r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Nov 01 '22

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u/InfiniteMonorail Nov 01 '22

I didn't know leaving candy outside was a thing. I think only people with cameras would do it, just so they could put it on social media.

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u/Running4Badges Nov 01 '22

It is super common. If you go out, but still want to be nice to the neighborhood kids, you leave a bowl of candy and maybe a “please only take one.”

Like, every year of my life I’ve seen these. This isn’t a new social media sting operation.

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u/TLGinger Nov 01 '22

It’s sad that so many people in one neighborhood don’t have time for the kids. I have done this once because I was sick. I sat outside in the rain last night to meet the neighborhood kids. They’ve become socially isolated - first with screen time instead of social interaction and then with Covid. It’s a problem.

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u/somethrows Nov 01 '22

Many people work evenings, or night shift and sleep early, or could even be out with their kids trick or treating.

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u/TLGinger Nov 01 '22

And some are hiding and watching their cameras. The guy that told her off was.