Bob
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I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!!
From mid October onwards is my favourite time of the year, I love the leaves changing, I love the cosy nights in, I love the raost dinners and hot stew with dumplings, I love the effort people make to spend time with family and friends, I love the excuse to purchase a bottle of Baileys. My kids both have their birthdays in early November (2nd & 3rd) and it's become a bit of a tradition to put our tree up on the 4th.
We do it every year but then come the same comments from the Christmas police. My question is why does it matter? Why do some people feel the need to suck the fun out of everything? I'm not holding a shotgun and forcing you into your own loft whilst holding your family to ransom until you've turned your living room into a winter wonderland, just bog off and let me enjoy it.
Then there's this :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur...social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook
Yes it is possibly overkill but the poor woman has had death threats. If she wants to do christmas like that or with just a couple of gifts for each of her children it is entirely her prerogative, why do people feel the need to force their views and beliefs on others? We don't live in a dictatorship and nobody respects the authority of Sophie from a small town in North Wales so why bother spreading the negativity.
We spoil our kids at christmas, not to that extent but they do have a lot to open, we don't treat them often throughout the year with things but try to have experiences instead, also at christmas it's a big stock up on clothes, shoes, books, pens and pencils and just general everyday stuff, a lot of our kids presents will be stuff thats everyday in some homes. It's not always exciting stuff but it doesn't alter the fact that my children are appreciative of everything they get to open on Christmas morning.
They each do a Christmas list mid October, usually the day the Christmas Argos book comes out, we allow them 8 things, a couple will be bought for birthdays, then most of the other stuff for Christmas, there will always be one thing from the list that isn't purchased, this year it's those stupid Hatchimal things.
From mid October onwards is my favourite time of the year, I love the leaves changing, I love the cosy nights in, I love the raost dinners and hot stew with dumplings, I love the effort people make to spend time with family and friends, I love the excuse to purchase a bottle of Baileys. My kids both have their birthdays in early November (2nd & 3rd) and it's become a bit of a tradition to put our tree up on the 4th.
We do it every year but then come the same comments from the Christmas police. My question is why does it matter? Why do some people feel the need to suck the fun out of everything? I'm not holding a shotgun and forcing you into your own loft whilst holding your family to ransom until you've turned your living room into a winter wonderland, just bog off and let me enjoy it.
Then there's this :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur...social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook
Yes it is possibly overkill but the poor woman has had death threats. If she wants to do christmas like that or with just a couple of gifts for each of her children it is entirely her prerogative, why do people feel the need to force their views and beliefs on others? We don't live in a dictatorship and nobody respects the authority of Sophie from a small town in North Wales so why bother spreading the negativity.
We spoil our kids at christmas, not to that extent but they do have a lot to open, we don't treat them often throughout the year with things but try to have experiences instead, also at christmas it's a big stock up on clothes, shoes, books, pens and pencils and just general everyday stuff, a lot of our kids presents will be stuff thats everyday in some homes. It's not always exciting stuff but it doesn't alter the fact that my children are appreciative of everything they get to open on Christmas morning.
They each do a Christmas list mid October, usually the day the Christmas Argos book comes out, we allow them 8 things, a couple will be bought for birthdays, then most of the other stuff for Christmas, there will always be one thing from the list that isn't purchased, this year it's those stupid Hatchimal things.
