To feel my childhood was a lie: Do YOU know the Birthday Bunny?

[GeekyWombat]

DD's birthday is looming and we're in the process of sorting out what we might get her as a gift.

There's one thing that she's particularly excited by, and we've just had a conversation about it in front of DH, at the end of which I said 'well maybe we'll have a word with the Birthday Bunny and see what happens for your birthday.'

My DH is now looking at me like I'm a lunatic.

In our house growing up the Birthday Bunny was like Father Christmas. When it was time for presents he was the one who got the memo (although we didn't write to him, just mentioned what we'd like to Mum who then passed the details on, I always assumed by phone).

I don't remember when I realised my parents were buying the gifts but it wasn't a big reveal or surprise. But the Birthday Bunny was still referred to.

Except DH has never heard of him, and now I've Googled it turns out apart from a slightly racy Urban Dictionary listing he doesn't exist.

Is this a geographical thing? Or did my Mum totally make it up and I never realised? I'm almost 40 and I won't lie, I feel like my life has been a lie. I'm also now thinking I might have to dial back the Birthday Bunny chat before everyone starts looking at DD like she's a loon too...

Have YOU heard of the Birthday Bunny?!

Christ. We don't even do santa.

Oh, and just thought- my parents were years ahead of the Elf on the Shelf trend! We had a Christmas Fairy who would arrive without fail on December the 1st every year- starting from the early 80s when I was born. She sat on top of the kitchen door frame and would watch mine and my brother's behaviour for the whole of December, before disappearing the night before Xmas Eve to report back to Santa.

I vividly remember pointing at the fairy and silently shaking my head at my brother to warn him when she was about to spot him/ us up to no good!

The Christmas Fairy brought us our advent calendars and a new special party outfit each on the day she arrived, and left us gold coins when she left.
My parents were ace!

No no no! You've got it all wrong!

Bunnies are for Easter. Santa for Christmas, fairy for teeth and a badger for birthdays.

Well, it is in this house 😃 DC love the birthday badger

Oh dear, no we don't! I did always rather envy those with West Country TV who got Gus Honeybun, though (I bet this is the most mentions he's had for years!). I have to say I can't really be doing with the Easter Bunny either (is that really bad?) and the kids don't believe in the tooth fairy (thank the Lord!). We still do Father Christmas, though (I think they humour me!).

now I've Googled it turns out apart from a slightly racy Urban Dictionary listing he doesn't exist.
Sorry, this ^^ made me laugh!
No bunnies here either forbirthdays or Easter(my friends used to have a hunt and an Easter Bunny). My Mum obviously didn't get the memo.

I have never heard of the Birthday Bunny! This coming from someone who still believes in Father Christmas and doesn't give a shit that at nearly 40 you're not supposed to believe anymore
Also done the tooth fairy thing and Easter Bunny thing before.

I had the Birthday Bunny growing up! I'm genuinely shocked that so many people have never heard of it! Wow. I always did the same with my son too when he was younger.

While we're discussing mythological festive feckers, my South African SIL was visited by the Tooth Mouse rather than the Tooth Fairy.

This is apparently A Thing in certain countries. I even remember my daughter watching a shit cartoon series in her youth crudely redubbed "The Tooth Fairies" in which the protagonists were all mice (and definitely not fairies).

The tooth mice in the cartoon left gifts rather than plain hard cash as well. The weirdoes.

And, yes, I have just googled to check I didn't just dream the shit tooth mousefairy cartoon. And I didn't!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8R0K_P6Gscs

I love the internet. I think the very first thing I used it for was to verify the existence of children's television programme "Hatty Town". Every fucker I met gave me blank looks when I mentioned it. Twenty years ago the new-fangled World Wide Web reassured me I hadn't just dreamt it.

When my daughter's two front teeth wobbled out whilst on holiday in France, I discovered that the French have a Tooth Mouse (souris de dents), whose going rate is one Euro per tooth....

I remember gus hunnybun. From watching when at my grandparents.

Here in jersey we had a similar better thing. Oscsr the puffin. He read birthday cards, clacked his beak, winked and sometimes did a headstand.

Are you in the South West? There was Gus Honeybun who was a birthday rabbit. I met him once along with Basil Brush and shook their paws.

Sorry to derail your thread a bit, but am I dreaming this, or was there a Gus Honeybun thing at Flambards? Genuinely don't know if I made that up?!

We also have the Birthday Bunny!

DP was at first but now is fully on board!

We are midlands based if it makes a difference!