Wheres my presents from Mummy&Daddy?

glendam

The only santa presants I had and my children had were the stocking, but he did bring back presants sent by parents and other family members. Its the only way to understand you have what your parents can afford and who to send thankyou letters to.

Glenda

sleepystar1975

VickyA wrote:

I do realise that Santa is my parents

Nooooo, please say it's not true!!!
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas
I DO believe in Father Christmas

DjSatansfury

My mother always told us (and still tells my younger siblings) that she buys the presents, and then they're sent off to santa. And if you've been a good kid, you'll get them on Xmas, if not, then they'll be sent to some other kid.

Obviously the kid doesnt see half and quarter of the presents.

Which is fair enough when you think about it.

Then again, i know other people who knew everything, and i mean everything they were getting. I guess people do it in different ways

Luvly.cuppa.T

well...... I have always given myself over to santa, in that all pressies are from santa. Then as kids got older it was a mixture and I would never say who gave what. Just that santa's elves wrapped them all (each child gets colour coded wrapping- we have 3 children) and under pressure maybe say that a particular one pressie was from us parents!

Then you get to a crisis, and kids want to know why they can't have x, y z etc for xmas, ie why does Jonny get the most expensive and up to date xmas pressies (like game consoles) now, and I get them 1-2 yrs later? (same model) Well, we know its what money can buy at the time, but the kids don't. They think that santa is discriminating and it breaks your heart.
So I now say that (as I heard someone somewhere say) that parents give the money to santa and he does what he can in getting the things that the children will want. What else can you say that makes sense?

After all, it's the way of the world and you need to let the children know somehow that money has a limit even in the fantasy of father christmas- we want them to grow up to be MSE's don't we?

Becles

I always wondered why my parents never bought me any presents when I was little. My parents had little money and although I used to ask for things when I was taken to see Santa in shops, and I was really good, I never got all the things I asked for. I realise now it was because my parents simply couldn't afford it, but I didn't understand that at the time.

I decided not to bother with Santa with my two. They realise it's a nice story and some children believe it so they're not to tell them otherwise. However I think it's nicer that my children realise I work hard and save up to give them as much as I can, rather than some fictional man bringing their gifts. They really appreciate their gifts knowing they were bought with my love.

I'm not saying all children are greedy, but I have seen parents I know panic and spend far more they planned because their child is expecting Santa to bring things and they don't want them to be disappointed. You only have to look at the silly sales of hard to get toys on ebay, to see how much parents are willing to pay over the odds. I've never been in that situation with mine, as I know I can say I couldn't get something, whereas it's harder to tell a child who believes that Santa didn't bring something.

No offence intended to anyone, but we enjoy Christmas more without Santa.

emg

In my house growing up it was always stocking presents from santa and under the tree presents from parents. We still had to write our letters to Santa as apparently he would let our parents know what we wanted!

margaretclare

This is something I heard in the hairdresser's recently.
A woman was saying her nephew had said 'Father Christmas must be very kind, mustn't he?'
Auntie: 'Oh yes, very kind'.
Nephew: 'Well, he must be kinder than you, he brings all those presents, you're our auntie and you NEVER give us any presents!'

Everyone laughed - except me.

Margaret

ironed_out

My little girl is 6 and last year she cottoned on that Santa had the same wrapping paper as mummy! This year we've had to get seperate rolls just for Santa's use only.
Last year we did stockings from Santa and she got a big cuddly dog from santa (which she asked for) with a letter from the big man himself telling her it was for being 'extra good this year' and the rest of the presents were from mummy and daddy.
:j

auditbabe

SAVINGMUM wrote:

I was talking to my four year old niece and she said something that ive never thought of before.

She wanted to know why Santa buys her loads of presents and all her relatives buy her presents but she doesnt get anything off mummy and daddy?

My sister has bought her a present off mummy and daddy this year, but i can understand where she is coming from, i just thought it strange why ive never thought of it.

Has anyone else had kids think of this!

when my youngest daughter was 3 she got very upset because mummy and daddy didn't buy her any thing for christmas. The following year we made sure she had a present from up lol

Trow

We have always given most of the gifts from santa, but always something small under the tree - but the last two yeaars we have had a 'family' present under the tree for all the family, not a specific child, so that they can't argue that the other can't play with it! This year it should be easy as its a table top pool table, so they can both play at the same time....