To be delighted about what I have spent so far 😅

[Positivenancy]

Feeling quite delighted to have most of the dc’s shopping done and under €500 so far! I can tend to go crazy at Christmas 😬

I have spent €436 so far. And I have bought

DD11
Jumper
Nike leggings
Sephora goodies -bath bombs, lip gloss, hair oil, travel containers.
Initialled Glass cup
Small panda bag for accessories
Panda Teddy
Sanitary wear bag
Slushy maker
New York jigsaw
Eiffel Tower puzzle
Socks
MGA miniverse set
Full length Mirror for her bedroom
clothes rail for her bedroom
Small panda ornament
Panda hair towel
Panda face mitt
Nintendo sports game
Nintendo sports accessory pack

DS9
Hoody
Lion teddy
Elephant teddy
Football pen Holder
Vbucks voucher
Fidget popper game
Darts board

I still have a good bit to get for DS though he is getting a PlayStation (second hand) and a game and couple of Lego sets.

DD is pretty much done I might pop into primark and get some baskets for the bottom shelf of the clothes rail and pjs etc

Have you totalled your spend so far?

Some posters are picking apart OPs purchases which is really unfair
Every family is different
For example I have never put toothbrushes pants or pyjamas in a stocking but others do So what?!!!

Or alternatively they could just scroll on by and not open this thread...maybe??

It's literally AIBU.

@WhatsInTheRug yes she did!! She’s 11 and wants to feel a bit more grown up. She doesn’t want a wardrobe, she thinks they are too big. So her chest of drawers will stay and I’ll add in these.

Yeah aibu not let's point and laugh

Don’t try and justify yourself OP, there’s no need everyone has a different budget for Christmas. Just report your thread and get it moved to the Christmas Board, you’ll get nicer replies there.

Oh ffs.

Should people not post about their holiday because some people cant afford to go on one? Maybe people can stop mentioning their close relationships with their mum because my mum is horrible? 🙄🙄🙄

£0.

Although I've already started eating mince pies .....

Why did she post in AIBU if she doesn't want honest feedback?

Studies have shown too many toys can be detrimental.

It's also imo not necessarily a kind thing to habituate older kids to lots of expensive gifts and getting whatever they want. It can make their adult life harder than it needs to be.

If OP had posted in the Xmas section I wouldn't have said anything. But AIBU is designed for people to say when they think something is unreasonable.

Or alternatively they could just scroll on by and not open this thread...maybe?

I'd love that, but it won't happen and OPs thread will be ruined by arseholes.

Yes we’ve been through all of that. This was just a cute little extra I saw, she will love it, I know she will. And her brother will be WAAAY To engrossed in opening his own gifts to notice. Nor will he have a clue what it’s for. She wouldn’t care about her dad seeing it.

Good thinking. You need to build your strength up for all the shopping. 🤣

Well bugger me OP not buying gifts for her family would solve the economic crisis?!
How dare she likely save up for these gifts and then treat her family.

Her way is the ONLY right way. Obvs.

All mine are wrapped too I've posted any that need posting and we're on the run down to Christmas.
My dd is so small still so I've literally brought her a dolls house and equipment for it. Having said all of this I'll probably see a little wrap me up or something closer to the time but she isn't getting much this year.

OP has asked if she was being reasonable. I happened to read the question, answered it and explained why I thought she was BU.

Oh OP I bet you wish you hadn’t bothered posting now!
I’ve spent a grand total of £0 across my 3 kids, but I’m envious of your organisation! It looks like a lot for the money spent so you must have found some bargains!
I have an 11 year old and am struggling for ideas this year, it feels very much like an ‘in between’ phase. A lot of her friends are into make up and skincare but she couldn’t be less bothered.

Never admit to giving your kids more than a lump of coal and a satsuma for Christmas on MN,

Wow panda stuff I don't have but I now need a panda hair towel.

Don't understand why your DD would love a sanitary product when she doesn't need it yet. Seems a bit odd for pre period 11 year old to want that. But appreciate different horses for courses and all that. I'm impressed you're so organised for Christmas.

It’s a hard age 😢

😂😂😂

Glad I started earlier this month as managed to get the juicy couture black bomber jacket for £97 where as juicy themselves and everyone else have it for £160.
Ive done all mains just need fillers now.

I'm picking pumpkins and planning bonfire night...who's buying Christmas presents yet 🤣

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I’ve bought 2 different people some tickets for shows next year but that’s all. I wouldn’t give a clothes rail for Christmas, but I’m still scarred from the year when there was a huge box with my name on it and it was a shoe rack, gutted.

She is obsessed with it to be fair…two of her friends have them. It’s a weekly conversation. Of course I didn’t have that as an 11-year-old because I got mine when I was 10.