Christmas Spending & the True Spirit of the Season 🎄

[tinamarieh]

Santa doesn’t bring big presents in our house for two reasons 1: the important one not all parents can afford Xbox, PlayStations the latest iPhone or iPad, 2: the big fellow ain’t getting the credit for my god dam hard work .
In our house Santa bring one present a small one, pens and a colouring book, a toy car, a football £20 and under.
I’d hate my child to go to school after Christmas and say Santa got me a Xbox and some other kid wonder why Santa treated him or her different.

 

[bhodi]

@tinamarieh same in our house...for exactly the same reason

 

[phassle]

@tinamarieh also same in my house

 

[marymarie1968]

@tinamarieh I’ve always said Santa doesn’t bring anything electrical. Hes old school lol

 

[xsimplysarah]

@tinamarieh same in our house for this very reason x

 

[urbanlegends]

Love that you said both sides of it people love putting down those who spend alot
Often implying If you do that you don't give your family quality time, or real attention just material things
I'm so happy for anyone regardless of what they chose to spend if they are having a fantastic time making memories that's all I wish for anyone

 

[callmelightning]

Unfortunately it’s often those with the least who feel pressured to spend the most. Don’t put yourself under pressure for one day. For stuff!

 

[snesmom]

I hate the posts where people asking what other parents spend what business has it got to do with others, we all live different and within our means, its such a shame we live in a society full of lots of show offs

 

[kyuzoshi]

I don’t get it, kids don’t go to school bragging how much they got for Christmas, so I don’t understand why parents come on here to brag about what they spend. Spend what you can afford, don’t try and compete with others, your kids will love it no matter how much is spent on them.

 

[mvh1992]

@kyuzoshi most kids have forgotten what they've had by the time they go back to school

 

[kyuzoshi]

@mvh1992 exactly

 

[neil2002]

@kyuzoshi winds me up! If u can do it and want to then fine, if u can but don’t want to then fine, n if h can’t then fine!! It’s not a competition. I had years where were were stupidly spoilt beyond belief and then years where we had very little and two smallish main gifts. Guess which gift I remember the most and meant more to me……

 

[kyuzoshi]

@neil2002 it irritates me that people share what they spend, it really doesn’t matter what you spend, you can make it magical whichever way, but guilt tripping others is not good.
Kids really don’t mind what they get and just remember the magic of Christmas. Mine get just as excited about their stockings.

 

[neil2002]

@kyuzoshi oh I was so upset when I stopped getting a stocking when I had Oscar!! For me family time, lovely meal and friends over wtc is far more important

 

[madrone]

@kyuzoshi we have one family who spend from September to January talking about what they are getting.....over the years the kid has had it all from ride on ponies to our generation filling the room, this year she's using their £1000 + budget to go to Disney Paris and stay at a top hotel!! Thankfully my child values experience over toys so we don't get too drawn in but the our generation year my daughter asked for the same, she got the cheaper replica from Argos and was happy although didn't really play with it cause it was something the other kid wanted not her

 

[crabbysummers]

I totally agree, but some people would consider £100 a great deal of money. This post really should read that the bottom line doesn’t matter at all, not that only £100 is ok. Some could only dream of spending £100.
As long as a child is warm, has a full tummy, is loved & hopefully is lucky enough to at least get a colouring book from Santa - hold your head up.

 

[mandah86]

@crabbysummers I agree, but I didn’t write only £100 is okay. It was just a reference. I put if you want to or can afford to spend £100 that’s fine. The point of the post was regardless of what you spend whether that be £10, that’s perfectly okay if you want to or can afford to spend £1000s that’s still perfectly okay because everyone’s budgets are different no one should be judged by the amount they spend or what they buy, I think you’ve misread the post. X

 

[crabbysummers]

@mandah86 I haven’t miss read your post, your post is perfectly fine. It’s more than fine, it’s important.
I wasn’t being negative, you are right in what you say. The moral of the story being you do you & whatever that is is perfectly acceptable - absolutely. Just it needed saying that under £100 is also fine.
I hate when people nit pick at posts, when they are well meaning, & I promise that’s not what I’m trying to do.

 

[mandah86]

@crabbysummers I whole heartedly agree I wasn’t trying to pick you comment apart, I assumed and for that I apologise. I wasn’t trying to be rude I thought you meant I put on my post that to spend only £100, to imply that £100 is not a lot of money and I know it is. I understand what you mean

 

[beofgoodcheer]

The whole Xmas argument over social media makes me laugh every year
In life there is so many things we share that no one gets offended about but a parent buying their kid a ps5 is the world ended.
People post their 30k weddings - fine
Holidays abroad - fine
Getting their kid 20 Xmas presents omg don’t do that people can’t afford that
It’s so bizarre !
So many posts on here about things like what’s the best phone to get now ( for the adults ) and iPhones
New Samsungs no one gets triggered
Someone spends 500.00 on their child and they are the worse