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Tree fairy

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MsGinaLinetti · 11/12/2025 07:33

Every year I float the idea of a Christmas fairy to top the tree. DH and DCs all claim that a star is the ornament that should be used. We have both. AIBU to think that a fairy is THE CORRECT tree topper?

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MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:26

YorksMa · 11/12/2025 12:19

I'm team fairy all the way. 💫

No, fairies are not messengers of God, but neither are elves, toy soldiers, festive mice, jolly squirrels or any of the other random shizzle I've got on my tree.😁

Exactly! Let's just have some Winterval Joy 😊!

sprigatito · 11/12/2025 12:24

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:22

"Religious fanatics"?
What an unpleasant and incorrect descriptor of me. You're so wrong.
Enjoy "Winterval".

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Ah, Winterval, the rallying cry of butthurt Christians and right wing dog-whistlers everywhere 😂

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:22

sprigatito · 11/12/2025 12:20

And you don’t detect a hint of hypocrisy there? You don’t think people should celebrate midwinter traditions predating Christianity by thousands of years, because the festival is called Christmas, but when I point out that the reverse applies to Easter, you don’t get it?

Religious fanatics aren’t known for their critical thinking skills, I suppose.

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"Religious fanatics"?
What an unpleasant and incorrect descriptor of me. You're so wrong.
Enjoy "Winterval".

sprigatito · 11/12/2025 12:20

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:15

Nope, I shall celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

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And you don’t detect a hint of hypocrisy there? You don’t think people should celebrate midwinter traditions predating Christianity by thousands of years, because the festival is called Christmas, but when I point out that the reverse applies to Easter, you don’t get it?

Religious fanatics aren’t known for their critical thinking skills, I suppose.

YorksMa · 11/12/2025 12:19

I'm team fairy all the way. 💫

No, fairies are not messengers of God, but neither are elves, toy soldiers, festive mice, jolly squirrels or any of the other random shizzle I've got on my tree.😁

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:15

sprigatito · 11/12/2025 12:11

You’ll be making offerings to the goddess Oestre at Easter, then?

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Nope, I shall celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:15

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:15

I quoted you.

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Ok. Thanks 🙏

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:15

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:08

You've got the wrong poster.
I've never said anything about opinions or not being allowed to differ.

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I quoted you.

sprigatito · 11/12/2025 12:11

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:04

No, you gave your opinion. We're allowed to differ.

In my view, Christmas is for Christians. Otherwise its, Treemas, or Presentmas or Boozemas.

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You’ll be making offerings to the goddess Oestre at Easter, then?

Blorengia · 11/12/2025 12:10

Go with whatever you want...
How about a black cat in a cone-of-shame star?

Tree fairy
MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:10

SwiftWatching · 11/12/2025 11:42

Sorry to break it to you but angels are also fictional creatures.
Stars are real, as is Santa 😆 so Santa sits on ours currently

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Mmmm...how do you know angels are fictional creatures??
disclaimer: I'm not saying you're not allowed an opinion or only one view of Christmas counts!
😂😂

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:08

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:04

No, you gave your opinion. We're allowed to differ.

In my view, Christmas is for Christians. Otherwise its, Treemas, or Presentmas or Boozemas.

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You've got the wrong poster.
I've never said anything about opinions or not being allowed to differ.

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 12:04

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:02

I explained all that! 😂

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No, you gave your opinion. We're allowed to differ.

In my view, Christmas is for Christians. Otherwise its, Treemas, or Presentmas or Boozemas.

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:02

SeaAndStars · 11/12/2025 11:28

My neighbour has an orange plastic version of the Angel of the North on top of her tree. It's fabulous.

I want one!

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:02

FuzzyPuffling · 11/12/2025 10:48

Which is not Christmas.

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I explained all that! 😂

MagdaLenor · 11/12/2025 12:01

LivingDeadGirlUK · 11/12/2025 11:19

Do people really have fairies on their trees? What do fairies have to do with Christmas? Surely you mean an angel?

See upthread

IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 11/12/2025 11:54

We have an angry snowman that our son made out of a polystyrene cup on top of our Christmas tree!

Randomlygeneratedname · 11/12/2025 11:52

My mum likes a tree fairy, we like a star. My mum always has a tree fairy and inevitably one of us (30yrs +) children will reposition the fairy so the head lights up a flashing red from a Christmas light. It looks demonic.

SwiftWatching · 11/12/2025 11:42

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 11/12/2025 08:03

We have an angel. A star is good too. Never, ever a fairy. You might as well have a hobbit or unicorn or some other fictional creature that is nothing to do with Christmas.

Sorry to break it to you but angels are also fictional creatures.
Stars are real, as is Santa 😆 so Santa sits on ours currently

Sleepsto5anta · 11/12/2025 11:39

We have Santa on top of our tree now, but it was an angel/fairy when I was a child.

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MsGinaLinetti · 11/12/2025 11:35

Good point @Timebudda

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MsGinaLinetti · 11/12/2025 11:34

Fried egg! That's unique.

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Renamed · 11/12/2025 11:34

Fairy. Christmas trees are not religious (except for the utterly fabulous birthday Jesus on the ornaments Thread, I really want one of those)

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MsGinaLinetti · 11/12/2025 11:34

Exactly @NooNakedJacuzziness

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Mulledjuice · 11/12/2025 11:33

This is like the Santa Claus/Father Christmas chat that gets postioned as a right/wrong debate too.

YABU to think there is one correct item. We have a fried egg