Anyone got older kids that haven't been bothered tonight?

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Youngest is 11, eldest 18.

No one wanted to watch Xmas film with me. Groans at family photos.

They went upstairs without putting mince pies down for Santa,

Just feeling a bit sad.

If you have little ones cherish the magic. It doesn't last forever :(

PS, they're good kids. Not ungrateful, just... growing up.

Mine aren't interested either no excitement really it's quite sad my youngest still believed in Santa last year so we could do all the lovely things like NORAD , reindeer food etc no she doesn't believe it's really made Christmas quite flat the magic is gone . On a plus note though I haven't had to hide the presents

Mine are little 3 and 6 so still have the magic but 6 year old just will not go to sleep. I’ve just come downstairs made a cup of tea then I hear “mum” from the top of the stairs! I can’t get all the presents out til I know he’s asleep in case he comes downstairs! He’s going to be tired and grumpy tommorow,I just want to go to bed! Drained.😫

My DS is only 8 and had absolutely no interest in putting out mince pies for Santa. He only wanted to play Roblox. It made me sad... But then I found him wide awake at 10.30pm waiting for Santa!

Ive been pleasantly surprised at mine. 19/17/13. When they came back from tesco we watched Home Alone, played a board game and watched All Creatures. Im now in bed, totally pooped after one small wine.

I’ll wake up at 7 tomorrow and go for a run. Ill be fresh for the day

18 and 13 Yr old ds's here
Ds1 spent the day re watching Lord of the rings and ds2 spent the day watching anime and drawing
Dh spent a lot of time in the shed
I had a nap
We didn't go for a walk (raining here all day) also didn't go and sing carols round the tree in the village (see rain ^)
We did watch our traditional Xmas TV show which we've watched for over a decade each Xmas but no Xmas films, no games...:(
Feels a bit flat tbh

Mine are 20,16 and 11. All watched Christmas films and argued about who poured the milk and who got the mince pie out etc. Also all sprinkled the reindeer food. We talked today about how lovely it will be when we do exactly the same with them and their children one day!

12 and 14 here. We all watched the Shaun the Sheep Christmas special then off to their rooms they went.

I don’t mind as I find it much less stressful having to sneak presents out of their hidey holes. Also glad I don’t have to remember the difference between what Santa brings and what Mum and Dad bought.

DH and I are childless millennials but we will be leaving something out for FC tonight

Mine are 17, 15 and 13 and sadly the atmosphere is not particularly Christmassy without the magic, but on the plus side it's a lot easier. No pressure to have everything perfect.

We've approached today as saying we're doing such and such and inviting them to join us, rather than dictating. As a result they've all spent time with us on and off,
which has been nice.

Hoping for another relaxed day tomorrow!

My DS is 11 and this is the first year he hasn’t been into the whole plate for Santa and tracking Santa stuff, made me a bit sad - but he was still happy to watch xmas film and wear xmas pjs but does feel a bit odd.

Yes but tbh I’m glad this year.

We’ve all had a shocking year and our Christmas is all about surviving, the eldest ds 19 has just helped me take all the presents down, 14 year old and 11 year old dd are still awake and watching a film, dd19 is on her Xbox and I’m watching Netflix, none of us are arsed at all.

I do miss when they were little but I think that this year after losing dh/their stepdad Christmas will never be the same again for them, the magic for them has gone

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I know that feeling although I did manage to get a family photo and bizzarly ds2 (12) left mince pie and milk for santa who he keeps telling me isnt real not sure if hes just done that to humour me though

I though all would know by 12?

My two are Dd (19) and ds (16 tomorrow!). They ate rubbish all day and watched Elf and Home Alone. Dd watched Carols from Kings with me. They have both gone to bed quite early but things are def not the same - Ds said he wasn’t going to bother setting his alarm for 5 this year!! Said he might go for about 7.30. Will be the first year dh doesn’t have to sneak in and change it!!
I’m off now to blow up Birthday balloons!

Mine had been very unbothered until tonight when ds16 asked to watch home alone and ds12 decided to put out a mince pie and drink for Santa - I was amazed and grateful for that small moment of having my little boys back. I get it...it is a little bit sad. (Looking forward to NOT being woken at 5am though)

Ds only came out of his bedroom to collect the takeaway he had ordered.

My dds are 16 and 17 and still sweetly excited about Christmas and the traditions, we have a big gang coming over tomorrow and they’ve both been really helpful today with the cooking and cleaning and general preparations and talking their 10yo ds out for a bit, dh and I have been busy all day.
We’ve had a fire, done the mince pie and carrot, the eldest reminded us we had read the night before Christmas so we did that and off they went to their rooms.
Ds is in the bedroom above me, I’m in the front room waiting for him to stop leaping around like demented bear before I can start the Santa duties. He needs to hurry the fuck up, I’m bloody tired now!

My DD 11 got all sad and moany that things weren't christmassy enough. Had to have stern words as she had such a face on her.

Then we watched the snowman as we do every Christmas Eve, had a big cuddle on the sofa and I read her the night before Christmas in her bed, as I have every year.

I think she went to bed happy and I don't want her to stop loving Christmas and enjoying the magic. She knows of course that HE is not real but she still wants it all, and to be fair, so do I!!!

Yes! She did get a bit excited about her presents tomorrow though.

I do really miss the magic of it all but it was nice to have less pressure on trying to make it perfect.

I assume her interest is going to be even less next year so I want to try and think of ways of how to make it special still.

Yes, I feel sad too. It’s the first year I haven’t bought any toys and it just feels a bit less magical because of it. Youngest is nearly 10 and wanted art stuff and clothes and a tablet. I miss the days when their faces lit up at a Lego set and a dressing up costume

We have had some lovely Christmases over the years though so I hope they remember them when they grow up.

Dc is yr 7 and keeps saying they don't feel xmassy. But it's that strange age where the magic has kind of gone and you have to find a new way of looking at it.

I think it’s also a bit of an odd year.
Lots of people have said it’s doesn’t really feel like Christmas this year.

I think mine is the same and now I feel sad for her and mean for telling her to get a grip

My 22yo is a bit Bah Humbug about it all ( not when he was a little boy , he loved it )

We give DD (19) and DS a Dec 1st Box with their pyjamas, underwear, socks, loungwear .
Then I make a Beauty Advent for DD ( 4th year this year and I excelled myself ) and bought her a coat and some other bits .

DS has money ( his choice ) so no presents to open (apart from one from the cats )
No point buying him "things" just for the sake of it .
They're watching The Last Leg now

This year poor soul has Covid (so does DH) so I;ll cut them some slack !

We’ve had our Christmas Day today as kids off to their dads tomorrow. They’ve all been quite good, DS not feeling well so hasn’t really left his room.

Youngest is 6 but doesn’t believe in Santa, we’ve made different magic instead. They still all wanted the night before Xmas read to them

We've had a lovely evening to be fair but this is the first time we haven't left out a mince pie and whisky for santa youngest is 9 and when santa is mentioned he rolls his eyes and says "yeah right, santa"

18 and 14. With their dad but I’m getting texts from one about the other one & their father yelling 😬 Biting my tongue so I don’t say “that’s why I divorced him”.