What do you do for breakfast on 1st Dec

[Myleakycauldron]

I know some people will go all out with the North Pole breakfast but wondering if there is a toned down version I can do on a Thursday before work?!

I may end up flinging their advent calendars at them in a rush to make it to school on time!

"I’m cringing myself inside-out at the thought of grown women being “influenced” by SM shite. What is WRONG with you?"

I'm cringing that you think my Mum was influenced by SM shite in the 80s when she started doing this for me

Mine are all 18 and over now and won't be home but this is 100% the kind of thing I'd have gone all out on the first time, been a little half hearted the second year and given up altogether by the third. I was definitely not born to be a parent of young children in the 2020's!

Are you being sarcastic?

So what we all sit in the dark wearing burlap sacks and have a totally joyless December jn Case we accidentally start a trend with our breakfast

This thread is making me want to go mental and have a breakfast served on Santa's naked torso come Thursday to be honest

Bloody hell

I'll be having Greek yogurt, blueberries, chia seeds with peanut butter.
Same as I had today and same as i will have on Friday!!

I don't know how social media got involved in this I barely use it myself - however when did it become a requirement not to do anything because someone might see a photo on your social media and feel obliged to do the same thing? Bloody hell we are adults. Aside from that, there can be no cost to it at all unless you have pancakes dusted in silver power. I don't do elves my kids have asked me to do elves I have said no to elves? It's not difficult is it?

By this token no one would be able to do anything in December whatsoever.

Just an excuse to carry on cats bum mouthing at the OP who I am certain wishes she never bloody asked now

Fuck me.

I've heard it all now.

I'm so glad my DC were born over 20 years ago.

What do you do for breakfast on 1st Dec. I know some people will go all out with the North Pole breakfast.

What new horror is this?!

Yes, because "sitting around in the dark wearing burlap sacks" is the only alternative to a "North Pole Breakfast".

Of course people can do whatever they like with their children, but let's not pretend that stuff like this doesn't put unnecessary pressure on people.

@thelobsterquadrille 👏👏👏

Exactly.

Maybe the rest of us see the joy that’s to be had in an advent calendar and make sure we get the kids to school/nursery and start work on time. and aren’t interested in participating in the Christmas mumlypics.

Depends upon the time I get off the bus. It's statistically more prevalent outside the Londis just before the other school on the road is due to open its gates.

@PeeJayDay you are being so offensive to so many posters who disagree with you. Please stop excusing yourself by the fact that this is posted on the Christmas board. Plenty of us post here regularly but don’t share your views, or your suggestion that everyone else should piss off back to AIBU.

Nobody and nothing exists in a vacuum. If everyone in your child's class is doing a fancy North Pole breakfast, Elf on the Shelf, Christmas Eve Boxes, visits to the pantomime and Santa etc, it's very easy to feel like you have to do it too.

It's also not all about money - it's about time and energy too.

I'm glad you're strong enough to be able to say "no" to your children but let's stop pretending that the pressure isn't there and hard to resist sometimes, especially when your social media is full of perfectly presented tables full of amazing food and accompanied with smiling, happy children.

Of course it dosent put pressure on people this thread is full of people loudly scoffing it and taking the piss. Absolute nonsense

Do you feel the same way about holiday pics, birthday meal pics, night outs new houses? Rubbish.

Just an excuse to feel a bit superior imo!

Children don't go on social media - they shouldn't have an account until 13 at which age I'm sure would rather die a slow painful death than be photographed eating a Christmas shaped crumpet on Facebook.

Well, lots of people DO think it puts pressure on them/others, so clearly it's not "absolute nonsense", is it? And yes, many people also feel pressure about the other things you mention as well. The phrase "Keeping up with Joneses" exists for a reason - it didn't just come from nowhere.

You're also the one who's claiming that there's no pressure and all it takes is "saying no to your kids" - that sounds more superior than any of the other responses I've read on this thread so far!

I dunno she's not the one getting angry about someone else's breakfast - before I started posting there were pages and pages of really nasty comments - I don't even do a breakfast but come on it's ridiculous

Sad empty lives, tat shallow etc! Have a go at some of those why not.

"This thread is making me want to go mental and have a breakfast served on Santa's naked torso come Thursday to be honest

Bloody hell"

Same 🤣

"you are being so offensive to so many posters who disagree with you."

So offensive? 🤣 I told one person to "bog off" back to AIBU. Jesus wept so offensive

I’m not judging anyone for making fun traditions and making memories (that’s what life’s about is it not?) but I still don’t know what a North Pole breakfast is 😂😂😂

"Do you feel the same way about holiday pics, birthday meal pics, night outs new houses? Rubbish.

Just an excuse to feel a bit superior imo!"

Exactly. I asked about wreath making and whether I should stop that in case Mr Hobbycraft is rubbing his hands in glee at my foolishness but nobody could be arsed to answer. Too busy frothing at the mouth because I might shape some grapes into a Christmas tree for breakfast.

Well I’ve never heard of a North Pole breakfast but mine get a little gift from the Elf when he arrives on 1 December. This year he’s bringing personalised cupcakes and biscuits.

Reeeaaaltly lobster me saying I can say no to having some elves is equivalent to some of the comments on here. I suppose you don't post photos online do you?

Your pojnt that we shouldn't do x or y in case some other person sees a photo and feels pressure to do the same? So no photos for anyone then.

For years now we’ve always made Advent special. We light th Advent candle each morning, then FaceTime the children so we can open the calendar doors together. Our youngest gets irritated about rowdy on the Tube because it makes it hard to open the doors with any fanfare at all. She has to film it and WhatsApp it to us because of poor reception for FaceTime.
We’ve laid the table with meringue nests with a jelly baby in each. I usually do them and give them to the children in advance, so they too can celebrate with us. The baby isn’t allowed to be eaten, obviously and has to be put in a special reindeer painted jar until the 24th.
The toast is cut into crowns and made to shine with Brittany sea salted butter. It should be golden sprinkles, but we’re a bit old for that now.
We have three soft boiled eggs (5 minutes) each. They are painted like the Magi. Children get one white egg, made to look like a lamb - or at least they used to.
It’s barely any trouble and although a bit of a rush, we get up just an hour earlier and can still be out by around 9.50am.