Christmas Spending & the True Spirit of the Season 🎄

[kaca]

I’ve finished my Christmas shopping and spent just over £1k in total for 8 people, 2 of which are my son’s best friends. One year I didn’t buy anything for my kids cos I took them to Orlando for Christmas and new year instead, and a couple of years ago, I could only afford to buy my son something and not my 2 adult daughters.

 

[shinesun]

@kaca surely you could have spent less on your son and bought them all something?

 

[kaca]

@shinesun I didn’t have the money as I’d started a new job, and my son is a child, whereas my daughters are adults, afterall Christmas is about children not adults.

 

[shinesun]

@kaca ah ok, I see. No offence was meant by my comment.

 

[kaca]

@shinesun none taken!

 

[drdexter33]

@kaca we don’t buy presents for the adults, but we still enjoy family time, food, and for us it’s all about Jesus. So it’s a festive time for all. I love it as much as my kids do

 

[mikesb]

I don't think anyone cares or even knows...

 

[vortex777]

I can never afford gifts for my kids. Struggling to get by just week to week but here's to being in debt so they have something to open

 

[delusion]

@vortex777 it's so hard, cost of living crisis, everything is so expensive and it's hard to find money for things the kids really don't want or need yet have hardly and food or heating x

 

[allpastors]

@vortex777 hugs

 

[letifrancais]

Kids will never remember the presents you brought but they will always remember the memories and the family time spent together

 

[matt0506]

I asked my daughter when she was about 10, what her favourite part of Christmas day was, expecting her to say presents. But she said that her favourite part of Christmas day was having the family over for christmas dinner and being all together

 

[teddybareheart]

I HATE AND LOATHE the "what does everyone spend on your kids for xyz" just a way to make other parents feel superior/less than. And it's disgusting to me

 

[delusion]

@teddybareheart yes! Just do it either show off or make others feel less than

 

[geekangel]

You can get some great things from charity shops too if people are on a budget x

 

[inthesonifeelasone]

Just tell them they've been naughty, and get them nothing.
A) You'll save yourself a fortune
B) You'll get better behaviour the year after as they will strive to come off the naughty list.

 

[delusion]

Some people have the money and don't want too waste it of 2 much stuff they don't need and that's OK 2

 

[delusion]

Last week my 8yr old boy was banging on all day about about Xmas and what he wanted I eventually said to him 'stop keep asking for things ,especially expensive things and going on I have no idea what you will get for xmas, what I can afford' and i went on a little rant....a few hours later my 7yr old daughter came and put her arm around me and said 'don't worry about Christmas mum, it's not THAT important, we really don't need presents we're already happy' .....bless her x

 

[delusion]

Also I have no idea what my kids friends got for Xmas any year because most kids are in with their families Xmas week

 

[mlinsk777]

Why do we need this post? Isn't that common knowledge?!