Husband spoiled Easter bunny surprise

[Sleepingallday]

I bought an Easter egg for my DS weeks and weeks ago. Purposely bought it during a supermarket shop when he wasn’t with me. Saw a dinosaur themed one and had it in a Tesco carrier bag in the utility room on top of a cupboard. Was looking forward to doing a little hunt and the look on my sons face when he found it.

husband has taken it off the top off the cupboard to get to something and didn’t put it back up. DS just went into utility room and found it on the floor, spoiling the surprise.

AIBU to be gutted and pissed off

Not in my book, I never did that either. Christmas still had magic but nobody pretended that Father Christmas was anything more than a story.

I can see where you’re coming from OP. I’d be annoyed too. It kind of spoils the fun and the magic a bit if you were hoping to do an egg hunt and your child still believes in the Easter bunny.

Well kids see toys in the shops that doesn’t mean Santa isn’t real. Strange logic.

I’d be annoyed too. It’s careless when your trying to keep it a surprise.

I understand when you went out of your way to buy it and hide it before. I would be bit a bit annoyed but can see it being more of a clumsy mistake.

This year my son was with me when I brought his egg. I just didn't have the time to go back out without him and he's just as excited to wait to find it and open it on Easter. Hopefully this will be the same for him :)

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But an old man in a red suit with a beard breaking in at night isn’t scary…..loool (btw I get your point, the Easter Bunny has never been real to me and I don’t pretend for my 4 year old

I think the DS is 42

I have never heard of the Easter Bunny delivering eggs in my life, since when did this start?

I don't want my grandkids believing in some randy, promiscuous rabbit being responsible for Cadburys or Nestle or Watermans making and marketing hollow chocolate eggs costing 6x to 9x the going rate for block chocolate. There's the f***g easter miracle ... excessive profit for "magically" engineering something we think we want.

I don't think it matters if he's seen the egg. He still has to wait for Easter. I often put DC's eggs up high but not completely hidden. Then put them on the table on Easter morning. I have also done egg hunts in the past but usually with smaller eggs.

Surely you don't tell him his eggs are from a bunny! That's almost like a 2nd Santa!

It’s weird the number of people who have never heard of Easter Bunny bringing eggs.

I can understand not everyone might choose to play along, but I can’t see how you would miss being at least dimly aware of a custom so many follow.

What’s promiscuous or randy about him?

That’s not really part of the tradition …

In the 1700’s.

It is faux, wide eyed surprise that you often see on here simply because they don't do it or don't agree with it. Of course people have heard of the bunny bringing eggs, otherwise what on earth is the bunny for?

@Calliopespa
>> What’s promiscuous or randy about him?
>> That’s not really part of the tradition …

Are you an adult?
Are you completely ignorant of the sexual drive of common rabbits and hares?
Are you unaware of issues of fecundity in rabbit populations?

How heavy is the rock under which you hide from life and knowledge?

I'm in central London and I do an egg hunt trail, with cryptic clues and a map on parchment made from the juice of used teabags. :)

Not at all. Easter bunny is just a decor thing round my way, as in, eggs, chicks, Easter bunnies etc.

As someone else pointed out it must be a regional thing, as it had always been done where they were but never in others. I spoke with a couple of my teenager's friends yesterday who ere staying over about this and they hadn't heard of it either, so it isn't an age thing either. Likewise my parents hadn't.

It's cute, I just hadn't heard of it.

FC is different, the concept is all over TV, films etc so even if you didn't do it yourself you couldn't miss the fact that some/many do. I haven't seen anything in 'popular culture ' about the Easter bunny as a persona that brings eggs, which implies it isn't as widespread.

I would also have been pissed off - it’s like leaving a birthday present out for someone to see, or any gift. But not because of the whole Easter bunny thing. But then I’ve never really done the Easter bunny.

I hope you have a good Easter today and enjoy the egg hunt, I’m sure the chocolate intake will offset any upsets!!

Tbh, the Easter bunny story is not very fixed so you can fudge it if you need to, not like Santa. There’s no set series of events, and with the weather in this country, the Easter bunny is sometimes leaving eggs all over the place! It’s best to have it very vague so you can alter it if you need to.

As a child I never did the Easter bunny due to being brought up very religious and more about the Christ story, but it’s nice for my kids.
Don’t be too annoyed with your partner, it’s just a bit of fun for you all to enjoy.

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um … the Easter Bunny is not a “ common rabbit or hare.” He’s about 300 years old, wears clothes, and has never suffered from myxomatosis. The relevant features here are those of the tradition.

Even if he were “ a common rabbit or hare”, unless your gc keep rabbits in your house or are themselves rabbits, you can rest assured any randiness would not be an issue.

I think OP you are overreacting to a mistake.

Poor thing must be riddled with myxamotosis these days