-31 05:29:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for her parents for instilling her with good values and work ethics. She must obey, althought she could try apologizing profusely and striking a bargain to do even more chores.
2006-10-31 05:44:18 · answer #10 · answered by Ann 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's probably too old to go anyway. Have her ask her parents if she can come to your house and watch horror movies or something. It's really not the end of the world.
2006-10-31 05:29:17 · answer #11 · answered by BAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋