To put the Christmas Decorations up after our dd has

[Ohthedaffodils]

So we have our little grandson 2 days and 1 night a week (helps with childcare costs and we get plenty toddler cuddles which we love).
DH is a total Christmas fanatic. Loves Christmas. But I feel dgs should see the magic in his own home before he sees it in ours.
Am I grinch?

I honestly don’t think it matters.

Honestly that would never cross my mind. Just put yours up whenever

I don't understand this at all. Why on earth would it matter if your grandson sees decorations at your house before his own? This whole idea of creating "magic" at Christmas is totally overblown. Do really small children really care about tinsel?

You're being ridiculous.

It would never have entered my head to.worry about this.

Personally it would never enter my head to put Christmas decorations up in November anyway- definitely half way through December is quite early enough for me. And even then they come down 2nd of January.

If you are really concerned about this consult your dgs parents. But honestly I don't see an issue at all.

That’s overthinking things !

You're definitely overthinking this surely he's already seen plenty of decorations at other houses, the shops and in town?

That’s completely mad. Seeing some tinsel and a tree with lights at your house isn’t going to mean a toddler walks past his own parents’ light-up reindeer rolling his eyes and saying ‘Whatever’.

Haha ok. Was never going to put decs up in November @Sleepyandtiredandlazy. Am overthinking it.

At my son’s nursery they put the decorations and trees up early so the kids learned to be careful with them before they were up in their own homes which worked really well.

I don’t think it matters at all, surely he’s already seen decorations in public places as well as maybe at others houses? I think you should put them up when suits you, it’s December tomorrow, so any time from now onwards!

If he’s been to any Shop, Supermarket, Town Centre, Shopping mall, or walked down a street … he has already seen Christmas decorations.

It's not December tomorrow. Your calendar is a few days ahead lovely.😊

Just panicked at the idea of it being December tomorrow!

My In-laws have always put their decorations up early. Kids loved it. They know our go up later and it’s just as exciting when they do

Casting my mind back to when I was a child, I don’t think it mattered at all, I was just delighted to witness the magic! ✨

Ask his parents

Why? The only responses to that would be "of course it's fine why on earth are you asking" or "oh my God, no you have to let us keep it special and let us decorate first."

The first response shows OP up as being a bit temporarily bonkers, the second response would show the parents up as completely unreasonable and ridiculous.

The only sensible course of action is to decorate as normal whenever you want to and forget this crazy notion

Umm... why? My mum and in laws provide regular childcare for us and I'd think they'd lost the plot if they gave this even a second thought, let alone asked me!

I think it’s really thoughtful of her not to want to spoil it for the child’s parents

It doesn't. It doesn’t spoil anything for anyone and it's ridiculous to think it does.