To ask what you’re going to do for your child(ren) for Valentine’s Day?

[mumofoneAloneandwell]

I might take dd to the cinema to see and then to Nando’s and to a bakery for a cupcake. Will need to find a flower shop to buy her one red rose

I hate that it’s on a Saturday, I really don’t wanna see young teens out on dates while I’m chronically single 😂

will you do anything? No judgement if not, it’s just me and dd so I like to do this stuff

plus, when someone’s son decides to take her out when she’s older, she won’t be thrilled by literally the bare minimum!!

edit to see either Gaby’s dolls house, zootropolis 2 or The Goat (kids cartoon) - not sure which 🤷‍♀️

The Dad had better be worried...

In Yr R DS came home confused because some kids in his were class exchanging flowers/chocolates/teddies and he wasn't sure what was going on/why only some kids were getting gifts. Since then I've always given them a silly card (often homemade) and some love heart sweets or a heart shaped biscuit. It's fun and they don't feel left out (but I am absolutely not sending them into school with bouquets of roses!)

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I hope your binmen are more attractive than mine! Mind you if they'd stop putting my bins halfway down the road each time then I'd possibly be tempted!

This is a lovely post 🥰🥰

happy birthday for Saturday as well

and what a big moment, writing their name for the first time!! Have a lovely one

agree, they’ll learn to love from us - why not make the best of it

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No judgement ? I’m not doing nor have I ever done something romantic with my children. Children shouldn’t be adored the way some parents seem to adore them nowadays.
I don’t celebrate it with my husband either .

I don't have young children, but I'm a sucker for all the heart tat that you find in Home Bargains etc. Candles, bath bombs, neon lights, and don't get me started on how much heart-themed confectionery I buy! The red velvet M&S pancakes, Morrisons heart shaped shortbread, etc.

I do have a partner but we tend not to do anything. Just eat what we'd normally eat at home, and stay in with our dogs.

Valentines day is for vouples especially young couples not in a formal partnership

I think I may be the Valentines equivalent of Scrooge as I pay no attention to it whatsoever (nor mother’s day, Easter, father's day...). I quite enjoy Halloween and Christmas, so am not completely miserable.

My DH and one of my best friends are both doing cross country. Me and her DH will probably take the kids to the park or something. So er, I guess accidental valentines wife swap? Nothing specifically for the kids though.

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Needs must!

Is that a law?

Says who? You?

This is so sad and miserable!! Of course children should be adored. There is obviously nothing romantic about it!! Valentine's is a day to celebrate love, not just 'romantic' love although considering you don't even make an effort with your husband I'm not sure what your point is other than you're a misery!

OP - I'm making an indoor valentine's day pink picnic for my kids and will write them some little notes about how much we love them and get the older two to write them for the family too. Will probably get them some love hearts and make bunting together.

Nothing, I always thought valentines was for couples.

Each to their own! I've got my kids a little token gift and a card. I get a card from them to give to my widowed mum along with a single rose or chocolates. It makes us all smile. It might sound weird to some me buying something for my mum but my dad can't now and it'll bring a smile to her face which is what he would have wanted.

Thank you! I hope you both have a lovely day too.

My 1 and 3 year olds go to different nurseries and the themes this week are both love, my oldest has also been talking about it for weeks (and I’ve not brought it up) so I don’t think it’s unusual to do something nice for it at home or school!

I did also get a Valentine’s card from the dogs daycare on Monday, so in some respects the world has gone a little mad 😂

I always buy my son (6) a red heart balloon, he loves it. He will go with DH to get me some flowers and told me he’ll get his (unborn) sister something, I’m hoping it’s chocolate as not sure what he can get a 6 month baby in my belly 😂😂

My partner always gets our girls a card and maybe a single rose and teddy. They are 6 and 1, it’s really sweet.

Dh took dc4 (that's 4th child not a 4 year old) to choose a little cuddly toy for his girlfriend. Me and dh went out for lunch today for an early valentines because it's the last child free day until 23rd February.

I had a year at school in the USA in the 70s. Valentine's Day there had no romantic connotations but instead cards were distributed to classmates as they would have been at Christmas.

You’re a lovely parent op and I second the giving your daughter standards to save her from the bare minimum boys later.

i absolutely adore my dc and as such will be treating them to a little hamper of home bargains acquired tat. No I don’t need to, yes it’s likely a waste of money however it makes them feel special.

last year I saw an instagram post where someone had decorated their kids door at night with paper love hearts and each one had a little reason on why their mam loves them. I did it for mine and those scraggy paper love hearts are still on their doors because they refuse to let me take them down.

I know valentines is for romantic love but if I have an opportunity to do something nice for my kids then I will.

Going to fill plastic cups with different sweets, like you would a pick n mix, also cute cupcakes and hint in the next day again that a card for me is obligatory 😅

I think you'd be better off teaching your daughter not to judge a man's worth by the trinkets he buys her. Some of the biggest arseholes I know are the most generous on valentine's day (hint, they see women as commodities to be purchased).

The single red rose for DD is a bit yuck (in my opinion) but the rest sounds like a bit of fun OP.

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