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Easter egg wibu

111 replies

Hi877 · 20/04/2025 22:15

Would someone be unreasonable to be annoyed if a grandparent got one grandchild (age 5) 2 easter eggs and the other (10 months old) no eggs

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Stripeyanddotty · 20/04/2025 22:15

Editing to say yes they would be unreasonable.
A 10 month old baby does not need an easter egg.

Newnamesameme · 20/04/2025 22:15

Yes

WhamHamThankYouSpam · 20/04/2025 22:16

Yes. Who's giving a 10 month old an Easter egg?!

AhBiscuits · 20/04/2025 22:16

A 10 month old does not need an Easter egg.

vodkaredbullgirl · 20/04/2025 22:16

Maybe they thought the 10 month was too young.

yeesh · 20/04/2025 22:16

A baby doesn’t need an Easter egg

SalmonEile · 20/04/2025 22:17

How’s the relationship otherwise?

Hi877 · 20/04/2025 22:17

Thanks. The baby already got 6 eggs and 1 chocolate bunny

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Fgdvevfvdvfbdv · 20/04/2025 22:17

I wouldn’t expect a 10 month old to be given an egg - but a little something else like a little baby toy or socks, just something. It’s mean to leave them out completely.

TimeForABreak4 · 20/04/2025 22:18

I'd imagine some people may believe a 10 month old wouldn't have an easter egg but personally I'd still have got a baby a little gift that wasn't chocolate. Could have got a little buttons egg I suppose, knowing it would likely be eaten by the parent or sibling. I wouldn't have minded personally if I was the parent though at ten months old if they didn't get anything.

Newnamesameme · 20/04/2025 22:18

Hi877 · 20/04/2025 22:17

Thanks. The baby already got 6 eggs and 1 chocolate bunny

That's ludicrous

paradisecircus · 20/04/2025 22:18

As others have said, they probably thought the baby didn't need one. But what do you suspect their ulterior motive to be?

Bushmillsbabe · 20/04/2025 22:18

A baby doesn't need an Easter egg, but I would get then something little like a cuddly bunny

nocoolnamesleft · 20/04/2025 22:18

I definitely wouldn't buy a baby that young chocolate. I might give some other token present.

Stripeyanddotty · 20/04/2025 22:19

So are you the grandparent?

LeaveTaking · 20/04/2025 22:19

Not unreasonable at all. What would a 10 month old do with a whole Easter egg.

Something none edible might have been better, but it would seem clearly age related rather than mean?

Hi877 · 20/04/2025 22:19

SalmonEile · 20/04/2025 22:17

How’s the relationship otherwise?

All fine. Basically its my sister. She asked me if my DD (5 year old) had got an egg from our mum and dad. I said yes 2 and she looked taken aback and said 'oh, they didnt get one for baby and then seemed quite annoyed about it

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AprilBunny · 20/04/2025 22:20

Sounds like your DSis wanted to scoff an egg herself.

Stripeyanddotty · 20/04/2025 22:20

Why would you not say all that in your first post??

fourelementary · 20/04/2025 22:21

Tbh I wouldn’t buy for one grandchild and not the other- like just a wee toy (hide n squeak eggs are perfect for this!) or a bath toy or socks or something. It doesn’t have to be the same but it’s a bit thoughtless to buy for one and not the other at Easter etc.

louderthan · 20/04/2025 22:21

I have no kids and know nothing about babies. It would not occur to me to get a baby an Easter egg, or anything else because they are a baby. Horrified to realise I’m being a dick.

Hankunamatata · 20/04/2025 22:22

Not at all. Id be a bit annoyed if someone did by my 10month old an egg as they wouldn't be eating it

Newnamesameme · 20/04/2025 22:24

Surely your sister would just be eating it?

AppleKatie · 20/04/2025 22:26

If I was the grandparent in this situation I would buy the baby a cute baby grow or bib or something roughly equivalent in price to the egg the other older grandchildren got

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 20/04/2025 22:26

AprilBunny · 20/04/2025 22:20

Sounds like your DSis wanted to scoff an egg herself.

I agree with this. Presumably they got her baby a little toy instead - one that she (the mum) wouldn't enjoy herself as an adult and thus clearly wouldn't want to commandeer; whereas a delicious chocolate egg going spare...!

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