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

if your like this,over this,and shes following your lead then yes.
if you act human then no all is actually fine.

just cringed whilst pressing post!it came out cruely abrupt.
your wishes for how things should be have been ruined and in the moment that can seem all consuming.sorry hun. but it really is ok. she wont notice or if she does act all cheery let it pass over you move on and she will too.
its all ok.you haven't done wrong neither has your other half really.dont let this ruin things by holding grudges being angry or anxious.
go on now to have the best day because whats happened has but it really is ok.its sweet your so worried.xx

I'm sick with Norovirus and my mum has just hours left to live in hospital and I can't be there with her as it would be awful to spread my germs on a ward of cancer pantients with low immune systems. We've had to cancel going to other family for Christmas dinner and hubby had to do a last minute dash to the shop so we at least have some food (he did his best!) I feel so ill 😷 BUT I have a very excited 5 year old and a lovely husband and Christmas is not ruined!!!!!

I get your panic but at least your 4 yr old wasn't told that santa didn't exist- this happened to me :(

I was 4, my best friend in my street was 8, she was the youngest of 6 dc and knew that Santa wasn't real and decided to tell me.
No amount of convincing from my parents made any difference, I was quite astute and knew she was right.
We're now 39 and 43 and still the best of friends but it did spoil things.

My own dd is 5 and I would be heartbroken if she had the same experience I did.

I'm sure in the morning with all the excitement your older dd will be more interested in her own presents.

Please do your best not to let it ruin your Christmas. Tension between you and your husband over gifts and gifting will spoil your memories. In my opinion, what ruins Christmas for children is finding out their parents have been deceiving them. Particularly when they remember that they were punished for catching you out.

I'd hate to see how you'd handle an actual problem.

Can I ask, when did it become a thing that Father Christmas brings all the presents?

I always thought he brang the stockings but mum and dad did the tree presents

I think it might be a culture/class thing Hippie. My WC English friends had Santa bringing all the presents decades ago. It has always been only stocking here.

MrsTerryPratchett I wouldn't want him taking the credit for all the planning and purchasing! Hehe

Same here Mrs Pratchett.

Why are so many people on here so mean. Its quite unpleasant. Yes title is a bit full on but its eyecatching. OP just needed a bit of advice and reassurance.

Yes no one died but doesn't mean we can't offer a few friendly words. Does it?

What happened to " if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all".

Mean girls!!

Waits to be flamed. YAWN!!

Wow - I don't know why you are being so harshly attacked! Of course you want it to be perfect, I should just say that the scooter was too big for santa's sack so mummy and daddy got it instead and santa bought surprises.
We all know there are children less fortunate but we also sometimes get upset when plans are thwarted. Ignore the sanctimonious ultra pious comments op, make an excuse and enjoy your day.

We have stockings from father christmas and everything under the tree from us.
When my 2 eldest ds were 3 and 4 we woke up in the morning on christmas eve to find all of the presents under the tree opened and the boys were playing with the toys.
We wrapped them all back up and the next day they opened them on christmas day and they were so excited like they had forgotten all about them from the day before.

Yep ure over acting a little... Christmas isn't ruined

Sorry people are being so horrible to you op. It's Christmas. Everyone has their own problems. Yes there's so much sadness in the world but when you have the opportunity to create magic and excitement for young children and it gets dashed, why shouldn't you be allowed to be upset.
I'm sure you're daughters will have a fantastic day tomorrow and enjoy the excitement of it all

Not sure who in this scenario is the child.

I hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas OP.

I must admit I was a bit taken aback by your post but you have explained yourself well on your subsequent posts.
I am very sorry for those of you having/ had a rotten time & I have had my share of those so can empathise 💐. However the OP has been gracious enough to explain herself and I don't think there is any need to continue to give her a roasting or be unpleasant.

I am sure the OP has perspective- she just did not explain herself well in the original post & I expect was tired and frazzled.

I believe we often try to make these occasions too perfect & lose sight of the bigger picture.

Hope there will be some happier times ahead for those of you suffering at the moment.

OP didn't need to explain herself at all. There was nothing wrong with her OP and the hijacking on this thread was pathetic. I hope that OP has hidden it and never sees those posts.

There have been umpteen threads since OP's with 'Christmas is ruined' as a theme, not a single poster has been on to flame the OP of those threads. OP of this one didn't deserve any of the crap she got and I hope this thread dies now.

If you reacted the way the op did I'd still have called you ridiculous. Just because we don't agree with your opinion doesn't make us cunts

I know I'm late to the thread but some of you are fucking cunts

Christ, what an overreaction!

Wow psychmum What a way ott reaction

Are you always such a drama queen

People really over react on here

Happens again? Santa dropped it off early so mum and dad could build it - cos they know Santa don't they.

Or his sled was full or something....

It's amazing how someone posters on here equate 'having a different opinion/view' as being 'utter cunts'. It's the same Ines who say 'don't listen to other posters' e.g. 'only listen to me, because I'm agreeing with you'.

So sod off psycho, the OP was over reacting in this case. Most posters (including myself) were sympathetic to a point, Xmas makes us all act unreasonable at times. Using phrases like 'Christmas ruined' over such trivial matters will never end with a thread full of lovely comments though.

Well if it were consistent across the board then fine, but it's not. OP on this thread was harassed and piled on by several posters determined to lay their own sadness on her. Not on.

Other bollocks threads all over the board have had OP sympathised with.

Don't tell people to 'sod off', that's bloody rude.