To think Sainbury's should not be selling this greeting card.

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OonaStubbs · 16/10/2025 14:13

I can't even think of a reason why this card should exist. And I was amazed to see it being sold in Sainsbury's of all places.

To think Sainbury's should not be selling this greeting card.

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Tbrg · 16/10/2025 22:02

I don’t understand who the card is aimed at? What event is the card for? Is there a message inside?
If it’s for a new mum off their own mum/MIL when the baby is born, then yeah, it probably wouldn’t land well 😂

YankSplaining · 17/10/2025 01:24

Derbee · 16/10/2025 14:53

It’s one thing for Grandparents to “spoil” grandchildren. It’s a problem for me when they say “don’t tell mummy” because my children are raised to know that they shouldn’t have secrets with adults. It’s basic safeguarding. It’s not that the grandparents are abusing them, but it blurs the lines about when it is ok to keep things from mummy and daddy, and when it’s not.

Grandparents who give children sweets etc and say “don’t tell your parents” are part of a wider problem, but many won’t see it this way unfortunately.

I’d be livid if any of the grandparents/uncles/aunts told my children to keep things from me, and I raise my children to know that they can tell me things and they won’t get in trouble.

I find the card stupid and pointless, but I couldn’t get worked up about it. Wouldn’t buy it, don’t find it funny, but I could say that about 80% of greetings cards probably.

I had a childhood friend whose parents taught her that she shouldn’t keep any secrets from them, ever - even dumb kid stuff like “we have a secret club and gave ourselves unicorn princess names.” God, it was frustrating. “No, we can’t have a secret club! I have to tell my parents because I’m not supposed to keep secrets from them!” Finally when I was eleven, I got fed up and blurted out, “They don’t mean stuff like having a secret club with your friend! They mean like if someone is molesting you!”

”Don’t have a secret with an adult” is a much better rule, IMO, than “don’t keep any secrets from your parents.”

JMSA · 17/10/2025 03:53

OonaStubbs · 16/10/2025 14:24

Would they sell a card saying "What happens at Grandad's, stays at Grandad's"?

I’d actually be more likely to buy that, as my dad is the spoiler of the grandchildren 😄

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