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Husband isn't liking Santa's quad bike gift! 😜

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time2shine · 26/12/2016 11:12

So Santa bought 6 year old a quad bike. It's only small, wheels not too ridiculous. Daddy won't let him go on it despite us having a great garden for it. He says it will ruin the grass. About to overpower him and go outside. Thought I'd ask if anyone has any thoughts before I churn all the grass up and have to face I told you so all day.

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TheMortificadosDragon · 26/12/2016 11:13

Did you and your DH discuss this gift beforehand?

VivienneWestwoodsKnickers · 26/12/2016 11:16

Have you got a helmet for your child I can't beg you enough to put one on him. I've dealt with too many deaths of adults and children who would have survived if they had worn one.

PancakesAndMapleSyrup · 26/12/2016 11:20

Thats what grass seed is for!! Sod the scrooge although i really do echo the helmet as a must.

FeckinCrutches · 26/12/2016 11:21

He must have known he was getting one?? Where was he expecting him to ride it?

GinAndOnIt · 26/12/2016 11:22

Why not just take it to your local farmer's fields and ruin their crops instead - every other fucker seems to.

Did you seriously not discuss the gift and where it would be used before buying it?

christmasjolity · 26/12/2016 11:24

a toy quad bike or a real one? There is almost nowhere that you can use a real one legally except on your own land (so garden)

smellyboot · 26/12/2016 11:25

How did he not know? An totally same re helmet. Lethal things and huge to store.

time2shine · 26/12/2016 11:27

Got the helmet. Dh never gets involved in choosing the pressies. We seem to have an unspoken agreement that he doesn't complain what I spend but then wraps up nothing and doesn't dare to complain. This is obviously the exception.

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time2shine · 26/12/2016 11:29

its only a toy one. Think it's 12v.

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christmasjolity · 26/12/2016 11:29

As long as you have a big garden you are fine.

CheshireChat · 26/12/2016 11:33

My PIL bought my then 1 year old a quad bike. He's now 2 and he absolutely hates the noise it makes .

What's the point in having a garden but not allowing your kid to play in it?!

specialsubject · 26/12/2016 11:43

Grass is fragile at this time of year due to wet ground . accept that sometimes you have to wait.

And if it is a real quad bike, high risk of a life changing accident.

monkeyfacegrace · 26/12/2016 11:45

Oh crikey it's only 12v, that's just a toy.

It will be fine in the garden.

TheMortificadosDragon · 26/12/2016 11:46

What's the point in having a garden but not allowing your kid to play in it?!

If it did chew up the grass too much, it might spoil it for other games - that would be my concern. Depends how soft the lawn is at the moment - mine can barely take being walked over in parts at the moment.

IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 26/12/2016 11:51

Kids I look after have one and it's absolutely fucked the garden tbh

Nameforsaken · 26/12/2016 11:53

Is it one of those from toysrus that go really really slow? Can't you just go on pavemebt outside house?

pipsqueak25 · 26/12/2016 12:20

a quad bike for a yo child ? yeah, okay...

pipsqueak25 · 26/12/2016 12:21

name someone is sure to complain about that.

Reality16 · 26/12/2016 12:26

It's not really a quad bike is it? It's just a kids ride on toy like you get in toys r us.

time2shine · 26/12/2016 12:43

Yeah, you're right. We're off. It's a kid's toy for goodness sake.

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kali110 · 26/12/2016 12:52

No do not go outside with it.
We had kids wth quads bikes near our old house, up and down the bloody road, it is not fun for the neighbours. ( and why they were not wearing helmets i don't know )
If you've got a big garden then do it, but dh does have a point it may ruin the garden.
If you've had any bad weather where you are and the grounds still damp/muddy it'll wreck it.

GinAndOnIt yep, our old farm too poor animals. I didn't know it wasn't legal to ride them though!

Reality16 · 26/12/2016 13:01

I don't think a 6 year old with a ride on toy is going to tear up and down the road.

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time2shine · 26/12/2016 13:26

Ha ha. Thanks everyone. We've been in the garden. It's slow on the wet grass but we've had fun. Non churned up grass. A real quad bike sounds far more fun!!

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chickenowner · 26/12/2016 13:47

I think that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to buy a 6 year old.

And what kind of marriage do you have when you think it's funny to buy a present that your husband doesn't like and then destroy your lawn!

I feel very sorry for your DH. You sound very unpleasant to live with.

kali110 · 26/12/2016 13:52

Just aslong as you stick to your garden

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