AIBU to be aghast to see

[FutTheShuckUp]

Congratulations/well done on your first day at/first day back to school cards???

When my youngest brother moved to his new school he got a certificate for 100% attendance.. after two weeks, Came home and asked if he could have a 'treat' (£50 game) for it.

My mum said 'You want 50 quid for doing something you legally HAVE to do?'

Well ds2 didn't get a card but we did celebrate the German half of his heritage by getting him a "Shule Tute" (bloody great cone full of pens, rubbers, arty things and sweets). And made a great big fuss of him and let him choose what to have for dinner.

First day of school is a BIG deal in our house. But YANBU - a card is so - bath salts.

My sil got upset that I didn't buy one for my nephew last year. Everyone else did and she said that my card was conspicuous by its absence.

There's nothing new about these? My dd got loads when she started school 7 years ago (eldest grandchild)

I was looking for one of these for my friend's DS, ended up on a "good luck" one which didn't seem quite right as it implied that luck was needed and I wanted something a bit more positive!

I'm pretty sure I got little cards and bits n pieces from god parents and aunties etc every year comming up to september!

what's the problem? its nice to get cards!

Another example of Broken Britain.

It's the entitlement some children feel they have to happiness and security that fucks me right off tethersend.

They should make it illegal.

Or at least tax it.

That'd wipe the smiles off their stupid, cherubic little faces, Agent.

Welcome to the real world.

Perhaps the card could punch them in the face as they open it?

Or maybe just tell them the truth about how they're in for a life of destitution and disappointment?

I've already told DD1, from what I could tell between the racking sobs, she seemed to take it quite well.

2 YO DD just laughed and asked for an ice cream.

I told her the tories had stolen them.

YANBU. I once worked in a town with several shops selling pointless greetings cards - the sort for non-occasions and very specific relatives. It was an area where inbreeding was rife, and I swear I once saw a card which read "Happy Birthday, Uncle Dad."

I'm off to wake my DDs and tell them Father Christmas is a cunt.

Well he is tbf.

A jolly, joyous, freaking cunt.

He is. The cunt.

I was worried you really had gone and woken them up.

Telling them on Christmas Eve would be better.

Excellent point.

Christmas day I think.

To explain why there's no presents.