{"id":4781,"date":"2019-10-25T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bracketyackrc.wpengine.com\/?p=4781"},"modified":"2019-10-25T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T08:00:33","slug":"junior-annoyed-by-disregard-for-college-trick-or-treating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=4781","title":{"rendered":"Junior Annoyed by Disregard for College Trick-or-Treating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Zachary Dalton<\/em><\/p>\n

As a kid, some of the best times were spent during a crisp autumn evening running around from house to house and demanding candy from the hard-working adults as the \u201cooh\u201d and \u201cahh\u201d over your costume. A junior fondly remembers her times in upstate New York being just like that. Her fondness quickly turns sour as she states, \u201cit\u2019s not like that anymore.\u201d She begins by telling Brackety-Ack a story from her freshman year here on campus. Since it was her first Halloween in Virginia, she was excited to see how the campus community celebrated. The fateful night came, and she eagerly put on her homemade Lilo costume from Disney\u2019s Lilo and Stitch. She grabbed an extra pillowcase and took to the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was determined to get candy from some house,\u201d she says, \u201cany house, but I knew exactly which house to go to first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She walked to the end of Market Street to the big house with the large Roanoke College flag: The President\u2019s House. She marched up to the door and rang the doorbell and was greeted by no-one. She frowned and rang the doorbell again. Nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d she declares, \u201cno-one was home! Who isn\u2019t home on Halloween?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After walking away from the house, the junior rang a few other doorbell\u2019s and was greeted by a multitude of \u201caren\u2019t you a bit old for trick-or-treating,\u201d or \u201csorry I\u2019m saving the candy for kids.\u201d She didn\u2019t let that break her stride though and she continued to have a fun Halloweekend at the college. The junior requested that I include a message for her. She wanted to bring attention to the Blue Pumpkin Bucket this Halloween. A blue pumpkin bucket helps signify a person with autism, but still wants to partake in the Halloween festivities. Adults with autism who still want to trick-or-treat could have a blue bucket and will help prevent comments like \u201caren\u2019t you a little old…\u201d and such. Along with that a child with a blue bucket can convey that they\u2019re nonverbal. One more thing, don\u2019t be afraid to go out and trick-or-treat as an adult too, there\u2019s no rule against it and if you\u2019re with a group and having fun that\u2019s really what it is all about. Plus, free candy is free candy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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