FURIOUS! My Mum just let my 3yr Old see her presents & Stocking!

[MotherofaSurvivor]

Staying at my Mums for Christmas. Brought presents the other day as all wrapped. Just finished putting everything in her Stocking in the spare room which was AGREED with my Mum that it was to be 'Present HQ' - For context, the house is a Bungalow, so I witnessed this from the kitchen and hit the roof.

So my 3yr Old follows my Mum around like a shadow as she adores her. Fine by me, gives me a bit of a break before I step in and take over.

So my Mum wanders into Present HQ (with my DD next to her) which has a Sofabed with all the presents on including the big polythene Stocking - FULL of presents!!!! My Mum turns away and starts gagging with something and I can see this in corner of my eye from Kitchen and just as I start to dive towards the room, my daughter exclaims "PRESENTS!!!!!! Stocking!!!!" and is sat looking through the stuff in the Stocking and admiring all her presents (wrapped, but still....) My Mum is stood next to her by time I shoot in and saying "Oooh! Isn't that nice!"

I. HIT. THE. ROOF.

I know that 'she's my daughter and I should've been watching her' but I was prepping veg for tomorrow and my Mum agreed to watch her whilst I did this. The door to the room has a swollen frame and so when shut, really takes quite a push to be opened. We had already spoken about how that would be perfect to hide the presents for this very reason!

AIBU to be not just upset with my Mum but bloody LIVID and feel like Christmas is ruined now? My Mum doesn't seem to see the big deal! I've spent months & Months buying bits towards Christmas as & when I could as I'm Disabled and so money is tight. SO upset

Please be kind (& festive?!) in your responses!

What does hit the roof mean? Did you scream and shout and throw things?!

Santa presents dont have to be wrapped What madness is this? Of course they do! What’s the fun of unwrapped stuff?!
OP, don’t worry. Others have told you ways out of it without destroying the magic. It’ll all be fine and you’ll have a fantastic day tomorrow.

What did your Mother say to explain herself?

I can't fathom the selfishness!

Calm the fuck down.

She’s three, spin her a story, she won’t care.

Your mum made a mistake, nobody was hurt, Christmas isn’t ruined, move on.

PixieXox Sun 24-Dec-17 19:53:47 Get over yourself

Not even vaguely bullying and others have said worse. Seriously, OP, turn on the news and get some bloody perspective.

Oh ffs chill. She is only 3... get over yourself and remember you aren't upset for your daughter (she is perfectly happy) you are upset for yourself because it hasn't gone the way you dictated.

One wonders who the child is here.

Take all the presents outside and burn them
Or chill out and have a Baileys

Sorry I think everyone is being harsh on the OP here, her mum knew where the presents were and took her daughter in there when she wouldn't have been able to get in by herself, as I said not the end of the world but I would be pretty livid too!

She's 3.
The presents are still wrapped.
Calm down.

Are you serious?

They are people starving/dying this Christmas and you're nit picking?

Get over yourself.

If you don't want them to be found then you need to hide them better!

Ah well op. You have your dd. Lucky you

Hooping green ha ha ha ha!!!

Crikey , massive over reaction on your part OP , your child is 3 she will believe anything you tell her be it that they are the neighbours presents that your mum is storing or that F.C. is really busy and has dropped them early because he knew you weren’t at your own house . A large grip is required.

That's annoying. But it's a bit unavoidable. Stop saying Christmas is ruined. You're the one who'll ruin it if you don't calm down. It's nothing in the grand scheme of things.

She’s 3. She won’t remember because she’ll be so excited tomorrow. Give your mum a break.

No doubt the OP's reaction, if she "hit the roof", would've upset her daughter. She must be very confused. The incident could've been glossed over in some way, as she's so little, instead of creating a scene.

FloatyFlo

Good bit of perspective, thanks.

OP, your dd will believe whatever you tell her, she's too little to suspect anything, really.

This Christmas 'madness' is ridiculous

Beyond pathetic. And it's not just on this thread either, it's everywhere

FFS! Some of the posters are over reacting more than the OP, with all the starving children and other upsetting stories. I'd be very disappointed too, OP, but hopefully it's all calmed down now and you and you're mum have sorted it out now.

A child saw WRAPPED presents on Christmas Eve? How will she ever get over this heinous sight?

Log it with 101 and go NC. Your mother is a monster.

what the hell is a Christmas EVE Box ??????????

Hate to say it but after all your planning and saving no 3 year old will even remember this Christmas in a few weeks.

Not even vaguely bullying and others have said worse. Seriously, OP, turn on the news and get some bloody perspective.

I had googled Pixie’s post, limbering up for some major froth... and was thoroughly disappointed.