How's it going lurkers? We have only 4 more days until Halloween.
Do
you have your Halloween costumes and candy ready for the next 3 days?
Considering that my neighborhood is a ghost town, it serves no purpose
to buy bags of Halloween Candy. Wauwatosa is also strict about who can give children Halloween Candy.
Home
owners must sign up to give candy to children. It sounds
preposterous, but I understand why it must be done.
Because
WI judges allow pedophiles and other criminals to have housing in
suburban neighborhoods, parents should REALLY be more cautious of when
and where they allow their children to go trick-or-treating.
Meanwhile,
there are those brainwashed, Christian zealots and Jehovah's Witnesses,
who believe that Halloween is a so-called "Pagan" or "Satanist
Holiday."
Even though the tradition of
trick-or-treating from door-to-door for Halloween treats began, during
the 16th Century in Great Britain and Ireland, did you know that
trick-or-treating did not become a tradition in America until the
1930's?
Generally speaking, North America didn't
start celebrating Halloween until the 1920's. Nearly a century ago,
treats for children consisted of homemade cookies, pieces of cake to
fruits, nuts, coins, and TOYS, according to The History Channel.
It
was not until the 1950's, that candy manufacturers such as Hershey's,
Nestle's, Reese's, and Mars for examples, started promoting their candy
for Halloween.
As children trick-or-treating reached
popularity, giving candy to trick-or-treators was considered more
convenient and affordable.
In addition, stories
about candy tampering developed in 1959. A Fremont, CA dentist named
William Shyne played a mean-spirited prank on 450 trick-or-treaters by
giving them candy-coated laxatives. 30 out of 450 trick-or-treaters
became really sick from them.
On Halloween 1970, a
5-year-old boy from Michigan DIED from heroin ingestion. Test results
showed there was heroin dust on the boy's Halloween Candy. During the
'70s, adults giving children packaged candy became the only acceptable
treat to give trick-or-treaters for Halloween.
As
the decades have gone by, parents have warned their children to CHECK
their Halloween Candy. Supposedly, people were sticking needles and
other dangerous products into our candy.
Growing up
during the 1980's and '90s, my mother always told me to check my candy.
Sometimes she would help check the candy with me.
Now
that the opiate addictions and overdoses have been back on the rise here in
America these last several years (including in my home state), parents
should most DEFINITELY be more cautious and check Halloween Candy for
their children.
In the Milwaukee County, which is my county, there have been news reports about "Killer Marijuana."
What is "Killer Marijuana"?
It
is Marijuana laced with the opiate, Fentanyl. Supposedly, people are
dying from "Killer Marijuana" by doing only 1 hit. There are a LOT of
new age drugs out there that most average people know nothing about.
On
a lighter note, I have Halloween Candy Suggestions. If I were a little
girl trick-or-treating again, I would LOVE to have adults throw
chocolate candy bars and gummy candy into my bucket or bag.
For
a spooky treat, I highly recommend Sour Gummy Spiders. YES, this is
coming from an arachnophobic, who kills spiders constantly!
Last
year, my oldest aunt bought me some, when she was returning from
Chicago. It had taken me literally 2 MONTHS to build up the courage to eat that
candy. After putting 1 gummy spider into my mouth, I wanted MORE.
The ONLY time I will ever like a spider is when I'm eating it in candy form. Otherwise, let the spider killing spree continue!
Well, hopefully you learned something new from today's blog! Get ready for a spooky Song Saturday, tomorrow.
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