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" Every Halloween, your parents ask that you bring your children to their home, so they can see their grandkids trick-or-treating around their neighborhood. But this year, your kids asked if they could go door to door in their own neighborhood. What to tell your parents?  1) Explain that your children have made a special request to go trick-or-treating on their own block this year. Then invite them to your house for hot cider and treats. 2) Fib and tell them you&amp;#039;ll be working on Halloween and your kids can&amp;#039;t go out. 3) Don&amp;#039;t break tradition. Tell your kids they have to go to their grandparents on Halloween. The correct answer: (1) It&amp;#039;s hard to take a detour from tradition, so don&amp;#039;t be annoyed if your parents express disappointment at first. But your offer to include them in the Halloween festivities by inviting them to your house should help. Try saying, &amp;quot;I know how much you enjoy trick-or-treating with the kids in your neighborhood. But now that they&amp;#039;ve made friends near home, they want to go door to door in their own neighborhood. And I think it&amp;#039;s a good way to feel connected to our community. Your participation is an important part of our Halloween tradition, so I hope you&amp;#039;ll come celebrate October 31st at our home.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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