AIBU to want the Easter Bunny to F*#k off?

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When did the EB become a "thing' like a big eared santa sneaking in to leave Easter Eggs? My friends 7yr old was distraught at the supermarket yesterday when he saw someone buying an Eastet Egg and deduced that the EB may not exist. FFS. This just feels like a cynical ploy to turn Easter into Christmas and have us all running around like loons buying presents and too much food. I am officially an Easter grinch!

I never done the EB thing. I always found the concept creepy

Creepy? These lovely bunny wunnys?

Seems to me as the years go by, that Easter is becoming more and more of a second Christmas: what with gifts, decorations, and the supermarkets being impossible to get round during the couple of days beforehand as people fill their trollies as though the apocalypse was coming!
I am from a Catholic family and for us it's primarily a religious festival. We have attended special Masses and services on Maundy Thursday night, Good Friday afternoon, last night and this morning.
Yes my kids still get eggs (one each from us plus a few little Easter themed sweets; and quite a lot of extended family members get them eggs too) but it's not all about chocolate and bunnies.
In fact, we've never, ever "done" the Easter bunny. Never even been mentioned in our house - it's just never occurred to me that it was a done thing! They have always known that their eggs come from us and their aunties, cousins etc.

Gawd, those photos give me the heeby-jeebies, TiggyD. Especially the black and white one. I'm neutral on the EB issue personally, if your DC enjoy it then go ahead I think. But I did feel sorry for the staff in Sainsburys this morning, all having to wear bunny ears with their uniforms. Some of them looked desperately embarrassed. I don't think Easter should be a reason to humiliate adults in the hope that people will spend a few extra quid on chocolate.

It might be getting out of hand, my dd wanted to know why NORAD doesn't track EB they way they do Santa..

bunny (actually a hare) first recorded mention is in 1682 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bunny]].

We live in the country (in Scotland) and had it as a child, plenty of rabbits appearing in Spring so it didn't seem illogical although of course I knew it was my parents. We didn't do an egg hunt but I do it now with ds, as its a fun way to use up some of the day, especially if you can go outside. Once we've collected everything he hides them for me and comes up with some inventive hiding places.

Other children's sense of wonder is not my problem.

Sorry messed up the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bunny]]

Oh god, just Google it...

We do FC and tooth fairy, and the kids genuinely believed. 9 year old now has doubts about FC but makes up for it by being overly enthusiastic about the whole thing, sort of protesting too much. I'd never done the Easter bunny because I never remember doing that when I was a kid, we always had easter eggs but never the whole magical being thing. I thought it was an American thing. But recently I've realised some people do it as earnestly as FC. 9 year old has obvioulsy got the idea from people at school, and when 7 year old sister asked me for a smarties egg, 9 year old told her "It's the bunny that brings them not mum". Was a bit non-plussed as never done it before. We sort of fudged it by having an egg treasure hunt that was clearly set up by me, and also a load of foil covered bunnies around the place that COULD have been from the bunny!

We do an egg hunt every year but the DDs totally know it's me. They don't care. There is chocolate and that is all that matters to their one-track sweetie-obsessed minds

I grew up with having Easter Bunny visit, as did everyone I know.
Some people had an Easter Duck

I love Easter, I decorate the house and make stuff with the kids.
I look at it as more of a celebration the long cold winter has gone, the gardens alive and life gets a bit better

I do the Easter bunny as well. He poo's jelly beans in my toilet.

Hopit, lmao! Some people leave footprints for Santa..your EB poo's in the loo..brilliant!!

I'm stuck working on Easter Sunday btw so feel I deserve the rage if anyone does!

We had our eggs delivered by the Easter Bunny when we were kids, but we also knew that other people bought chocolate eggs too. Not sure really what we made it of, except I remember being terrified of looking out the window on Easter Sunday because I thought a 40 foot tall rabbit would be staring through the window.

We had some fun spotting the Easter bunny down at our local Children's Farm - hiding Easter eggs in a woodland glade for the children to find (a few yrs ago) It was great when we spotted him popping his head round a tree, doing a little dance and wave, and dashing back into the wood again as we headed his way on our tractor ride
But I won't be rushing to turn the Easter bunny into Santa any time soon!

We make a moderately big deal of Easter; the EB hides some small eggs around the house which the DCs (4 and 7) find. They got a nice book each too, but they knew that was from us, not the EB.

Mainly, the big deal is getting to spend an entire Sunday together as a family (rare as DH works usually), eating a posh celebratory dinner together, and having no other responsibilities besides to each other.

My only issue with the Easter Bunny is the word "bunny" as we don't do cutesy-wutesy names for things. Dogs are dogs, not fekkin "doggies"; likewise "horsies" and "kitties" are also vetoed as too vom-inducing.

We've developed a tradition of having an Easter egg hunt in the garden, usually on Easter morning. It's lovely to all get out into the garden and appreciate the beginnings of Spring, and we have some good times both hiding and finding the eggs - each person hiding different coloured eggs, but generally free for all on finding them.
We did this once in my Aunt and Uncle's lovely garden as children, and I have fond memories of it just from this one time.
Nothing nicer than an egg hunt in the garden IMHO
BTW Did you see Mary Berry's lovely Easter egg hunt on her lovely Easter programme the other day?

7 year old distraught?

Are you sure?

Always had eb in our house, this year it was a treasure hunt with clues (5 1/2 ds) and a couple of special chocs for ds2 (9 months dairy intolerant) it's as special to me as tooth fairy and Father Christmas (who does a stocking, we give proper presents)
Quite religious in our household so Easter is as important to us as Christmas, but also use eb as a threaten for good behaviour!

Well we are a Christian family and regard Easter as very very important but my DC have still had visits from the Easter Bunny every Easter. We have had hunts and posters and lots of fun - and have just finished off a gorgeous family meal of leg of lamb roasted with a slosh of pinot, and spread all over with mint, parsley and garlic, with baby leeks in garlic sauce, and green beans and crusty roasties and gorgeous gravy and mint sauce, followed by orchard flan and double cream with vanilla and sugar ......................................................

And I am very very grumpy with the DC who had a visit from the Easter Bunny who delivered two big Lindt bunnies a big Ferrero Rocher egg and a Lindt one with the delicious little red eggs

I have been angling for them to open their eggs and they haven't and are being super cool and I AM FEELING UNREASONABLE. They are 21 and 17 and I have shared wine with them.

HAPPY EASTER - HE IS RISEN.

I'm actually more shocked that people have never heard of it!

I'm mid thirties and my older siblings (some in their 50s) always had the EB bring treats.

He's not the new Santa because it should be on a much smaller scale. Just chocolate/maybe a little teddy. But nothing huge.

And he hides them because it's fun for children to search for them.

Plus, Easter is the most important religious holiday anyway. (Irish RC).

So there!

Sounds like a great day BeaufortBelle ... but maybe you need to have a word with the Easter Bunny for next year and see if he can't put something aside for grown-ups too?

I've just finished the ears juggling pleading and a little blackmail did it . Not proud but

How has the child got to 7 years old before seeing Easter eggs in a shop??

My boy discovered the Easter bunny doesn't exist in the supermarket on Thursday. He was utterly distraught. He's 7. Do I know you?!

I didn't even know he believed in him. A giant bunny carrying chocolate eggs around in a basket? Really, dude?!