To think it's odd to give other people's children advent calendar?

[Vijac]

I know this is a first world problem. My 3yo (just 3) has received advent calendars from both the neighbours and my mil. I have already got one too. Whilst obviously these are kind gifts, aibu to think that it's a bit of a strange gift. I don't really want my son to have multiple pieces of chocolate every day for the whole of December. But what am I meant to do with the calendars?!

[UsedtobeFeckless]

Hands over spare chocs in a spirit of festive solidarity ...

[heronsfly]

I'm in the clear , checked today and dd said I could buy as many chocolate calendars as I wished for her dcs because they will get one chocolate a day and she will eat the rest.
ddil said pleeeeease don't stop buying them because I always forget.
tucks into Feckless's spare chocs

[bubalou]

I haven't read all the replies but is I agree!!!!

My husbands fucking annoying family always do it - every year, after we tell them not to!!!! They are all feeders and everything they do with food is in excess!

Mil and Fil bought DS - aged six - 2
Advent calendars!!!

Sister in law bought him - 2 advent calendars!!!!!

DH cousin bought him a calendar - all after we have bought him one!!!!!

So he has 6! I'm aware I sound ungrateful but I hate waste and I won't let DS have more than 1 so I have 5 sat in the cupboard.

Grrrrrrrr

[naty1]

bogeyface im not fat (8st7). Its an observation overweight people eating lots of cakes at work when they wouldnt have bought them - similar to being offered cigs when trying to give up.
People like to feed others up. My PIL do it always giving DD cakes when shes just had 1.
Yes its up to the individual to say no - noone else . But it increasingly looks like most people cant say no.

[PenelopeChipShop]

I know what you mean. My DS has 3 and he's only 2.5! MiL bought him one for his first Christmas when he was 6 months and not yet weaned!! Funnily enough he didn't get any of the chocolate that year!

[carlywurly]

Eh? I think it's a really kind thought and I'd be touched if anyone bought my two a calendar. If I felt we had too many, I'd pass them on or take them into work to share.

Maybe I'm weird