Christmas is ruined!

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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

ETC so sorry. Yeah that is an actual
Ruined Christmas... so sorry for your/their loss.

Aleppo.

Sorry for your loss eatthecake & point well made.

Get a fucking grip OP and realise how fucking lucky you are if that is the least of your problems. Seriously - words like 'devastated' and 'ruined' really don't apply.

eatthecake sorry for your loss.

I think OP has probably got the message she's overreacted now. Everyone can't see the wood for the trees at times, don't get so overinvested in the idea of having a perfect Christmas that you ruin it by being ill humoured because that has more impact on children than anything.

Eatthecake

That puts things in to perspective for the OP now doesn't it

This post and other similar ones on here sum up what I despise about Christmas. This idea that Christmas has to be 'perfection' or else the whole fucking day is ruined .... if one small thing like this can ruin an entire Christmas for you then I think you need to take a long hard look at your life and try to figure out just why a relatively small thing can ruin this period for you, is your happiness really so fragile? I genuinely find it sad.

Xmas is ruined??

Think you seriously need to get a reality check. And put things into perspective.

Christmas is not ruined.

Even if your daughter mentions to her younger sister that she saw her present first it doesn't matter unless she does it in a spiteful way and then you can have a conversation about kindness.

ETC

Op, have a glass of something and a mince pie and calm the fuck down. Just tell her, if she does ask, that FC asked you for his help because he was so busy. Sorted.

I'm so sorry EatTheCake

There seems to be so much sadness this year.

OP I think it's easy to get overwhelmed this time off year especially with young children. It will be fine honestly

You need to get a fucking grip op and apologise to your dh and dd. Massive overreaction to something that doesn't matter in the slightest

eatthecake

My 18 month old found one of his little stocking filler type gifts and my 4 yr old asked how that could have happened cos Santa looks after the presents so I just said silly forgetful Santa must've left it out so I rang him and had a word. Worked a dream.
Say that then ask her to keep quiet about it for her sister.

When my boys have asked if Santa is real I give them this explanation....

Santa has a different arrangement with each family. With some, the parents buy the gifts and store them (hence the scooter box being in the house ) and the elves collect them. With others the parents send him the money and he gets the gifts. And in other homes there is a mixture of the two.

However... for some families, they don't have a lot of money and so Santa has his own special pot and buys them gifts out of that - and that is why some children have a lot at Christmas and some only have a little.

I'm sorry for your loss, Eatthecake but it's not for you and other posters to flame the OP for her inoffensive post. It's a chatboard and there's all kind of absolute craziness being posted in the name of Christmas at the moment.

I say Santa delivers big or heavy stuff ahead of the day by arrangement with the parents. If it's stormy especially because he cant risk having the sleigh top heavy, but he'll deliver the small stuff on Christmas Eve as normal

Oh ok we'll just pat her on the head and hun her then shall we instead of telling her to give her head a wobble

Oh eat

I am so sorry.

I was tempted to post something similar but there is no need. Your post makes the point perfectly.

MN appears to have reached Peak First World Christmas Problems early this year.

'I am sorry for your lost BUT....'

That phase should be made illegal.

'loss'

I agree namechange

Ruins Christmas, dear god, talk about at first world problem. I could cite about a thousand things that really have ruined Christmas for others. You are being ridiculous, go and apologise to your DH for being silly.

eatthecake

OP I understand why you are upset and agree with the empathy bypass comment above. Can that present be an extra from you and not a Santa one? Or just breeze through it and trust that the 4 yr old brain will be easily distracted over the next few days. Happy Christmas

Devestated
Christmas ruined

FFS.

Lotso, no and I don't think anybody's doing that are they?

Just say Santa asked you to put the box in the recycling for him, because he wants to reduce his environmental footprint. Flying round the earth one evening blows the carbon budget a bit.