I'm feeling most perturbed

[hmmSleep]

by the homemade decoration Dd1 has just proudly hung from my wonderful Christmas tree.

It's making me twitch.

[hmmSleep]

It's still there, I'm sure it's glaring at me in a mocking fashion.

[ilovemyfestivehens]

Does it resemble something from a horror movie?

I've had those too

Gotta love 'em!

[hmmSleep]

It's certainly the stuff of nightmares.

She just took it upon herself to go off and make it, then put it on MY our tree. How very dare she!

[LittleMissHoHoHoFit]

Aw bless! Move it to the back of the tree Display it proudly.

[overmydeadbody]

This is why DS has his own (cheapo little fake) christmas tree in his room.

He can string whatever he fancies onto it without me twitching.

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

I'd be quite happy to rehang Rudolph'sbollock an interesting spherical one that DD made in nursery school, except, all our decorations have disappeared. I imagine they either got left behind in Switzerland or binned here in Belgium. either way, I need to go and buy a whole new set tomorrow. I will really miss the ones she made at school. We have a rather nice lots.

[Galena]

DD made her first this year at 19mo. It's proudly named and dated and displayed proudly. I'm sure once she's older we'll also be trying to hide them displaying them proudly.

[sixpercenttruejedi]

I have a decades worth of glittery xmas vomit fondly cherished items hanging on mine. Each year I tolerate treasure them even more. Will sob over them when she's too old want to make stuff anymore though.

[Hassledge]

I have to hang something blue on my tree every year . My tree is strictly red and gold (ponce), but all you can actually focus on is the blue thing. It's basically a couple of lolly sticks stuck together with a face drawn on (it has a malevolent expression) by DS2 years ago, and then blue tinsel glued down badly. Most upsetting.

[FakePlasticTrees]

OP - we need a photo! How bad is it?

[Errmmmm]

My dh thinks I'm very mean because I refuse to hang home made tat children's decorations on the tree.

I mean, if I let them do that they might want to put tinsel on it or something too! No good can come of it, wherever would it end?

[MrsMoosickle]

Love this thread. First one I've laughed at on here in days

[Vanillacandle]

Hi hmmSleep !

YANBU - it completely wrecks the look of enhances the beauty of your tree and decoration scheme to have such gluey bits of tat lovingly hand-crafted items strung all over it!

I suggest you quietly feed it to the dog move it gradually out of prime position, or buy her a little tree of her own that she can "decorate" with all her own work.

How's the snow with you, btw?

[Vanillacandle]

Sorry, haven't got the hang of these emphasis thingies - lets try:

wrecks the look of

gluey bits of tat

feed it to the dog

Any better?

[hmmSleep]

Hi Vanillacandle, thankfully bloody snow is finally melting . I even smile rather wickedly watching the Dcs' snowman slowly wither away.

I'll take a photo of the hideous delightful decoration and post it later.

[hmmSleep]

Oh, and they do have a little tree of their own in the playroom, apparently it's not good enough for her very special adornment, I felt it fitted the purpose perfectly.

[hmmSleep]

Look I mean just LOOK!!

[Errmmmm]

That looks suspiciously like one of the fairy lights might set fire to it...

[Galena]

I've seen worse!

[taintedsnow]

I quite like it!

[hmmSleep]

taintedsnow, You like it , It's a bit of paper with string, not even gold thread but STRING, SELLOTAPED to the back!

[taintedsnow]

Haha, I think it's because this is my first Christmas with a child, and therefore I am not saturated with child-made crap loveliness yet. Ask me about it next year....poor DN will be living with Mrs Scrooge....

[Sisqinanamook]

I am so glad I am not the only heartless mum who can no longer fully enjoy her beautiful tree due to hideous personal extras.

[DuffyMoon]

My dd's are 15 and 12 now....I cant put the stuff they made when they were little on the tree ....it makes me cry

Enjoy it

[ChippingIn]

You misery!

My Mum still has some decorations on the tree that I made when I was little, they are lovingly stored from year to year and proudly put back on the tree. I'm glad I didn't biff them out like I wanted to when I was a teenager.

I know it's a lighthearted thread, but it's actually made me quite sad. How you would feel if they weren't here to make them for you next year....

If you don't love them - send them to me.

{Either the kids or the decorations ]