To be slightly puzzled at this Xmas decoration?

[GlitterDalek]

So ... am I being unreasonable in seeing this as the ultimate "absent father's Xmas decoration?"

It was not a broken decoration, they were all like that, with a single gingerbread mum.

It's a bit early to be huffing glue, isn't it?

I don't think the gingerbread man is representing Mum. It's just a generic design that they'll stick all sorts of names on.

I think it's supposed to be just a jolly gingerbread person on the decoration, and not a mum - but it's badly placed.

Huh? It's a gingerbread man. I don't think parents usually are. Would you be puzzled by a decoration that had a single reindeer or penguin?

You are massively overthinking this.

Bit early too be drinking

I'm not generally prone to stereotyping, but I'd say Mr. Bow-tie there is definitely a gingerbread man.

Do you often just go making crap up to irritate yourself?

It's just a decorated house and a gingerbread man, a couple of vaguely Christmassy related things. The names underneath don't relate to the ornament.

If I received that with "Dappled" written on the bottoml I wouldn't think the gingerbread person was supposed to represent me!

Perhaps the Ginderbread person (it has no genitals) is the child?

That was meant to be lighthearted peeps!

Oh and it's Friday! It's not too early to lace one's cappuccino with vodka flourishes and dance around the office (house) like nobody's watching even if they all are

It has a bow tie. Gingerbread women have aprons...now that's something to get annoyed about!

Maybe "mum" is transgender

That would be destroying the sacred unity of the family! Not only single parent but Non gender conforming. Eek. Je me clutches ma necklach de perles.

YABU. It's September, nothing Christmassy is ever seen or mentioned here until the houses of mumsnet are decorated by singing children with homemade cookies on Christmas eve.

@DappledThings : where did you find one with dappled on it? My name is Alex, which is pretty standard I believe, and they didn't have it!!

Oh. OK.

If you want to make a funny comment then it helps if you actually, you know, make it funny.

"Do you often just go making crap up to irritate yourself?"

I love this comment!

Run along and play, now.

I think you may be over thinking this...

That’s a Gingerbread MAN, as a recent court ruling proved women who give birth are Mums not Dads. So that is a Dad

Too early for Genderbread discussions...

Oh dear.
Is it a school holiday today?

I've read the replies and still don't understand.

Oooooh I get it now.

LOL what makes you think it's a gingerbread mum?! Hilarious.

The gingerbread man is just the design, it's not mum and dad!