Shopping done. Three year old suddenly telling everyone she’s getting a bike

[AddisonM]

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Any ideas on the best way to handle this? Other than buy her a bike which for many reasons can’t happen just now.

Her behaviour is fucking awful just now as well. She’s just causing me no end of grief.

I would say Santa hasn’t got time to make her a bike this year as he’s made the other stuff she asked for...!

Yeah that’s a good shout. It’s annoying she didn’t ask for anything. I asked and asked, we looked at the catalogue, nursery did a wee exercise about what she wants for Christmas and all she asked for was “polly pockets” which she’s got. She never mentioned a bike. Her birthday is in May so I was going to get her one then

I would go with that, say Santa’s been too busy making the Polly pockets...
And then say she can choose one for her birthday in may, which is also a way nicer time of year to bike ride!

Also at 3 she isn't going to remember on the day, she'll just see presents and totally forget the bike.

Can you get something second hand?
3 year olds are tricky... Three nagers... Lots of hormones buzzing around and they don't really understand Xmas or lists or inconcience to parents!

At 3 I'd just return something and buy the bike. Or buy the bike too. At that age Xmas day is too far away from mid December to decide what she really wants, and she's far too young to be mentioning it in anything but an innocent manner, rather than a manipulative or spoilt way to get more gifts.

At three she’ll be too excited by Christmas to worry about what she has or hasn’t got.
Ignore. Carry on as intended.