In a time where more and more parents are encouraging "healthy" Halloween snacks, one woman is standing out from the rest and declaring herself the ultimate trick-or-treating house after revealing she plans on giving the neighborhood kids full-sized bars of candy.
Is it too late to decide to go trick-or-treating this year?
In an interview with TODAY, the reporter for NBC affiliate 11Alive said she's spent so much time covering negative Halloween stories that she decided to make a change, and that all starts by making some sugar-craving children very, very happy.
"It was just bumming me out that a holiday that's supposed to be about fun was turning into people complaining," she said.
"They want to cut down on vandalism, which I understand, but I was still-trick-or-treating all through high school, and it didn't seem fair that the kids there don't get to do it," Ross explained. "I think kids should get to stay kids as long as they can, and Halloween is a part of that."
She explained, "I remembered how excited everyone would get to go to the house that handed out the full-sized candy bars when I was going up and thought it would be amazing to be able to spread that joy as an adult."
That day, she decided to pick up some boxes of full-sized chocolate bars and Skittles for kids with dairy allergies: "I thought it would be a blast to hand out on Halloween."
"I'm going to do it!" she posted, alongside a photo of her holding her impressive candy haul. "I'm going to be the house that hands out the big candy bars at Halloween this year. Why? Because it's JOYFUL!"
She continued, "And I am so sick of hearing about the Halloween haters."
"I know a lot of full-grown adults who deserve a candy bar, too!" she wrote. "Is your kid nonverbal? Shy? Not in the mood to talk to a total stranger? They get a candy bar without having to say a word!"
In the comments, many people have praised Ross for her efforts to put a little joy back into Halloween, with one person even suggesting she should go one step further and dress up as the "Halloween fairy godmother."
"I love hearing from people about their wonderful Halloween experiences and their memories from growing up," she wrote. "I've had a lot of people ask for our address!"
She said that she shares most moms' feelings of insecurity around the holidays like perhaps they aren't doing enough or giving their kids the best experience possible.
"But I try to remember that as long as we are together, that's the part he'll remember," she said. "That and the candy!"
h/t: TODAY, [Facebook | Kaitlyn Ross 11Alive)
