To think this is vile

[Ispywith]

To get a child of 7 for Christmas their own Xbox, tv & DVD player bla bla bla. Saw it on thread about what people are getting their kids got Christmas. Is it me or is this madness?

I kind of agree with you op-and I admitted on another thread that I spent far to much last xmas on my dcs.

Tbh I think a lot of it is more about the parents and the bragging they can do at the school gates. I know parents who are racking their brains about what to get because their dcs already have xbox,iphone,pn,kindle etc etc etc.

To the poster who was being superior about how they can afford all this and a luxury holiday-if I had loads of spare cash I wouldnt go to fecking mexico! -thats where all the chavs round here go

worra I'm nicking both of those

maybe she is a chav from round there pink

Vile?

Yeah Mehicco is well chavvy innit. I blame Senor Frogs.

Oh good! Guess I am guilty of not reading the whole thread. Tsk.

Wouldn't do it myself - they get £50 each spent on them at xmas. Our choice and yes, they moan and gripe and want everything they see on the tv. Too bad. They will learn the value of money.

I make ds pay me for his Christmas dinner.

I think people should stop being mean and argumentative, it isn't in the spirit of Christmas!

Just be grateful you have your family and your health if you have it, some folks don't and aren't even sure if they'll have somewhere to live come Christmas, never mind worrying about presents and what other people are doing.

I'm glad for people who are able to spoil their children a bit and do nice things, and I am glad for people who stick to their means and just have a jolly family time.

The only thing I find vile is that need to find something to judge. Especially when it's over-generosity. WTF are we to say what is an okay amount of stuff to buy someone? How do you know that they haven't had a fucking awful year and they're having a really special Christmas to make up for it?

i make mine cook the xmas dinner and pay for the electric he uses while doing it.

I wasnt being superior. I was answering a fucking stupid op, with fucking stupid statement.

Swings and roundabouts.

My children of 8 and 5 are getting an iPad EACH for Christmas in their dreams

be appalled at me, I'm disgustible.

Good thinking rabbits

Will u be my mummy fenton

I am going to use this shitty thread to get shitty about the fact that DS1's present is going to look like fuck all, because ALL he wants are DS games, bastard 3DS thingie. I HATE IT.

2 DS games and a Wii game, that's all the budget gone!

DS2 has half as much spent but will take up most of the room with his giant objects d'tat.

That's the trouble. They all want ridiculously expensive things! And they are ridiculously expensive. It's shit sometimes having to put a limit on presents but we just can't do it - or we could do it if we tried but simply won't. Where's the joy in getting something really special on a rare occasion if you get everything you want every time. It really is about being together and appreciating things like health and love

Bloody hell, the meanies are out tonight. Bad luck OP.

For what it's worth, I think you have a point. I wonder if giving very young children piles of expensive gifts is as harmless as everyone seems to believe. Does no-one else worry it encourages kids to turn into materialistic, entitled adults?
And what's with all this 'mind your own business?' No-one would be on here if we were all minding our own business.

Lol that would probably be me! Vile indeed! We're not rolling in money but it's just me and ds, I only really spend on ds at Christmas so I probably do spoil him a bit. He gets fuck all from his dad and most of his family so I perhaps make up for it. Having no siblings to play with, I overcompensate sometimes with stuff to keep him amused and keep me sane, it can be hard work constantly entertaining a child alone, he is with me all the time if we're not at work/school, I need respite sometimes. He's a very sporty little boy too and plays football three times a week and goes swimming, he doesn't just watch tv or play video games!

Like I have said three times now....,I took the vile statement back! Read the whole thread! Yes maybe I am a judgey pants about the whole TV game stuff in own room at 7, or I have read too much into the effects of it.

You lot are pathetic. We've arranged for a Top Sushi Chef to fly in from Japan to make our Christmas dinner from the freshest and most endangered species, humanely killed by none other than St Hugh of Fearnley-Whittingstall, and our sashimi (I don't suppose any of you actually know what that is?) will be presented on the naked body of a supermodel. You won't have heard of her so I'm not going to bother to name her. Then, when we've finished dinner, Barack is sending Air Force One to collect us, and we're going to join Roman on his private island. That's Roman Abramovich. Johnny wanted us to go to his but I feel a bit weird going there since he split with Vanessa - I can't help feeling I might have been a contributing factor, there's always been such electricity between us.

Thanks worra your comment about the hole in the undies has just woke my DD up!!! Ok ok ok me laughing at the comment was what really woke her up!!!! funniest thing I've read ............ ever!!!!!!!!!