Christmas

[Kkk17]

My daughter is 21 and boy is 10 , thinking about not putting up Christmas decorations this year as its only for little kids . And the kids are or bothered. Does anyone still put decorations up with grown up kids xx

i have never really been into Christmas so i put up when younger but from about the age of 10 my child didnt want them up either so i dont bother now lol

The whole idea of Christmas originally was to have a big shindig in the middle of winter, around the time of the longest night/shortest day. The decorating with greenery and prospect of feasting gave people something to look forward to.

So yes, I would absolutely decorate for Christmas without any little kids (you have a ten year old? That's a kid?) because I find winter bleak and depressing and the coloured lights and glitter look lovely and bright against the blackness. They serve to distract us from it until we're over the worst and the days will start to lengthen again. It's not remotely "only for little kids", the whole Santa thing is for little kids!

I put the decorations up for myself!!

I live alone, very low contact with siblings, and really really dislike December and the build up to Christmas (love Boxing Day to New Years Day) and even I put up a tree!

He’s 10! Why would you not put up decorations? Isn’t he excited about Santa or is he past that too?

I put them up because I like them
with a ten year old I think you should no matter what he says he is still a child

I put the tree up for me!

You should for the kids. It’s an hours job at mozt and doesn’t need to be perfect.

Just do minimum, I have a small, pre decorated tree, lights and candles… simple! Only if your 10 year old is at all bothered though, otherwise you do what feels right for you. I often think, when I see all the trouble some people go to, “ that’s all got to come down again!” however where I live some of it stays up all year round!!!

I’ve always had a tree. Even as students we bought one for our house. Had one when house sharing and DH and I had one for the 10 years before kids. No other decorations then but always always a tree. My kids are all teens now and would be horrified if we didn’t put on the whole shebang. and I have certainly have no intention of stopping when they have left home.

I already have a plan for when I am too old to put it up myself. I will have a tree delivered and happily pay a local teenager to come and decorate it for me.

It's only ever been me and DH and I decorate, it only takes a few hours and makes the house so cosy and festive and I have some really beautiful baubles and decorations that I look forward to seeing every year.

I could do without all the shopping though!

In our late 60's and no children here. Decorations all the way but not until mid December!

Xmas decorating night is one of the best nights of the year. Adult DC come over with their partners. We have mulled wine, a buffet, silly games, Christmas music.

Christmas isn’t just for kids but even if it was, you still have a young child!

Kind of depends on what sort of Christmas you usually do. If you’ve never made a big deal of it and it’s not something you all look forward to, then the lack of decorations probably won’t make that much difference to your kids (I’d still consider 10 little enough for a child to be properly excited about Christmas, so to me it feels a bit sad not to bother with anything at all, but you know your own son).

My adult children would be really disappointed to come home for Christmas to an undecorated house, but I do it for myself as much as anyone else. Winter is a long slog, and making things feel a bit cosy and festive is something I look forward to.

But if you don’t enjoy putting up decorations and nobody else cares, I can understand it becoming just another thing on the endless bloody To Do list at this time of year. I felt the same about cards until I just stopped doing them a few years ago, which was a massive relief. You should do whatever kind of Christmas works for you and your family, but if you’re feeling a bit guilty/conflicted about not having decorations, then maybe consider whether the kids are genuinely not bothered, or whether that’s something you’re conveniently telling yourself?

This is so sad. You have a 10 year old. Make the effort to make it magical. Put up decorations. I think you're being very unreasonable to not do this.

We have no kids, so never put up decorations or a tree. It is just a lot of faff to make the house look cluttered (although, to be fair, I do like the smell of a Christmas tree).
If your kids are happy, then save yourself the hassle.

My son is 40 and grandson 20 and neither live with me but I put up my tree for me because I love it.

Christmas decorations are just for little kids? Since when?

Since when have Christmas decorations had an age limit imposed on them?! I will put Christmas decorations up forever more, regardless of how many people of whatever age are living in my house.

You have a 10 year old that is a child, put the tree up ! Christmas is for everyone. Don't be the grinch.

Or is it because "YOU" don't want the tree up.

Your 10 year old is a child and still at Primary School, you need to make an effort for him even you and your daughter aren’t bothered.

I think it is a real shame for your 10 year old if you don't make a bit of effort to make things feel festive. He is not a grown up, but even if he was, decorations are for everyone. Christmas is not just for children!

Is this real? I put up decorations before I had children, my grandparents are in their 80s and still put a Christmas tree up...

Since when were Christmas decorations just for kids!?

No kids here and we put up decs. It takes us a day. But I like Christmas. My mum still also puts up decs, just toned down a bit. Shegot the wall hanging tree for lwss faff and space saving.
It's cosy and warm. Unlike the outside. That is bit of the point. People used to bring in evergreens for midwinter festival to connect with nature