Is this a thing for valentines now???

[DailyMailHater]

Now I will start this by saying when we were dating / engaged my husband and I did do gifts / cards for Valentine’s Day but since we have been married we don’t and our wedding anniversary is the day we tend to mark.

Well this morning, my social media is full of pictures from people I know and the valentines presents they have bought for their children, the kids seemed to be getting multiple gifts…chocs, flowers, pjs, clothes, toys, sweets…One had all the gifts for her child on the sofa like it was a birthday, with a caption “can’t wait for (child’s name) to see this in the morning so they know how much I love them”
it never even occurred to me to purchase valentines items for my children I didn’t realise this was a thing if it had been one person I wouldn’t of thought much of it but seems to be the majority around here….I think it is madness.

It's all for the social media.

We had a pink paper tablecloth for dd birthday on weekend. I turnt it over and drew hearts on with felt tip. I cut kitchen roll to a heart to put on plate and that was their surprise breakfast. Didn't cost a penny. I also didn't post it.

I didn’t do anything for my son (because he’s two and doesn’t give a monkeys), but I might in the future- just for fun.
And also because I like heart-shaped things.

No it's for romantic love. My dh and I exchanged cards and had a lovely lunch out in a very nice restaurant. My ds is a teenager and we love him to bits but it wouldn't occur to send him a V card /gifts. When it's on sm especially it's fake, cringey and embarrassing.

No, Valentine's Day is for romantic love between teenagers/grown ups as far as I'm concerned. I'm not getting sucked into this nonsense, similarly I don't buy cards saying 'to your cat on it's birthday' or anything else I see as a complete stretch.

@PeeAche

You lot are just plain miserable.

This morning I woke everyone up at 5am by playing "my heart will go on" on full volume. Heart shaped pancakes all round.

I sent both of mine to school today clutching a bow and arrow and wearing only nappies.

Tonight it's chocolate fondue for dinner while we talk about our feelings.

You all really need to get into the Christmas spirit.

I love you ❤️

They sound like twats, I'm glad I don't know them!

I cut my DDs sandwich into a heart shape today. And put a chocolate heart in her lunch box.

Oh and bought my husband a shit card, that is funny not lovey dovey soppy.

I'd merrily sack all of that off if it didn't upset them both!

Haven't seen this at all on my SM.

How bizarre. But then I'm sure it's being pushed by shops desperate for our money. There are valentine's cards for dogs on sale...

I used to get the dc cards and sign them with a paw print from the dogs.

Isn’t this an American thing? DM is American and we’ve always had a card from her (still get one). I queried this as an adult and it was what she and everyone around her had done growing up in the US…equally giving a card to every boy in the class wasn’t unusual…Valentine’s Day there seems (or was in the 50s) not about romantic love.

@AnonyMum21 Halloween/Samhain has always been a massive thing in Scotland/Ireland (due to our pagan ways) and it was us Celtic emigrants who took the idea over to the US/Canada yonks ago. They've just returned it here threefold now.

When DH and I were 18 for our first Valentine’s Day he made a little treasure hunt with rhyming clues to flowers, chocolates and a little present. For whatever reason it became a tradition and he has done it every year we have been together (I’m 34 now) even when we weren’t physically together he would organise for someone else to lay the stuff out and it’s always just been a really sweet thing he does for me on Valentine’s Day. The first Valentine’s Day after I had our daughter he did one for her too which included a miniature bouquet of flowers and a tiny teddy bear. It was so cute and thoughtful!! We now have two girls and he does three little treasure hunts for all of us and they absolutely love it. I didn’t know it was ‘a thing’ though to be fair and I don’t put it on social media 😂

I don't celebrate with DH and never have, but most years I have got the kids a very token thing, like a packet of love heart sweets, heart shaped crumpets or pancakes for breakfast, valentine's beanie boos one year when they were really into them, that was the most extravagant. A heart shaped bath bomb, or a heart shaped lollipop. Usually something very inexpensive, and only because they spent several days getting excited about it. But this year I totally forgot and they thankfully didn't expect anything. One of the DC has drawn me a valentine's card, but hasn't asked why I haven't got them anything. I do prefer the idea of valentine's being more about love and friendship in general than romantic love.

@Auntieobem

No, its not a thing. People who do this are attention seeking idiots

This

I wonder how they fed there pathetic egos before social media

Valentine’s is about romantic love. In my opinion. Not heard of giving cards or gifts to children. Mine are 21&18 and never have or will. Hallmark have probably designed a card and it’s taken off. Something else to flog us.

I got my kids a little card,a tiny lindt bunny & a book each,I only did it because their granny (my mom) used to do it & she passed away in November so I just kept up her tradition,they are not school age so no one to upset,their dad left a few months ago & he's been AWOL from their lives which has been rough on them so I think I just wanted them to know they are loved very much,if that makes me pathetic I'll wear that badge 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don't like it. To me it's a holiday for lovers and children dominate pretty much every other holiday.

@Fridaysgirl17 you sound like a really, really lovely mum ❤️

Apparently it is 'a thing'.

However that doesn't mean you have to do 'the thing' too.

There are lots of clinton cards marketing exercises I don't participate in.

No biggie. I have more money to spend on other things.

I think that Valentine’s Day can make teens feel almightily shit, particularly when it’s a school day. So I got both mine some chocs.

I think it should be abolished really. It makes a small minority happy and thousands really fucking miserable. Personally I am indifferent to it now but I don’t think it’s a good thing overall.

We are on half term here and have made some fudge in the shape of a heart, is that okay?! We even made the heart shape out of oven paper. Also our new bunny properly curled up with our other bunny for the first time today! Ahhhh! It has taken 3 months!

I think celebrating non romantic love is nice.

But not going overboard.

No it's not a thing! Valentine's Day is about Romantic love. End of. Kids have just had Xmas and they get a bloomin' birthday don't they?
Bloody hell, what's there to look forward to if all their needs are constantly met by mummy and Daddy? 🙄
I have adult DC and they would have been mortified if they received anything from me ( worth it for a laugh only ) 😄

My Dad sent me a valentines card in the post when I was small, every year until I was a bit too old for it to be cute anymore. I never knew who it was from so thought I had a secret admirer for years .

I’ve never personally bought anything for anyone for valentines, DH included.

I think it's cringey when people get their children things for Valentine's Day. Where is the harm in children understanding that this day isn't about them and is for mum and dad (or whoever) to get a card for each other?

I am tempted just to keep this year's card and put it up again next year.

Such a load of nonsense. You only need it if you are "courting" to coin an old-fashioned phrase and want to impress your boy- or girlfriend!

My son must feel so hard done by. No Elf on the Shelf, no Valentines Day gift and no Christmas Eve box.