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Uh oh! Ds1 just came downstairs and announced he knew what he wanted for Christmas ...

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roisin · 04/12/2006 08:12

After months of silence on the subject I was understandably nervous.

I immediately told him it was a bit late to put in Christmas requests, and I was making no promises.

DS1 is 9, and each year I've expected him to put in a bid for some hideous and expensive lump of plastic, or some antisocial and pricey PS2/Xbox/game-thing; but he never has. He's always been astonishingly unmaterialistic and undemanding ...

So what do you think he has asked for?

He wants to adopt a wild dolphin

Isn't that sweet?

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Papillon · 04/12/2006 08:14

WWF should have a stuffed one of those!

that is very sweet

MrsJohnCuSackFullOfPresents · 04/12/2006 08:14

that is very sweet indeed

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roisin · 04/12/2006 16:56

Yes, he didn't need another present.
But I've bought him one of these anyway

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busybusymum · 04/12/2006 16:58

aww bless him, my 6 year old DS said last night that he would be happy with anything that Santa could manage for him!

7swansaswimmingup · 04/12/2006 16:58

ah bless him. he'll change once hes a teen

HumphreyCushiONtheFirstNoel · 04/12/2006 16:59

My DS1 adopted a dolphin for his Christmas present last year, and DS2 adopted a tiger for his birthday.

It's such a great idea, and the updates they send are fascinating.

(The updates are from WWF, not the dolphin and tiger personally - just wanted to clear that up before anyone pointed it out! )

7swansaswimmingup · 04/12/2006 17:22

humphrey at dolphin updates

paulaplumpbottom · 04/12/2006 17:47

so what did he ask for?

JollyOldSaintNikkielas · 04/12/2006 20:00

How sweet!Can I swap him for dd2?She wants every piece of plastic cr*p there is!

Sheraz · 04/12/2006 20:25

Just bought nearly everything DS1 put on his list, now tells me he has changed his mind........grrrrr!!!!!

BaileysMilkshake · 04/12/2006 20:54

Roisin - if he was my DS I would be so proud - what a thoughtful child - good on him.

Hope my DD will grow up to be as caring and non-materialistic! Although while only 3 I am going a bit OTT with her - should stop really or it wont happen - will it?

Bink · 04/12/2006 21:24

roisin, that is lovely. Memories of Mull?
A slight warning though - we have found that we need to vet the updates before ds can read them. Most of them are fine, but occasionally I think they feel a need to send a stronger message ... Realised this when I saw ds had (off his own bat) filled in a questionnaire they'd sent and in "comments" he'd written "I would prefer NO pictures of dead whales".

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roisin · 04/12/2006 22:09

Bink - absolutely! Ds actually suggested the organisation (I can't remember the name) that has a shop on the front at Tobermory, but WWF were cheaper

We didn't actually see dolphins when we were there though, just harbour porpoise. But there's always next year. (Did I tell you we've booked to go again?!)

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Skribble · 04/12/2006 22:16

Aw my DS also 9yrs is a bit like that and DD age7 put "A photo of my Papa on her list".

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