How much do you spend on your child's Christmas?

flea72

tiamai_d wrote: »

You have went on and on about the highchairs. It's an obsession.

think you have me confused with MrsE

im the one whos on the high horse about furniture

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flea72

kegg wrote: »

It was my birthday last month and my husband bought me a hoover. he could have bought me perfume or something else more gifty but i would rather have my hoover.

and as an adult you are well within your rights to request practical gifts

but children should get given fun stuff, not practical ones. theres enough time having to be a grown up as it is, without wishing it upon them soo young

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kegg_2

flea72 wrote: »

and as an adult you are well within your rights to request practical gifts

but children should get given fun stuff, not practical ones. theres enough time having to be a grown up as it is, without wishing it upon them soo young

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some like pratical stuff even as children. I dont think furniture is that unual a request from a child as they enter their teenager year. My oldest was 14 this summer and he wanted a more adult room. He didn't ask for it for his birthday from us but he did ask for cash from family rather than presents which he used on his room. I paid for the main things like the paper, carpet and new bed as these things were needed but he also wanted some of that high black gloss furniture, flat screen tv and some arty prints.

SingleSue

Sometimes though Flea, children want the practical things too..I know mine do.

I suppose it is what people are used to, how the child thinks, what store they put in 'fun' things or how practical they are.

In short, we are all different...especially when you have children who are autistic and tend to only think practical!

tiamai_d

I would draw the line at wrapping individual pairs of pants.

My mum did that one year as a joke. I wasn't impressed.

I tried to get hubby one year by wrapping 180 tea bags individuaally. I got bored by 25.

balletshoes

flea72 wrote: »

she may well be, but now your post has spoilt it for any child who is watching over their parents shoulder as they type

perhaps some people have just lost the magic of christmas?

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there are numerous threads on this site about specifics around who buys, Santa or parents, who believes, what age to tell etc etc, so that bubble will have been truly burst already if kids are looking over their parents shoulders while they are reading MSE.

I'm a daughter of Mrs Christmas, you couldn't get any more Christmassy than my mum, and I love the Magic, its the best bit of the season for me.

sunday_girl

flea72 wrote: »

and as an adult you are well within your rights to request practical gifts

but children should get given fun stuff, not practical ones. theres enough time having to be a grown up as it is, without wishing it upon them soo young

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Who died and made you Father Christmas? Seriously, people can their buy children anything they see fit for Christmas, in reality many probably buy both some fun and frivolous gifts and some practical ones for their kids. Is that really such a problem?

kegg_2

tiamai_d wrote: »

I would draw the line at wrapping individual pairs of pants.

My mum did that one year as a joke. I wasn't impressed.

I tried to get hubby one year by wrapping 180 tea bags individuaally. I got bored by 25.

I have bought my son a box of pg tips with the monkey in this christmas as a joke present. He loves his tea and think it is funny. One year i wrapped a bottle of cherry coke for him as it is his favorite and i only buy it as a treat at weekends.
He loved it and has asked every year since will be be getting his bottle of cherry coke.

kegg_2

sunday_girl wrote: »

Who died and made you Father Christmas? Seriously, people can their buy children anything they see fit for Christmas, in reality many probably buy both some fun and frivolous gifts and some practical ones for their kids. Is that really such a problem?

Santas dead!!!!!!!:eek:

shellsuit

flea72 wrote: »

she may well be, but now your post has spoilt it for any child who is watching over their parents shoulder as they type

perhaps some people have just lost the magic of christmas?

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Don't be so bloody ridiculous. Don't you think any kid who still believes and who is looking at this thread, would look at the first post and wonder why parents would be spending money on presents when they come from Santa?

flea72 wrote: »

rofl :rotfl:

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Why do you do that?

Why do you knock people for something and when they respond to your rant/question, you just come out with something silly instead of having the decency to respond to any question asked to you?

If I didn't know better, i'd think you were trolling for the fun of it.

flea72 wrote: »

and as an adult you are well within your rights to request practical gifts

but children should get given fun stuff, not practical ones. theres enough time having to be a grown up as it is, without wishing it upon them soo young

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Children should get given fun stuff, not practical?

Says who?

You?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: