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.

Being in a shop and seeing a chocolate heart at the till is one thing but the social media bit is ott.

Some Mums will do anything for SM.

Parents doing nice things for their kids?

Shouldn’t be allowed!

Ain’t right

Ffs!

Honestly I don’t do it but I prefer it to the annual start of school Holidays ‘can’t wait for the kids to go back’ posts

Back in the dark ages at junior school (1970) we were all told to bring in scraps of material to make a St Valentine's card for our mother. I made a plush red corduroy heart surrounded by cotton wool which I was very proud of - she still has it lol. My brother made his Valentine's card with a Sherman Tank on it You couldn't buy any accompanying tat. My Dad would buy flowers for Mother and she would paint him a card.

A bit later on, boyfriends bought gold or silver jewellery for girlfriends. For single people It was mainly about sending anonymous cards with the intrigue that would result!. I had a lot of fun with that.

More time and money than sense maybe chocolate treat and make a card for daddy/mummy at home but they often do that in nursery anyway.

I think it's nice to mark the day. It's a slow half-term here so DC and I have been decorating cupcakes with hearts and pink sprinkles, painting cards and cutting fruit into weird heart shapes. It's something to do and DC seems to be enjoying it.

@SarahJessicaPorker

I am American born tbf. But I also grew up in Ireland in the 80s/90s - we did not "catch Halloween from the yanks" god damn it! It was very much A Thing in Ireland 30 odd years ago. This comes up all the time on here. It's an ancient festival which has always been big in Scotland and Ireland

True, but you're still a softie if you carve a pumpkin, not a turnip

I love not being on social media anymore, world has gone crazy

I agree with you OP.

Being Welsh I mark St Dynwyns Day in any case (three weeks ago).

More money than sense.

@Valhalla17

Its absolutely ridiculous OP!

People seem quite happy to chuck money away these days...

Yes. Any excuse to just spend money.

I remember my dad getting me a helium balloon and gold locket for Valentine's Day when I was 5 (in the 80s) and I loved it.

Harmless fun.

@ShirleyPhallus

I think it’s the company you keep OP. This isn’t “a thing”

This. I don't know anyone at all who does this. They would all think it was insane. However, I am not on social media either, and I suspect social media attracts the type of person who would buy Valentine presents for their children.

Why do people have to be so miserable about what other people do with their kids?

When I was at primary school back in the late 60s a boy in my class got a valentines card from his mum. I thought it was the most bazaar thing I’ve ever heard of.

@SomePosters

Parents doing nice things for their kids?

Shouldn’t be allowed!

Ain’t right

Ffs!

Honestly I don’t do it but I prefer it to the annual start of school Holidays ‘can’t wait for the kids to go back’ posts

Now come on, we're allowed to buy them four presents at Xmas (need, want, read, eat is it?) and a present on their birthday but only until they're adults after which they're not allowed to celebrate anything about themselves - no birthday parties, Christmas presents, telling people they're pregnant, expecting people to enjoy their wedding et

@Jux

More money than sense.

Quite.

@Babadook76

Why do people have to be so miserable about what other people do with their kids?

Because they put it on social media, to rub it in everyone's face, and it creates an expectation from kids that everyone else will do the same.

I got my DS(5) a card and a cheap gift (£2) because he made me a card at school last week and I hate the thought of him giving me a card to recognise a special day and me not giving him one back.

Technically it wasn’t us that bought dd a Valentine’s gift, it was the ddog 😂

Anything that brings a smile is okay imho. Stop being Grinchy.

Sil always does a special meal and includes the dc that are still living at home with presents from her to them all.
I’ve never seen her post any of it on social media!! She’s done it for 24 years now. Her and her dh aren’t ott romantic pda type people, I don’t think they’d do anything differently if they didn’t have dc like going out for a special valentines meal together or anything like that.
I’ve always found it quiet sweet but nothing I’d do myself. I do also find it a bit weird
I haven’t even wished dh a happy Valentine’s Day - we don’t celebrate it. Dc don’t have partners at the moment so they haven’t celebrated either.

My other half and I are not big fans of Valentine's Day so we didn't celebrate it today.

I made a cake which I decorated with sugar hearts, and gave the DC some for tea. That was it.

I got my dc a rose and a toy. But I couldn't care less what anyone else is doing. I have nothing better to do and really enjoy spoiling my dc so I do it on any occasion tbf.

I don't do it, but like you I've seen a lot of people who are!! I can't wait for my daughter to go to bed so me and my husband can get our PJ's on, order a takeaway and carry on our homeland binge