Beware before viewing the John Lewis advert

[polz]

Please beware that the John Lewis Christmas advert can take the magic out of Christmas for children. Depicking parents hiding presents in the loft! when we all know Santa brings the presents.
I have complained direct to J Lewis who did reply, but feel their advert is appropriate.
Polz

[HeadFairy]

Ah, but I've already explained that Father christmas brings some presents and mummy and daddy buy some too so I can get round that one.

[polz]

Please beware that the John Lewis Christmas advert can take the magic out of Christmas for children. Depicking parents hiding presents in the loft! when we all know Santa brings the presents.
I have complained direct to J Lewis who did reply, but feel their advert is appropriate.
Polz

[littleducks]

are you serious???????

[Fromage]

Eek! Haven't seen advert but how utterly stupid of them.

Fuckwits.

[ShatnersBassoon]

Children young enough to believe in Santa won't put much thought into a John Lewis advert. It's for us mums, innit?

[TrillianAstra]

Do you really say that Father Christmas brings all the children?

Not a very good way to teach them about gratitude. Do they not see you buying presents for other people?

[TrillianAstra]

Oops. All the presents, not all the children, that's the stork!

[ShatnersBassoon]

Yes, Santa brings all the presents that we buy. They're grateful to Santa

They know we buy presents for other people, but they never question why we don't buy for them. Presents is presents to them.

[ShatnersBassoon]

Just to add, they're also grateful to grandparents, friends etc who give them presents.

[TrillianAstra]

So the chlidren know that people buy presents for people, so what's the big deal with the advert then? Unless they think all presents in the entire world are made by elves and delivered by Santa and no-one ever buys a gift? In which casethey clearly haven't been watching any tv ads so you shouldn't worry.

[ShatnersBassoon]

Exactly. You could easily explain the ad with 'That horse must be for their friend's little girl'.

I love the advert.

[saltyseadog]

The ad is brilliant IMO, so there .

[natmum1]

also agree my 8yr old watched this and then questioned me ........ i did come up with some story but its but some doubt in her head which is not good Christmas is a magic time for children and its more fun when they believe thanks John Lewis NOT for putting a little doubt in my eldest child's head

[natmum1]

Do not get me wrong my children do not think all gifts are from Father Christmas But she said have you got gifts in your attic I advised no just full of rubbish

[DanceInTheDark]

Oh get a grip.

My children come christmas shopping with us for other people, they are involved in choosing who gets what. Why? Because they give gifts to the people they love at christmas. hat is what christmas is for us. Not filled full of lies, its about love.

(ANd FC leaves a small bag of gifts on the end of their bed on xmas eve)

[DooinMeCleanin]

The only thing dd1 said when she saw the JL advert is 'That poor doggy wil be very cold won't it? Should we get Grandad to steal it and it can live in our living room?"

The presents thing went over her head completly but then we 'order' things from Santa online There is also a 'magic cuboard' in Nanas loft where we put presents Santa can't find/make and his fairies come and collect them and take them away to wrap them and make them magic. My children are very gulliable.

[notevenamousie]

I think if they are old enough to understand the advert, they're probably old enough to stop believing in FC tbh. I also feel quite strongly about all the presents being from FC because they don't learn about sacrifice and gratitude.

[nappyaddict]

DS knows that we buy gifts to give other people and people buy gifts to give us. Presents from parents go in a secret hiding place and the elves come and collect them to wrap and sprinkle some magic dust on them then FC delivers them on Christmas Eve.