Parents Reveal What They Feel Is the Scariest Part of Halloween

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Halloween is meant to be scary, but there's more that's frightening about the commercial holiday than fake blood in horror flicks and people walking around in vampire costumes. Being a parent on and leading up to Oct. 31 is a ton of fun, but can also be a little anxiety-inducing. We had real parents weigh in on the parts of Halloween that are most scary to them, from tiny things to bigger fears.

Read through for 13 of their responses.

1. "Making sure they safe while out tricking or treating." — Jennette
2. "Someone handing out spiked/poisoned candy." — Morgan
3. "Crossing the street. People drive like maniacs in my neighborhood." — Dawn
4. "Finding the perfect costumes." — Terilee
5. "The gore and masks today.. totally gross and in todays society you never know who is behind that mask." — BethAnn
6. "The haunted/horror houses. No thank you." — Sara

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7. "The thought of the health effects of all the candy." — Kristen
8. "The cost of the costumes." — Nniea
9. "Someone handing out candy that they poisoned and then my kids being mad at me cause I threw away all the soft candy." — Beverly
10. "The Sugar Rush!!!!!" — Dona
11. "6 ft tall teens...way to old to be demanding candy!!" — Christina
12. "Something happening to my older son's costume at school." — Liz

And perhaps the most honest and relatable answer of them all:

13. "Getting busted by kids as I steal all the [Reese's] peanut butter cups from their stash." — Teresa

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