DS's birthday cards

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DS has recently turned five. His cards are still displayed on the mantelpiece and in the grate. He's had about 40 (class birthday party) so there's quite a lot.

My mum had a rule that they had to be down after one week

AIBU to have kept them up for two whole weeks?

How long do you keep up yours?

This is obviously playing on my mind!

We go for 2 weeks max

Two weeks at least!

We still have Father's Day cards and an end of May birthday cards up

We used to have them.up until the next birthday. Which I felt was unfair as dsis had 6weeks, I had less than a fortnight, and dbro had 2.5 months.

I think a fortnight seems reasonable.

Next birthday, which is 6 months for one of my family members and 3 days for another

About 2 weeks is the norm here.

Ah, thanks all.

I was starting to feel like a slattern!!

I'll start taking them down as they're starting to fall over. And Ive been too lazy to put them upright

Don't think I've ever known anyone to leave cards up till next birthday. Gosh, wonder what my mother would make of that...?!!

2-4 weeks here usually.
Birthday banners come down the next day though (and stored to be reused for next birthday).

RedGrape I only took the Father's Day cards down for the birthday cards - so they'd been up over a month. Only two though so didn't bother me - thought they were quite tasteful too

40 cards of mainly pirates and superheroes are starting to irritate me

2 weeks. There are only 3 weeks between DD's and my birthdays!

And helium balloons remain until they're dead on the floor 🤣

I was 'derived' as a child as my sisters birthday is the day after mine and then my brothers birthday 2 days after that (28, 29, 31) so was only ever able to have my cards up for 1 day

Aaarrgggg stupid autocorrect
That should say 'deprived'

I take cards down after a week. Am I a big meanie?

A week here, I was told it was unlucky to have them up longer but I'm sensing that may have been a cunning ploy to declutter the windowsill...

I had Christmas cards still blutacked up in May one year.

#couldntgiveashit

We go for one week but as we went away for a week the day after DD birthday we have kept them up for a second week.

I take them down after one week too...

The next day for us, Christmas cards come down the 31st.

You want me to come and sort the balloons for you?

I charge a small fee, but I do love my work . . .

Birthday cards are removed from display the following day in my house. Seems pointless having cards up when it's no longer someone's birthday.

One week. No longer. Looks so untidy!

I do a month! but it's just me atm. I'd probably do a fortnight max otherwise to avoid crowding. Xmas cards are removed on twelfth night, along with the xmas decs.

3-4 weeks here - I think they are quite nice and our family birthdays are happily spread out throughout the year (May, August and December), with the exception of DD and DH who share a day so they share the mantelpiece.

Goodness, a couple of days here normally. A week max.