Valentine cards for your children?

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I saw these for the first time today, and my first thought was that it was a bit weird, in quite a yuk kind of way.

Added to which, if I got my children valentine cards, they would die of terminal embarrassment.

Is this very, VERY weird, or AIBU?

We always treated valentines as a bit of fun when we were kids. My Dbro and I wrote cards to all our teddies, with little personalized rhymes in them! and every year we sent an anonymous card to a very stick-in-the-mud uncle. We went to enormous lengths to disguise it wasn't from us but I'm sure he knew.
I wouldn't go and buy a card for my DS (2.5) but I think I would make him a simple one and buy a chocolate, I think it's a sweet idea, particular - as pp said - they make us cards at nursery. It's a celebration of love, what's the harm in it whilst they're wee?

To ask a clearly stupid question is this cards that are clearly from mum/dad etc? I didn't know such things existed (blissfully)
Although I do think my valentine card from the boy in my primary school class did have remarkably similar handwriting to my lovely Grandad (now not when I was 8 I was just overjoyed that the shy invisible me had been noticed)

I'm in Canada and everyone in the office wishes each other a Happy Valentines Day

I find it really fucking odd

My poor neglected teens, never having had a Valentine card off their Mum. They would be horrified that they have missed out on this I'm sure.

The closest mine have got is heart shaped chocolate lollies on their pillows

I'm with you Oops.

First year separated from me and I'm looking forward to getting a little something for DD (12.5) that will mean something and be appreciated, instead of feeling obliged to join in with all the mushy rubbish for now stbxh (who has declined his regular Tuesday evening with DD to take his new GF out ).

Having said that, she's getting teabags and a cactus...so definitely nothing with weird overtones!

Weird for me. It's sexual.

What's even weirder is when your kids come back from a weekend at dad's with valentines cards from dad's new girlfriend. I found that really really odd and not sure why

My mum has always brought me and my sister a single red rose on valentines day, its just a show of love, I dont see the whole its so weird comments.

Each to there own and all that shite

I find it weird.

But I don't "do" Valentine's Day in general. Last year, my friend and I went to a trampoline center and I sprained my ankle within the first 10 minutes. Classic.

prior to Chaucer in the 14th century, there were no links between the Saints named Valentinus and romantic love. Earlier links as described above were focused on sacrifice rather than romantic love.

From wiki. Seems appropriate that we celebrate with our kids given the sacrifice element .

What's even weirder is when your kids come back from a weekend at dad's with valentines cards from dad's new girlfriend.

Fuck me! DD is meeting the GF for the first time this weekend. If she pulls that kind of stunt I will lose my shit big style.

YANBU. I've never heard of this and it's fucking weird.

nosyupnorth's granddad is doing the only right thing.

We don't do valentine's cards (or day) where I come from, so I've never had one and each year have to google to remember what date it is. But I agree children doing children's cards is weird, imagine you being a child and not get any! That must be awful. :-(

I do a little trail of hearts that the dc follow to find some chocolate. I will get a card this year for the toddler, she likes getting cards.
It's just a bit of fun, something to break up the day for 5 minutes.

My dh has always bought a card each for our daughters. They've loved it and he still does it even now they're 24 and 16

It's weird in the UK because valentines is all about adults and partners and a very sexualised expression of love. In some other countries it's more about all the modes of love and a celebration of those who are dear to us. I prefer that version of valentines.

My boys will be getting chocolates/heart sweets as usual. They're 13 and 15 now!! No cards tho'

My DM always left my DB and I a chocolate heart for Valentines morning....till I was 16! And I do the same for my two, 10 & 7. Just a little sack of chocolate hearts and a postcard with a heart on. The grand total of £3.

I don't see anything icky with it, it's just a day to spread some love. Never any harm in that ❤

I remember when I was in secondary school, the girls who had boyfriends used to get cards and chocolates and I always got one through the post but I knew my mum sent it and it always made me cringe as it was obvious she sent it.
I would never do that to my daughter as I think it's weird .
That's my personal opinion.

Eeewwww!

DJ,
Absolutely

Ummm, I think it sounds sweet. If dd came back from nursery with a card she'd made I'd love it.

I am at this thread. Since the DC started school and nursery they have always brough cards home for us wishing us a happy Valentine's Day. Does no one else's school do this??? We don't get cards for them but we always get a little gift, maybe chocolates, last year DH got them a little plant with roses on it. It's just a bit of fun.
DS does a lot of craft at his after school club and today brought home a beautiful card, a bracelet made with heart beads and a heart shaped bookmark, all addressed to me. I absolutely loved it and will definitely be buying him so chocs in return!

My mom got us a small gift and card for Valentine's day every year, and I'm very clost to 40. We're American, though. I get my kids a Valentine every year. This year it's a small heart-shaped box of chocolate each.

A friend of a friend set up a valentine's date for her toddler daughter with a little boy - not any of her girl friends, it had to be the boy, with 'romance' - a meal for two and a card etc. I thought it a bit weird.