To not buy my children Easter eggs or Easter presents?

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My children obviously think so!

They get gifts and/or eggs from relatives, in fact I have always asked that if relatives wanted to buy them something for Easter that it be a gift rather than chocolate. But I have never seen the need to buy them anything myself.

My dd's do not want for anything & I don't see why I should be guilted into buying them chocolate (which I do buy them anyway more or less every week) or gifts for a Christian festival which we do not celebrate, being non-religious, and which, like many of these festivals, have been turned into a consumer fest.

I don't think I've come across anyone else in real life who doesn't buy their children anything at Easter-IABU? And is there anyone else out there like me?

at either, excuse me.

We've just had a small egg each ( that's 4 eggs ) in bed at about 7am.

It was really nice, and they cost me 80p each ( from Sainsbury's yesterday )

They were plenty big enough - just a cute sort of size, and nice bright, shiny, foil covering. < easily pleased emoticon >

The DC's started yesterday on the mini eggs Granny sent in the post, so not many of those left. Sometimes we have a little Easter egg hunt in the garden too. That's my favourite thing to do with Easter eggs, and reminds me of my Aunt and Uncle doing that for us once in their pretty garden.

It's all good ... But you do have to fight commercialism a bit in our society, I agree. Quality not quantity, that's what you want !

We don't buy our kids easter eggs either - they get plenty from relatives. We don't do presents either. But I've just decorated some boiled eggs with them and we'll go out and roll them later.

We're Pagan and celebrated the equinox. Today DS(5) does have a basket from the Easter Bunny containing bubblebath (which we needed anyway), a book and a few small eggs. We talk about life and fertility and spring etc although DS has been taught the Easter story at school and is convinced it is all true so he will be thinking a lot about jesus today.

We buy ours one smallish egg each. Friends and relatives tend to give them a couple of quid each because mine are weird kids who don't really like chocolate or sweets.I don't like chocolate either so won't be helping them out. The small eggs they have will most likely be melted down in a week or two and made into crispie cakes which they prefer.

I'm not christian but i like to celebrate easter by getting cards and eggs / small presents for close family. Even my muslim friends put 'happy easter' on facebook.

To me easter is a celebration of spring and new life - eggs represent the baby birds and animals that are born.
And chocolate eggs do taste goood...

Mine have from relatives.

Nah, I didn't receive eggs growing up and have never bought them for DS. Don't plan to either. I'm not Christian or pagan so can't see the point. Can get better quality/nicer chocolate far cheaper in non-egg form.

We did have great fun today making and eating lemon cakes though.

Well you don't have to so yanbu.

I like to do it and they have a tshirt each too. But that's me; I don't think I'm being U either - just have a different approach.

They still know what Easter is about and aren't spoiled.

It's not the eggs they really want from you, it's the gift that expresses your love. Like it or not it's the cultural norm so of course they won't feel good seeing everyone else get something they don't. It doesn't have to be big or expensive. It's just a token. My dc have been given a £2.75 egg each, cadburys so perfectly good chocolate and they came with a mug for them to keep. Hardly bank breaking!

'It's the gift that expresses your love'

I'd be really keen for DS to learn that gifts don't = love actually.

We had a great time together today making cakes, playing on the beach etc. I reckon that's worth far more than a chocolate egg, any day.

agree scooby
love is not about THINGS

as for culture my kids do without plenty of 'stuff' that our culture subscribes to but they are loved and happy

Yes, yes, you are being unreasonable...

Because of you not buying Easter Eggs for your children, the following will happen:-

Your children will always be in the longest queue at the Post Office

They will constantly forget their P.E. Kit

They will not tell you about the money needed for the school trip until the morning of the event

They will always spill yogurt in their school bags and not tell you

They will fail their driving test and will blame you

It is all your fault
You are a bad person
You will feel very Guilty

BUT Don?t Worry
I have a solution to your problem
Listen carefully now
Pay attention
Here is the solution

Buy some chocolate tomorrow, lots of chocolate, and then
? this is the important bit ?

• Concentrate now ?

Send your chocolate to meeeeee
Chorus: Send the chocolate to Dan
Send all your chocolate to meeeeee
Chorus: Oh yea, Oh yea and yea again
Listen not to others of the board
Chorus: Listen not
They know not of what they speak
Chorus: They know not
Send your chocolate to meeeeee
Chorus: Yea, Yea, and thrice Yea
Send your chocolate to meeeeee
Chorus: Dan?s the man, Dan?s the man

By sending the chocolate to me
The ghastly okey cokey chocolate vibrations will be reversed and all will be well.
Then, and only then, you can then relax
All will be well

You have been told

I'd be really keen for DS to learn that gifts don't = love actually.

So I assume you are perfectly happy never to receive a gift or card off anyone including for Xmas, birthday or any other celebration of choice then.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with giving people gifts because you love them. Likewise nothing wrong with receiving them. I don't go around expecting the world to give me presents but it can be hurtful, even as an adult, when those who you think love you ignore an occasion when you might expect something. Just how much effort is it?

Nothing wrong with giving to those you love but that's not what your posts imply, Mouseanon.

'it's the gift that expresses your love. Like it or not it's the cultural norm so of course they won't feel good seeing everyone else get something they don't.'

'it can be hurtful...when those who love you ignore an occasion when you might expect something'

We didn't celebrate Easter growing up and it didn't bother me one bit. It never occurs to me now to be hurt if I don't receive presents or cards etc. In fact, I'd far rather receive a phone call from family, or get together with friends for a coffee to celebrate, than receive a present. It really is the thought that counts - not the chocolate or anything else bought from a shop.

Anyway, DS and I have done some lovely things this weekend and he's gone to bed happy as larry.