To think it’s easter not christmas?

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What is going on with easter these days?
My social media is full of photos of piles of easter eggs, toys & clothes!
Mine got one each (well a tub of haribo for one as he doesn’t like easter eggs.)
AIBU to think people go over the top in some weird bid to show off?

My kids birthdays are in November and January, I like to make a fuss at Easter because they dont get any other big celebrations as such until Halloween then. Its nice for them and they absolutely love it. Both of mine said its somthing they'll do with their own children when they have them

And I'm ngl, I like that it pisses some people off 🤣🤣 can't imagine getting annoyed at other parents wanting to treat their own children,

I think a lot of these people complaining saying their kids ask for more things because they know other kids are getting more...... I just don't believe it. By the time the kids go back to school most forget what they even got for Easter, same as for Christmas

I think it's more the parents see the pictures and feel a certain way about it

You do realise Easter is a more important festival than Christmas.

Yes it has gone mad! But then people could tell me I’m over the top. I always get my children 10 eggs - my eldest is autistic and I always got him 10 eggs ( it used to cost me £10 - £15 as they were £1 - £1.50 each and decent sizes . Then , because it was cheap , I started getting a big one too . Now my autistic son is 19 and still expects 10 - and I’m happy to , he’s not demanding and he suffers with a lot so I like to keep it similar as Easter is a hard time of year with the date changing each year, it’s his birthday and it’s had term ) . My youngest doesn’t care but I won’t get one less . So - to cut a long story short - because the eggs are tiny and expensive now I spent almost £60 on Easter eggs this year !!

Mine got an egg off us and 10 small fillable eggs with £5 (we are away with an arcade), some skittles, a couple of small bueno eggs and some chocolate orange aero balls. Then there’s an egg off my parents, a cuddly toy off their other grandparents and a small chocolate bar each off their aunty and uncle: I know that sounds like a lot, but given that we are on holiday I’ve scaled back the usual.
Any eggs that are leftover goes into our Halloween hot chocolate anyway so it’s no bother to me to have leftover chocolate from Easter.

I was just thinking this too. I used to love the easter days when the kids got up early because they were excited for Easter, We did easter egg hunts, easter trees, lovely Easter lunches etc..... Now there teenagers they don't want to do that. DD went to work this morning and DS did not get up early, in fact he has only just asked where his egg is. I really miss those Easters.

It’s been snowing here this morning so maybe Easter is like Christmas !

Sorry, my post makes zero sense and you have responded appropriately. I blame my meds - sorry : (

Life is shit at the moment all doom and gloom. People can do what they like to make them and their family happy.
My children are in their 20’s and they always got new clothes and a toy and Easter egg from my DP’s. I got them new clothes and a small egg.
And yes I would have posted on SM if it was available.
People are free to unfriend or hide my posts as they see fit! On instagram etc you must be watching etc because that’s how the algorithm works!

We used to be happy with an Easter egg back in the 70s. There was none of this performative, show-off parenting with piles of stuff.

I usually give DD £5 or let her buy something for that value as she gets lots of Easter Eggs & they end up hanging around for months.

I saw an Easter advent calendar the other day.

Seems sensible to buy them new bikes now at the beginning of spring so tbey get most use it of them over the months of better weather. No point buying kids a bike in November or December as chances are it will be months before they can use them.

Exactly. Lots of parents and lone parents work full time and still manage to dot a few mini eggs around the house and put a wreath up. As with everything, its about choosing what you do and what you spend money on.

It seems to be the adults that suffer from peer pressure here. Kids always want what other people have - always have, always will. Mine wanted TikTok at 6 years old because her best friend did and was heartily disappointed when I said no and refused to download it on my phone. Saying 'no' is part of parenting. We don't all get to do everything in life and all have to learn to manage expectations and live with disappointment, but expecting other people to downplay their lives so others don't feel bad is just toxic.

Do people really do this? My kids have had an Easter egg hunt with the little hollow eggs from Aldi. One pack each and that’s all they have. An aunt sent them some Lindt mini eggs too (which I will likely eat). They are only 2 and 4 though, I suspect they will expect more eggs when they are older. But no toys or presents will happen. The only time they had presents was a little cuddly lamb when they were under 1 and not able to eat.

I’m 40 and when I was a child I got tonnes of chocolate aged about 0-8, all my extended family seemed to give me an egg! No joke in the early 90s I must’ve had about 10 eggs all from different people. The chocolate lasted for months.

Then as an older child / younger teen I got a couple of eggs (like 2-3) from close family and a couple of small easter-themed gifts like a small stuffed toy or easter themed pencil set. Then from age about 15 it was an egg from mum (and that continues to this day!)

It's just another reason for common people to post pictures of how much money they have spent on their spoilt kids. It's as bad as the Facebook pics of stacks of birthday/Christmas presents etc.

For real?! 😂 Where was selling these? That is batshit!

Yes, if you are Christian and go to Church.

The consumerist nonsense has nothing whatever to do with Jesus though, so it doesn’t follow that Easter should = more gifts.

I’m very very old. I come (came) from a big family. I can remember Easter Sunday as all the family getting together for a roast. I remember as a child lining up my Easter eggs. I really loved receiving them. But other than it, it was just another family get together.

Traditionally my kids had the same. We’d go to MILs for dinner, my kids would get eggs and they’d have an Easter egg hunt in the garden. I’m doing that today for my adult kids and grandchildren.

but there’s no big show of Easter presents or decorations or bunny baskets. In fact our family has dwindled down so much, my grandkids receive very few Easter eggs now. To the point where I think aw I wished they had a few more. I still buy my adult kids an egg too. Nothing extravagant, I bought them on offer with my weekly shop from Tesco.

i do see social media flooded with presents and decorations and tbh I don’t really have any opinion. You do you as far as I’m concerned. I don’t really care what other people think of my Easter egg hunt or buying adults as well as kids, Easter eggs, so why I should care about what someone else is doing.

i do agree that Easter is a more important event that Christmas but i guess that depends on your religion, your understanding of both events and really what you brought up with but im not getting into that, religion is a whole different conversation.enjoy the day however you celebrate it, don’t worry about what others are doing

This. Children do not benefit from ridiculous amounts of sugar, thinking love and fun is all about new things (that will outlive them in landfill).

if you love your kids then spend time with them and teach them how to find joy without endless planet destroying consumption .

My post was an observation and nowhere did I state that I felt compelled to take part in any of it nor did I say that people should live cheerless lives and ignore festive occasions.

What the hell is a boo box?!

My child was born in early January so when they were small I used to give then a "half birthday" in July, a little present and a trip out in the good weather as their actual birthday got a bit lost in the Christmas/New Year festivities

I literally said the same upthread 😂
Apparently it's like a Christmas Eve box - but instead of Christmassy things like pyjamas and reindeer food or whatever the heck you put in them, a boo box has Halloween stuff.
So presumably skeleton heads, fake blood, jelly worms 😁

I saw a human sized Easter Bunny ornament in the Range, it was an Easter version of the massive Nutcracker statues that are around at Christmas. Stuff of nightmares!