To not do pre-school cards?

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giantpurplepeopleeater · 12/12/2013 20:38

So I arrive to pick up DS from pre-school today, and he has a stack of cards the other children have given him. The pre-school is attached to a nursery, so not a big one, probably 15 or so kids.

I say the other children, they are 3 and 4, so they haven't written them, their parents have. There is even a postbox in the foyer so that moms and dads can put the cards in there for the staff to hand out.

Anyway, this sort of thing had not crossed my mind at all! I didn't even know it was a thing. I've masses to do as DS has been ill and put back all my Christmas prep, so going and buying another set of cards, asking nursery for the names and writing them out would just be another ball ache of a job to add to a long list!

AIBU not to bother? He won't notice the difference, he's just turned 3 ffs

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2children2cats · 12/12/2013 20:43

YANBU!!!!

Our nursery has done this as well. My dd is in her preschool year and has some definite friends. I had some spare cards so let her attempt to write her name in them and adorn them with stickers for her friends. BUT I wouldn't have bought cards for her specially to give to her friends.

Rhubarbgarden · 12/12/2013 20:49

Yanbu. Facing the same dilemma myself. It's bonkers.

SuckItAndSee · 12/12/2013 20:50

yanbu
they can give cards when they can write.

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giantpurplepeopleeater · 12/12/2013 20:52

Hallelujah!!!!!

Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks sending cards from a child who cannot yet write, to a child who cannot yet read it is absolutely absurd!

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kd73 · 12/12/2013 20:55

Agree writing cards us a massive pita, however knowing how much my ds loves receiving cards from his friends, we will be doing cards and hope other parents will also make the effort

loveolives · 12/12/2013 20:55

Yanbu!

ParenthoodJourney · 12/12/2013 20:55

YANBU! I don't get this at all. My sons four and in reception and he has been given about 40 cards from both reception classes and nearly all of the children have written their names in themselves. My son is just four and I can't imagine telling him to write out 40+ cards !! And I'm not going to sit there and spend half an hour+ doing it so that they get thrown in the bin haha! I do feel guilty about it, but I just don't see the sense ! Maybe I'm a grinch when it comes to this but I still love christmas ! :-)

anotherchristmasnamechange · 12/12/2013 20:58

My dd is in her pre school year. She can write. But I've got loads to do, and cba sitting with her while she writes them, it takes ages. how bad is that?? they do get so excited abt getting cards though. I'm worried I'll be the only miserable scrooge who hasn't done cards for the class.

2rebecca · 12/12/2013 23:14

I never did this. I work and find it hard to make time for my own cards, my husband does his, my kids did theirs when they were old enough, and didn't send any except getting added on to family ones by their dad and I when young. Some parents (usually mothers I doubt any men could be bothered with this) have too much time on their hands.

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