chocolate advent calendars epitomize everything that is wrong with the world today

[emkana]

bit OTT non?

snort at picture advent calendars being more Christian than choc ones. Why? Partic when they are likely to be of pissing dogs or pipe-smoking men. Or the baby Cheesus, whom DD thinks is a laydee.
We have a string of pockets and a piece of paper in each. Written on p o p is a treat for each day of Advent. Kids take turns. Might be chocolate, might be comic, might be extra story, might be extra nintendo time. Might be voucher for 'getting away with it' to be kept for a time when they're in trouble..

I am a maternal angel, truly.

We also have 2 Star Wars Clone Wars chocolate ones. May the Force.. etc etc. Entirely appropriate IMO. Long live tat.

Funny thread. LOL at MI.

snort at picture advent calendars being more Christian than choc ones. Why? Partic when they are likely to be of pissing dogs or pipe-smoking men. Or the baby Cheesus, whom DD thinks is a laydee.
We have a string of pockets and a piece of paper in each. Written on p o p is a treat for each day of Advent. Kids take turns. Might be chocolate, might be comic, might be extra story, might be extra nintendo time. Might be voucher for 'getting away with it' to be kept for a time when they're in trouble..

I am a maternal angel, truly.

We also have 2 Star Wars Clone Wars chocolate ones. May the Force.. etc etc. Entirely appropriate IMO. Long live tat.

Funny thread. LOL at MI.

hmm. why did that happen?

On the vexed question of charity goats, I think they are only suitable for people who would definitely want one. Not Brigadier FIL (or MIL)

Otherwise pass-agg, and a bit priggish.

my twins adopted a wwf animal one christmas, my sister did it for them as a present. they love getting the newsletters and now have cuddly tigers and orangutans and are mad on their respective animals. I was a bit when my sister suggested it, but it has been one of the best and longstanding presents they have ever recieved....damn those chocloate calenders

Yes notanotter I'm the dumb one in the corner who can't even read properly

I wonder what happens in Libby's house at lunchtime on christmas day. I'm sure they don't feed on the flesh of a bird that has been slaughtered just for the sake of traditional excess. In our house we stroke a turkey and then release it into the wild.

Well of course, cornsilk.
We actually move into a stable for the entire duration of advent, so that the ds's really understand the true meaning of Christmas.
I say 'we', I mean the kids.

Dear Libby:

Chocolate is nice. When it's in calendars it's still nice.

The end

(Now, what do we do with the second calendar DS has been bought? He's only 2 and hasn't really had choc before now, so two chocs a day is surely one too many. Hmmm...)

Blimey passive aggressive, priggish presumptuous and putting on a "show of worthiness" - I honestly had no idea charity gifts evoked these judgements. I thought it was a nice thing to do. I like receiving them, I think they're a good idea.

I'll get me coat.

Shall we all send Libby a chocolate advent calendar courtesy of The Times?

Oh, SL! but if you enjoy receiving them, sl, it's quite likely that your friends do too. I think everyone is referring to people who are already pass-agg, priggish, showily worthy. A goat from a lovely person is a lovely present. Really.

I am going to send libby an actual goat ...

I'll get me goat.

About a week ago, I heard DS1 telling DS2: "The sum total of Cadbury's Dairy Milk in a CDM advent calendar is less than the CDM contained in a standard bar and the standard CDM bar costs 52pence whereas the advent calendar costs £3.49." And then DS2 said: "Rip off". Can you tell they were born in Inverness?

It will get her goat.

This one could run and run.

D'you know Swedes, I do that in the supermarket all the time and it gives me a huge amount of pleasure. I feel as though I am socking it to The Man.

Well my MIL would actually hate it, that's been made quite clear.

Maybe she can have a goat. The cow.

The Christmas after we separated, my ex husband and I decided to spend Christmas together. He bought me an Oxfam goat and a an Oxfam water supply. I really wanted Jo Malone and Dr Hauschka and felt incredibly shallow at being so cross. I spent the whole of Christmas day up my own bottom, self analysing my own brattishness.

or just a cow. To press your point home
Would she get it?

I would just like to point out again that no one is getting only charity gifts.

Jeez everything I say sounds passive-aggressive now.

You see! Swedes recent-ex bought her one! It IS passive-aggressive!

Oo-er, don't mind me swedes

SL! You don't sound p/a. Honest. Get your cow of a MIL a cow AND something smelly (not cowpat) be done with it.

Rofl at thought of a cow and a cowpat. Box set maybe.

SnowLeopard - Do Laughin Cow do a stilton?