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Grandparent sent one chocolate advent calender for 2 children

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bacon · 02/12/2013 19:12

How do you explain how this works to a 4yr old and 8yr old especially as my MIL sent one each.

OH shakes his head in despair.

This isnt unusual as on her regular travels she buys a fridge magnet between them (not always - may get the free chocolates off the bed).

She does no baby sitting or takes them out.

I'm concerned as the 8yr old may start commenting on this soon

How do I handle this for the future?

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Jollyb · 04/12/2013 09:06

I think that it's a really nice thing for children to share too. I remember being so excited when it was my turn to open the window. I think that excitement is lost when each child has 2 or 3 doors to open each day.

HyvaPaiva · 04/12/2013 09:10

who the effin hell shares a £2 advent calender round a family jesus christ live a little

at 'Jesus Christ live a little' as a comment about an advent calendar.

OrangeMochaFrappucino · 04/12/2013 09:14

We shared one between three as children for years and had no problem understanding how it worked (though one sister managed to dangle it so she got the 24th every year!). Then abruptly, one year we went from one picture calendar between three to a personalised Thorntons one each! My parents continued this for years, even posting them to uni for us and buying them for our husbands...it has only stopped now we have kids and they get beautiful glittery picture ones. My MIL sends a candle. We have all emerged from this advent calendar confusion unscathed. The OP doesn't really make the problem clear so I am assuming there is a big back story.

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OrangeMochaFrappucino · 04/12/2013 09:16

And agree Jollyb that I wouldn't want ds to have morethan one ccalendar to open per day - I like having the calendar and candle but think a succession of doors to open would dilute the specialness a bit.

Claire5517 · 04/12/2013 09:29

So do you make your children share EVERYTHING?? Where do you draw the line?!

flowery · 04/12/2013 09:46

"So do you make your children share EVERYTHING?? Where do you draw the line?!"

But this isn't about making the children share something unnecessarily. The fact is there is one between two of them. So they have to share it. Simple as that.

They also have one each, and it's a bit worrying that having to share an extra calendar is somehow seen as any kind of problem or drama tbh.

ArthurCucumber · 04/12/2013 09:46

Um, we've always had one between two and we "live" fine, thank you! Plenty of treats. But the calendar's about counting the days to Christmas, surely? If it was just about the chocolate, it would hardly be worth it, for all the choc that you get in there. Ours just take turns and it's never occurred to any of them to comment.

Roussette · 04/12/2013 09:47

We only ever had ONE advent calendar and it was just a lovely tradition when it was their turn to open it that morning. AND we never had chocolate ones. But I am old fashioned. Can't stand chocolate advent calenders.. you can get lovely ones with a picture inside.

Claire5517 · 04/12/2013 09:51

This thread has been made into a drama by all of you having a go at OP. Have a read through it again. If you can't spoil your children at Christmas then when can you?!

ArthurCucumber · 04/12/2013 09:54

Any time we like! I'm sure that mine will have chocolate coming out of their ears for the entire festive season. It's the OP making it into a "problem", when possibly all that's happened is that the Granny thinks of Advent calendars as being about Christmas rather than chocolate. Sounds like there's history there, though.

Pogosticks · 04/12/2013 09:58

Meh. I'm one of three and had aunties that would give us 50p to share. Now THAT is tricky.

Claire5517 · 04/12/2013 10:01

Exactly, it does sound like there's history there, and that is probably why the GP only sending one advent calendar is a big deal.

moldingsunbeams · 04/12/2013 10:15

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gourd · 04/12/2013 13:00

My sister and I used to share one - and it had NO CHOCOLATES in it, only pictures... But I am old...

mumeeee · 04/12/2013 17:13

I have 3 children (I'm their 20's now). They had one advent calendar between them and they were always fine about taking turns to open it. Just tell your children to take turns.

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