Are you ever too old to Trick or Treat?

So one of my kid is a teenager, and the other is pretty dern close now. (When did that happen?)

My son is in the 50th percentile for his age as per the Dr. today when he had his physical for JV high school soccer.

Those are some words I never even pondered writing when he was at his 2 year old well visit, I can assure you. We have no idea how far and fast they will go! I almost was annoying and whispered that to the harried Mom in line with her screaming two year old who looked like he'd kept her up for the good part of his lifetime (and I am pretty sure that wasn't her Halloween costume she was sporting, Bless her!)

I'm not sure I thought he or we would survive to this age to be honest, I think we went to the doctor every other day back then for this or that virus, fever, rash, allergy, cough, sore throat, stitches, or heart murmur.

Thankfully, all the older and wiser women in my life were right, they ARE really building up immunity and it DOES get better.

Now most of their visits are sports related.

Anyway, I am not sure if I should still let him trick or treat. I mean he is over 5 feet tall.

And he wants to go in the neighborhood without me or adult supervision.

But my neighbors have all known us for years, and while there will be many people from other neighborhoods coming to trick or treat in ours, it is a relatively safe place to be.

He has a friend going, and I do trust my boy, but it does call in to question:  How old is too old?

I am not sure if this year is the benchmark, but I am VERY interested in your weighing in on this, because even though I will most likely say "sure" and let him eek out the last fun dress up holidays of his childhood in a safe neighborhood rather than a scary haunted house, I do care what you think.

I have some friends who say middle schoolers are too old, and then some who say, let them enjoy it while they still can.

I am not sure where I stand?

(And Mom, I forgive you for not letting me trick or treat as a kid, I promise, I am more than making up for it now!)