Would this even blip on your radar

[quirkycutekitch]

Exp gave DS his Xmas card (1st Xmas since split) DS is 3 - and it doesn't even say son on it!

To be fair technically mine doesn't either it's one from moon pig with his name & photo on it.

I know it's a really minor thing but it annoys me!

My reading of it is she wrote from Jill & Bill instead of from dad and Jill

We don't send cards to each other (DH, DCs and I) at all. Other family members get one out of a pack. I've never bought an individual Christmas card for anyone in my life, it's just not something we do.

Rain - I agree with Derek on that one. I'd kick off if my own father couldn't be arsed to sign 'Dad' on my birthday card and left it to his girlfriend to write the card (though my parents are happily married as far as I know!). I think she meant it was signed 'love Sarah and Fred' rather than 'love Dad and Sarah'

oh thank you, I get it now.

Yes that's very weird of her. Like trying to distance herself (and him) from you.

LooksLikeRainDear - I took EatShitDerek's post to mean that the GF had written for eg "Joe and Susan" rather then "Dad and Susan".

Derek - sorry, cross post. I get why he didn't sign now.

My nan wrote 'quirky' & ? When I was pregnant!!!! He wasn't a bloody question mark - we knew he was a boy - think I have greeting card issues

Oops, multiple cross-posts!

Bi think your overthinking it.. For a start yours doesn't say son either...
Plus he's only three I'm sure at that age cards are least important bit of Xmas xxx
Don't sweat it ??

You definitely do - she didn't know his name! Did you want her to write dear x and feotuswithpenisyettobenamed
?

Wow. Is the 3 year old pissed about this too?

I think you do tbh OP . What's wrong with quirky & ? (if you mean the ? was referring to the baby and not your partner). It's quite a sweet way of indicating you don't know the name yet.

OP you are confusing me more and more by the minute.

Your ex gave your 3yo a christmas card (which is just weird in my book anyway) and it was wrong because it didn't say 'son'?

Any when you were pregnant you got a, what, a christmas card from your nan addressed to you and "?" and that's wrong to, because it didn't say..what to you and "unborn baby boy".

I don't do christmas cards so thankfully all of this madness passes me right by. I declare you wildly unreasonable.

funnily enough OP my x and his family do send cards with son/grandson/nephew on them, and it kind of makes me roll my eyes a bit as I saw it kind of like a dog urinating around a lamp post. They are all a bit odd his family though, so it's just one more odd thing that they do.

Your granny wrote a Christmas card to your bump?

Oh no, she didn't address the bump properly, the cow.
Silly me.

I bet your family have got shares in Clintons OP? (Hallmark's dream customer)

Ofcourse u give your child a christmas card, from there first Christmas...

Why wouldn't you?
Baffled. And yes, cards like Son, Daughter, Mum, niece, nephew, cousin, etc....

You are unreasonable yes.

Not everyone buys cards with the "correct" relative on them.

"and ?" is a perfectly good way to refer to an unborn child whose name is not yet known.

Haha Fetty!!

I know my card doesn't say son - but it does have his name and photo on there both of which he does recognise which means so far I'm winning Christmas

Yeah everyone I know writes 'baby' or similar in cards - but not '?'!

What do people find weird about a parent giving their 3 year old child a Christmas card? I've always given my son a card.There are cards out their with 'son' on and various characters etc for a reason,it's not weird!

I wouldn't be too bothered about it being one that doesn't have 'son' on it though.I usually give my son one 'to a special son' or whatever but not always

Jesus, Chipping,it must cost you a fortune in cards! They are about £3 a pop surely??