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Christmas is ruined!

213 replies

Mollmoo · 23/12/2016 12:46

For Christmas my 2 year old is having a Peppa Pig scooter. Last night I asked DH to put it together, which he did. Excellent. Feeling very smug and organised. I hid the scooter away and thought he'd put the box out in the bin but he put it in the utility room. I didn't realise this and just went out there, followed by my 4 year old. Immediately she spots the box and starts asking about it and wanting to look at it. I told her it was nothing and ushered her out the room, she kept trying to get back in so I ended up getting really cross and sent her to her room. Yes I know not exactly top parenting by me, but I panicked!
She's really inquisitive and remembers everything! I just know as soon as her sister unwraps the scooter she's going to make a comment about that being what she saw. I'm absolutely devastated and feel like at 4 when it should be the most magical it's ruined for her.
DH is now in a strop as I asked him why on earth he left it there on full display.
Merry flipping Christmas Sad

OP posts:
TondelayaDellaVentamiglia · 23/12/2016 13:00

you want to sharpen up on your lying skills PDQ if you ask me. You have trouble explaining a box to a 4 year old?

Bedsheets4knickers · 23/12/2016 13:01

Aw it's not ruined but I would feel annoyed too ,
We got 2 tablets loading up in the office and I feel like I'm guarding the door incase they go in there ..
Come one everyone we don't need to be so snappy with OP . It's Christmas let's take a day of the narky comments Xmas SmileXmas GrinXmas Wink

ChocoChou · 23/12/2016 13:02

Take it out of the box and wrap it in the shape of a scooter... therefore a 4 yr old mind might not make the connection between box and scooter
Xmas isn't ruined but yes I can see how u could panic because the Magic is important

mygorgeousmilo · 23/12/2016 13:03

So the 4yo has seen the 2yo's box?! Christmas is ruined?! Oh my goodness you need to get a grip! Shows how dramatic you are, when you send a child to their room for seeing something! I could come over al sanctimonious and invite you to come with me to help at Crisis tomorrow - you could then be handed a grip by some of the people whose whole lives are pretty ruined at the moment, and we'll try our best to help them over Christmas. Have a biscuit Xmas Biscuit

XiCi · 23/12/2016 13:03

Your 4 year old will be too busy with her own presents to be worrying about an empty box she spotted in your utility room. And if she mentions it you just say santa left the box there. No wonder your DH is in a strop. Are you normally this over dramatic?

DonutParade · 23/12/2016 13:04

I think someone needs a gin and tonic.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 23/12/2016 13:06

Have a Brew and relax Hmm

Beardsareweird · 23/12/2016 13:07

Oh FFS!!

QueenofLouisiana · 23/12/2016 13:07

I think Christmas will be fine. Swap the presents from Santa and you over, gloss over the box- whatever. In keeping with most 4 year olds she may well take a great fancy to one of the smaller presents anyway.

I'm waiting to see if we will have heating and hot water for Christmas as we don't at the moment and the engineer isn't here yet. (While thanking God that this is all I have to deal with this year- it's an improvement on the year MIL couldn't eat due to chemo side effects.) I'm struggling to get worked up about a scooter.

LunaLoveg00d · 23/12/2016 13:07

To quote Jim Royle, ruined my arse.

Get a grip, and give over with the "magical" shit.

KurriKurri · 23/12/2016 13:07

It will be fine - she'll forget and get caught up in the excitement of her own stuff.

My XH once said to our then 4yr old DD who was staring wide eyed at the gifts under the tree on Christmas morning 'Hurry up and open that Princess castle thing so I can take a photo of you' - he never quite got the whole Santa thing or 'element of surprise'.Grin She doesn't remember though.

Cguk81 · 23/12/2016 13:07

You are forgetting just how amazing the imaginations of little ones can be. If you tell a 4 year old a tall tale about how it got there then she will go along with it.

And as a PP said it can be a good idea to tell them that santa brings really special gifts but that other people buy gifts too and we buy things for others that we care about.
Don't let it get you down!

Pinkheart5915 · 23/12/2016 13:07

Christmas ruined? Seriously? I don't think so Confused

So the scooter is from Daddy not santa, sorted

I think you need a mince pie, glass of wine and to chill out

Merriment · 23/12/2016 13:10

I thought your house had burned down by your op Xmas Grin

Sparlklesilverglitter · 23/12/2016 13:10

Christmas ruined?
Your absolutely devastated? Really?

Ok so the scooter is either from mummy & daddy and not santa or santa asked mummy and daddy to take care of it. That is even if it gets mentioned during the excitement of Christmas morning

Have a baileys, and gods sake chill out

TheWitTank · 23/12/2016 13:11

My friend started chemo today. That's Christmas ruined, not a two year old seeing a bloody box. In the nicest possible way, get a grip of yourself. If the two year old says something, make up a story about storing stuff for Santa and carry on with the day. It will be very soon forgotten in the excitement. Enjoy your Christmas Xmas Smile

SatsukiKusakabe · 23/12/2016 13:11

My ds saw my dh putting together a doll bed for his sister last night. I told him it was shelves for the garage.

He is like Sherlock Holmes junior, but bought it.

FC doesn't bring everything, and a few mishaps add to the intrigue.

We are all carrying on as if Christmas isn't ruined Xmas Shock Xmas Smile

TheSnorkMaidenReturns · 23/12/2016 13:12

Yep, just do 'stockings are from Santa, other gifts from mummy & daddy' routine. Your 4 year old is small enough to accept a rule change.
And sit down with a cup of tea and don't stress yourself about a ruined Christmas - it really won't be unless you let it be. Brew

EatTheCake · 23/12/2016 13:13

Devastated? 😂 Ruined Christmas? 😂 Fuck off has it ruined Christmas.

You've managed to smelt you child to there room and fuck your DH off over a scooter, it's a laugh a minute at yours isn't it Confused

Say the scooter is from mummy and daddy not santa, sorted!

My brother died Monday That has ruined Christmas, his dc are 8,11 and 19 how do you think they feel?

Get a grip love

PleaseNotTrump · 23/12/2016 13:14

Poor OP!

Santa arranged for it to be dropped round early as he has hurt his shoulder and didn't know if he could get it down the chimney with one arm. Sorted.

PleaseNotTrump · 23/12/2016 13:15

Awful Xpost EatTheCake Sorry to hear about your brother Flowers

FrostyWind · 23/12/2016 13:15

FFS

Poor kid and poor DH.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 23/12/2016 13:17

Flowers Eatthecake

bluebeck · 23/12/2016 13:18

Well, aside from the fact that Santa only brings stocking presents and parents buy the rest (starts bunfight) this hasn't ruined Christmas.

The Baileys is this way Moll>>>>>>>>>>>

Foureyesarebetterthantwo · 23/12/2016 13:20

Eatthecake I'm so sorry to hear that. I must admit I have someone in my household who is very ill and it does put things in perspective. I really don't think the OP's is a 'ruined Christmas' scenario. It's sad that awful things have to happen to us for us to realise what matters. I still fret about silly things though, even though I know they don't really matter.