Kaitlyn Ross is fed up with all the negativity surrounding Halloween. After weeks of hearing people complain about everything from teenagers who trick or treat because they're "too old" to people who feel slighted if a child doesn't actually say "trick or treat" when they're at their door, she decided she was going to be the fun mom this Halloween.

Ross, a reporter for 11Alive News in Atlanta and mother of a two-year-old son, told TODAY Parents that after covering a number of negative stories about a special day that's supposed to be fun for kids of all ages, she decided she was going to do something about it. "It was just bumming me out that a holiday that’s supposed to be about fun was turning into people complaining," she said. "The city that banned trick or treating after the age of 14 is what started me thinking about it," Ross explained of the town of Chesapeake, Virginia that enacted the age limit. "They wanted 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. I think kids should get to stay kids as long as they can, and Halloween is a part of that."

So when Ross found herself at the local grocery store recently she decided that she was going to put some fun back in Halloween. "I’m going to do it! I’m going to be the house that hands out the big candy bars at Halloween this year. Why? Because it’s JOYFUL!

And I am so sick of hearing about the Halloween haters," Ross wrote in a now-viral Facebook post.  She went on to cite a few of the negative Halloween stories that were covered in the news that week.

"*A city that has made it a CRIME for kids over the age of 14 to trick or treat.

- 15? 16? 17? Come to my house, you get a candy bar.

I know a lot of full grown adults who deserve a candy bar, too!

*A family who “ranted” that kids from other neighborhoods were coming to their house for their “good” candy.

-Not from around here? Come to my house! You get a candy bar!

*People refusing to give Halloween candy until a child audibly says, “trick or treat”!

-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!

Does your child have a dairy allergy? No problem, I got some skittles," she wrote. "This is supposed to be about FUN!" she enthused. "If you don’t like the holiday, or can’t afford to hand out candy, or just don’t want to talk to a bunch of strangers all night? That’s totally fine, too! Just turn your light off as the universal symbol of, “Move along, kids. No candy here,” she continued.

Ross told TODAY that she has been overwhelmed by the response to her post, which has been shared more than 74 thousand times.  "The feedback has been hysterical and really unexpected. I love hearing from people about their wonderful Halloween experiences and their memories from growing up. I’ve had a lot of people ask for our address!" Ross laughed.

She also summed up the spirit of Halloween perfectly in her post, writing, "Let’s stop making kids feel bad for wanting to dress up like their heroes one night a year. If they come to your door, just give them the candy bar!"

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