Mini eggs for Mother's Day.

[ChicMiss]

I get a bag from my child. Who then asks to share them. No. Absolutely no. AIBU for a bit more thought? I don't like that I'm expected to share, they've gone off in a huff and my OH is also in a huff.

There's plenty of people on here who think it's fine to refuse a six year old a mini egg because you want them all, so I am sure you could find plenty of people on here saying the most idiotic and unlikely things. I'm more concerned with what sensible people would consider to be correct, not what a bunch of unspecified idiots might or might not have said at some point.

This is really sad. If my 6 year old son bought me a bag of mini eggs, I would have taken great pleasure in snuggling up on the sofa and sharing the bag with him and us eating them all in one go. What a happy memory that would make.

Why does buying them make a difference if they still won't be alone?

I just don't see what is wrong with someone wanting to have something to themselves, especially when it is a gift.

We always tend to share chocolate gifts, whatever the occasion. Even if it’s just the first offer round.

Not sharing one or two before putting them away for later seems tight, was it one of the really teeny bags?

If your mind, on being given a bag of mini eggs by your daughter, runs along the lines of

"Great, I'll wait until everyone has gone to bed so I can eat all these"

then you should ask yourself why it didn't run

"Great, I'll open these and share them with my daughter. Hmm, actually I like mini eggs, but that's ok, I can buy myself some more tomorrow."

If you still don't know why it's a problem, I doubt I will be able to help.

Wow! You think it’s ok not to share with a child that’s “bought” you that, so is excited?

Weird!

I always share my Mother’s Day chocolate with my children. I want to.

How do we know anything there? Op has disappeared, prob buried under mini eggs, we dont know if the child got this specially for mummy or if the DH is an arse and just chucked it at the child and said give yer mum this, or if it was meant to be lighthearted - we have no clue!

Because I share with my children a lot of the time. They need to understand that sometimes mum is allowed things to herself, especially when a gift is bought just for her.

It's fine to have some things for yourself.

Of course it is. A child at that age does need to start to learn that excitement is about the person liking their gift, it's about the feeling of giving to others etc not about waiting around in hopes that they will share their gift.

Yeah, I thought as much. You are just repeating yourself, and it serves no purpose for me to also repeat all the points I have made that you are just ignoring. Nothing more I can do.

Of course it is. Buy as many bags of mini eggs as you like, and fill your boots.

What a very warped sense of behaviour!

I won’t share my sweets with my child…. to teach her a lesson.

I'm not ignoring your points, I just don't agree with them.

If someone wants to share their gift, that's absolutely fine. It's their gift and they can do what they like with it.

No one is entitled to their gift though and I believe it is important to teach a child that, even when it is mini eggs.

Is there a missing '4' before that '6'? Is it your 46 yo child you don't want to share with? If so, you might have more of a point but even then ...

Yes, addressed that, at least twice. Do you really want me to do it again?

I might share sweets with a child watching a film on a Saturday afternoon as an example but then that wouldn't be a gift that was bought for me.

There's a difference.

Nah, it’s weird!

You would sit in front of your child and not share chocolate because it’s a “gift”.

I’m sorry OP but you sound as though you’re a 6 year old yourself!

You’re a grown up! you can go down to the garage and buy ten bags of mini eggs and scoff them all yourself any day you like. Is it really such a big deal?!

Talk about unnecessary drama. How about you just role model sharing for your young child? Deary me.

As PP has said, how about you role model sharing?

YABU OP. Honestly just grow up!

It's a gift from a child. Why wouldn't you share it? How could eating chocolate by yourself be better than sharing the chocolate with a six year old? I'm very confused by this.

I voted YANBU by mistake... I got a box of Lindt balls from my daughter and we were all delighted to have one after dinner. I've used one as a bribe for my son to practise his music even.
Why wouldn't you share with your daughter?

They're six....they like chocolate and they're SIX!

At six years old they don't think about the fact it's a gift in the same way an adult does. They chose you something you like. They were excited about it. And most people would offer round a bag of mini eggs.