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To think that the Easter bunny leaves an egg for morning

290 replies

littleloopylou · 16/04/2023 21:40

Just found out that the Easter bunny didn't come to my ex's. My child was taken to an Easter event where the bunny had hidden some eggs for many children to find. Ex also mysteriously discovered some eggs in his car that were left by the Easter bunny, a few days after Easter.

My child thinks that the Easter bunny forgot them.

AIBU to think that ex totally dropped the ball on this?

OP posts:
Modang · 16/04/2023 22:09

missingthewinchesterboys · 16/04/2023 22:07

I think you are looking for things to beat your ex up over.
He took them to an egg hunt.
They got eggs. It's not really his problem you are building Easter up to be another Christmas where the only thing that matters is what they get, when and from whom.

They got eggs. It's not really his problem you are building Easter up to be another Christmas where the only thing that matters is what they get, when and from whom.

Tbh that's all Easter is to me as an adult! I'm not religious and growing up it was just some chocolate eggs and that's it. If I didn't have a child, it would just be nothing at all.

DanceMonster · 16/04/2023 22:09

How old are your children? Mine are 9, 7 and 4 and the ‘Easter bunny’ has never brought them eggs. They get eggs from us and a couple of other family members and I do a little egg hunt in the garden with clues which lead them to their eggs.
It sounds like they got taken to a nice event with an egg hunt. Did you buy them an Easter egg on top of those?

SheilaWilcox · 16/04/2023 22:11

Didn't the Easter Bunny leave them at yours and then your Ex picked them up from you to take to DC?
Is it about making DC happy, or 'winning' against your ex?

It's a bit rubbish of him if your DC was expecting an egg in the morning, but you could make this a non-event if you wanted to.

OoooohMatron · 16/04/2023 22:14

Is Easter bunny a thing? Sure FC and the tooth fairy but a giant bunny delivering eggs, a step too far surely 😄

Newjobanxious · 16/04/2023 22:14

I'm so glad I never did the Easter bunny.

Unfortunately you and your ex have split up and that means family traditions are going to change, by necessity.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, you and the kids can invent new traditions of your own.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 16/04/2023 22:16

YABU, Easter bunny isn't a thing for anyone I know. You sound sore that Easter fell on his weekend.

Hankunamatata · 16/04/2023 22:16

No easter bunny in our house. Eggs come from family

SheilaWilcox · 16/04/2023 22:17

SheilaWilcox · 16/04/2023 22:11

Didn't the Easter Bunny leave them at yours and then your Ex picked them up from you to take to DC?
Is it about making DC happy, or 'winning' against your ex?

It's a bit rubbish of him if your DC was expecting an egg in the morning, but you could make this a non-event if you wanted to.

As in, that's why they were in the car.

MajesticWhine · 16/04/2023 22:18

YABU. Never heard of anyone actually believing in the Easter bunny.

LysHastighed · 16/04/2023 22:19

I think you just have to change expectations and say the Easter Bunny visits mum’s house whether child is there or not, and they will get their egg when they come home.

tonystarksrighthand · 16/04/2023 22:21

The Easter bunny isn't real

gogohmm · 16/04/2023 22:23

Never heard of a child thinking there's an Easter bunny in the U.K., I thought it was an American thing. Unlike with Father Christmas easter is very varied so not as big a deal

Toottooot · 16/04/2023 22:24

Maybe the Easter bunny’s version of elf on the shelf didn’t think they’d been good enough at his hoose to deserve and egg?

NashvilleQueen · 16/04/2023 22:26

I have never pretended that there's an Easter bunny in this house. I certainly never had it growing up. Did you OP?

I had formed the impression that rather like Elf on the Shelf (another ridiculous load of rubbish) it's become popular but not universally so.

IrregularChoiceFan · 16/04/2023 22:27

I didn't know people taught their children the Easter Bunny is real. I thought it was a whole jokey thing related to Easter egg hunts, either at home or at an event.

GuitarStringScars · 16/04/2023 22:28

LysHastighed · 16/04/2023 22:19

I think you just have to change expectations and say the Easter Bunny visits mum’s house whether child is there or not, and they will get their egg when they come home.

Yes, that’s what I’d say. You can only control what happens at your house.

It’s a shame your ex won’t keep things the same for your child as what they’ve been used to, a good parent would do that or at least discuss any changes so you can prepare your child, but you can’t change that.

BillyNoM8s · 16/04/2023 22:29

Confused the Easter bunny is a no. Eggs come from people.

Don't make life harder than it needs to be.

LibrariansGiveUsPower · 16/04/2023 22:31

I never heard of anyone having eggs left for them by Easter bunny as child. I’ve only heard of it in last 5 years. Totally unnecessary stress IMO.

GuitarStringScars · 16/04/2023 22:32

gogohmm · 16/04/2023 22:23

Never heard of a child thinking there's an Easter bunny in the U.K., I thought it was an American thing. Unlike with Father Christmas easter is very varied so not as big a deal

Does OP say she’s in the U.K.? Although I have family in the U.K. who do the Easter bunny thing,

WonderingWanda · 16/04/2023 22:32

I think I would probably have forseen this. I would have checked with Ex to see if he was prepared for the Easter Bunny....given that he's an Ex its probably safe to assume he's not up to scratch and probably wouldn't be. I would then prime dc to know that the Easter Bunny usually visits your main house and just have some eggs waiting when they return. Or if Ex is trustworthy enough actually provide the eggs for him to hide.

CheersForThatEh · 16/04/2023 22:37

littleloopylou · 16/04/2023 21:57

Grow up? My child thinks that the Easter bunny forgot them. It's horrible.

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There isnt an Easter bunny.

If you want to dig in on this though then the bunny didnt forget, they just left the eggs at your house.

If you want to play along with this you just make up a lie (like daddy) to cover it up.

I actually get that you're sad you think your kids dad didnt make an effort but he obviously did make some effort.

Are you actually just annoyed that you have to play along to cover up what you perceive to be his bad parenting for your childs sake.

LoveBluey · 16/04/2023 22:38

I go in big for Father Christmas magic and we do the tooth fairy. But we have never said the Easter bunny brings eggs. Over the years we've either done Easter baskets from us in the morning or egg hunts in the garden but I've never kept up the pretence of it being from a bunny - I don't really know why as I do really try hard to keep the Christmas magic alive.
So basically no I don't think it's that bad your ex didn't do it as it's not such a universal thing as Father Christmas.

WonderingWanda · 16/04/2023 22:39

By the way op, lots of people on this thread are declaring that the Easter Bunny is not a thing and it's all got out of hand in the last few years. I'm in my mid 40's and the Easter Bunny visited my house growing up as he does for my children now.

MissingMoominMamma · 16/04/2023 22:42

The EB used to hide tiny foil wrapped eggs and little fluffy chicks all over my grandma’s garden… over 50 years ago!

OP, you could’ve said you forgot to let the EB know your child wouldn’t be there, so he left the egg at your house…

It’s not so important that you show your child you’re upset!

Allmyghosts · 16/04/2023 22:43

Wtf is the origin story of the fucking easter bunny that wasn't invented by Cadbury's?