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to think a 17 year old boy doing an Easter egg hunt is a little bit weird?

185 replies

glorymorning · 05/04/2015 16:59

I know the boy, he does not have SN.

There are photos of him on FB doing an Easter egg hunt this morning. Seems a little weird to me ... and like he should have grown out of this by now...

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ToadsJustFellFromTheSky · 05/04/2015 19:01

I think everyone was supposed to agree with the op

Indeed. It's another one of those threads Wink.

Aeroflotgirl · 05/04/2015 19:01

Yabvvvvvy, so once we hit adulthood all fun goes out the window. You sound like a barrel of laughs op, here have some easter Cake and an easter Biscuit

knackered69 · 05/04/2015 19:06

DS1(17) did one today with his dad and younger brother - he is also having driving lessons and went out to practice with his dad, and he had a party two nights ago with his girlfriend and some mates and I believe alcohol might have been involved although not too much. His girlfriend spent the night in his bed, and they did their A level physics homework the next morning.

But he did do an easter egg hunt with his brother Hmm

Nowt like a bit of gratuitous generalisation is there? Hmm

Yarp · 05/04/2015 19:08

I'm 45 and I did an Easter Egg Hunt. I think the fact that there's chocolate at the end is a big motivating factor ......

Yarp · 05/04/2015 19:09

It's ironic that you are calling us miserable fuckers.

Isthatwhatdemonsdo · 05/04/2015 19:12

My 17 year old son would have loved an Easter egg hunt.

iklboo · 05/04/2015 19:13

OP: 'Easter egg hunts at 17 are weird'

Rest of MN: 'no it's not'

OP: I'm going to try some thinly veiled name calling & goading.

Rest of MN doesn't rise to bait.

OP: 'You lot are all miserable. I'm flouncing'.

Is that about the sum of it?

DixieNormas · 05/04/2015 19:14

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RufusTheReindeer · 05/04/2015 19:15

Easter egg hunt with 16, 13 and 11 year old on the little green in front of our house

I take photos to bribe them with later

They only do it for the chocolate, no hunt...no little eggs

(They get a big egg and book/DVD anyway)

op

That was truly pathetic, I think you should grow up a bit Smile and stop throwing your toys out of the pram

GlitzAndGigglesx · 05/04/2015 19:16

iklboo you forgot the fuckers bit. Miserable fuckers

TheoriginalLEM · 05/04/2015 19:18

clients of dp's still fo easter egg hunt for their ds -he is 30 and a high flying engineer The womanalso collects gnomes and wont have a log burner as her family of gnomes "live" in the fire place they are lovely people. i think its sweet and suspect this will continue until a grandchild is born. Grin

iklboo · 05/04/2015 19:21

Ah sorry. Miserable fuckers, right.

MrsBojingles · 05/04/2015 19:21

I'm 30 and would love to do one! Better to keep a childlike sense of fun!

TendonQueen · 05/04/2015 19:28

Chocolate has broad appeal so not that surprising that teenagers still go in for egg hunts. There were a couple going round on the National Trust one we did today. For anyone here wanting to do an egg hunt, roll up and pay your entrance (if not a member) plus two quid and you get your wish!

JohnFarleysRuskin · 05/04/2015 19:30

Some people will do anything for chocolate. (Not me! Never!)

Tiswineoclocksomewhere · 05/04/2015 19:35

I know the OP has flounced but wanted to add my two pennorth - my 18 and 14 year olds thoroughly enjoyed their easter egg hunt this morning with their 9 year old brother, though both had helped set it up last night before going to bed. Amusingly enough they always berate us for not remembering where we hide eggs because usually wine has been involved but they were just as bad this morning - and only one of them had been drinking Grin

Tiswineoclocksomewhere · 05/04/2015 19:38

Oh and the rules in our house state that everyone pools what they find at the end and then it gets shared out with bartering often involved to work out who wants creme eggs vs malteser bunnies! This rule was initially to ensure the littlest one got a fair share of the offerings but now is the other way round as he's the bugger who'll grab what he can and hide it all given half a chance!

Pipbin · 05/04/2015 19:40

So what the fuck was that all about then?

LifeHuh · 05/04/2015 19:45

Haven't read the thread but replying to the OP - YABU!
Doing an Easter egg hunt is one if our family traditions, we had fun doing ours thus morning and we are old,old,20 and 15.
I would find a 17year old competing with small children a bit odd, but apart from that, why not ?

PurpleSwift · 05/04/2015 19:49

You have a miserable attitude OP.

I'd totally do one

Allinson2014 · 05/04/2015 20:46

We all did one today. All three DC, DH me and the dog. And we loved it. You're never too old for an Easter egg hunt.

Crocodopolis · 05/04/2015 20:51

As my dear old pa says "It's never too late to have a happy childhood".

SugarplumKate · 05/04/2015 20:52

My almost 15 year old did one at home today, and one in the local park yesterday, he was chuffed he won an egg in the park! Ok, so he has 3 younger siblings but my husband who is 43 is very competitive about Easter egg hunts too so I don't think it is something you necessarily grow out of!

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 05/04/2015 20:54

Is today some distorted house of mirrors on MN? Because we have posters going postal over 17 year old egg hunters and a grandfather buying presents as well as a woman crying over bring good at pub quizzes.

QTPie · 05/04/2015 20:54

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