Sooo who's got sucked in

[darksideofthemoon]

and spending megga bucks on their kids?

You know, it's a real off put thing isn't it or am I wrong?

I was born before WWII and so Christmas was a bit on the lean side, although my mother made beautiful presents for me.  One year I found Father Christmas had left me a pink Tutu with a wand that had a sparkly star and a crown with a sparkly star.... I was about 5.

Another year when I was older I received a watch.  'Santa' (my mother) had to laybuy it so it would be paid off for Christmas.. I was about twelve and even today it happily keeps time

Now Christmas for me is waiting for my family to finally sell their property in Queensland and move down here to Tasmania.  We have waited three years, and since I have not seen my son more than three times in the last 18 years you can imagine how much I want to share a Christmas with him and his family....

So have you been sucked in to believing you have to buy up big for the kids or do you keep within your means?

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@azureline** wrote:

woops, I also made them an elf for each family................to watch them behave for santa's visit.They are having a lot of fun with the shelf elves.

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In my opinion the Elf on the Shelf  is garbage and another stupid American "tradition" of excess.

Children in our society do not need 24 extra days a year of being entertained by another mythical figure. Just another excuse to spend more $$$$$.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@secondhand-vunderland wrote: 

I'd like to sue Sunnycrust Golden Oat grain bread because the ad they had on telly in the eighties has been permenantly imprinted onto my brain lol. That song, I still remember every word of it. 

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Sing it? Please? I can't remember it and I'm a Sunnicrust girl.

[acacia_pycnantha]

darkside wrote . . . . It's astounding once you get your eye in at just how often we are made to watch people eat in advertisements.

There is an advert for McDonalds where there is a beach scene and sitting near the beach is a slim young woman eating a Mcburger as other people (also good looking) walk by.

The subliminal suggestion is that women don't need to fear getting fat from eating mcburgers, because just look at her, she's slim and good looking and she's eating one.

[k0llectable5]

To the tune of "Bread and Butter" by the Newbeats

Do you like bread and butter

Do you like toast and jam

Then you'll like Sunnyctust golden oat grain

To bring good taste to you

"Singing piece of oatgrain"

Weeeeellll Imma piece of oatgrain

Imma pice of oatgrain too

We live in sunnycrust golden oatgrain

To bring good taste to you

No matter who you am

(No matter who you am)

LOL

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

Apparently our grandson needs a remote controlled motorised quad runner for xmas

Apparently his grandparents are expected to get it for him

The kid is 3. He will be getting t-shirts and board shorts from Poppy and me

[acacia_pycnantha]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

I'm not even going to say what we do and don't do,how much or how little we spend

and have what  Christmas means to my family judged,weighed up and possibly cheapened by other people who can do Christmas (or not) as pleases them.

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Oh, come on now. Where's your Christmas community spirit?

(and why does that smiley  always look so angry?)

[darksideofthemoon]

Actually imastawka, I wasn't being sarcastic... back in the dim dark ages when servants were actually given a day off to see their families and the Big House give out fresh fruit to them it was a very special occasion.

We have got so much past all that that now it  does seems humerous.  We have forgotten just how simply people lived back then and also how expensive fresh fruit was 

[darksideofthemoon]

Awh go on buzzy... I was enjoying the thought of making two door stops in the form of elves for my grandaughters... sometimes a bit of fun isn't a bad thing 

Oh, I might add down here int Tasmania we get some pretty strong winds and door stops are essential unless you life with all the doors closed or like the sound of doors banging

[fourandsixpants]

ref scarletpimp:

Apparently our grandson needs a remote controlled motorised quad runner for xmas

Apparently his grandparents are expected to get it for him

The kid is 3. He will be getting t-shirts and board shorts from Poppy and me

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[punch*drunk]

Hmmm, my kids are getting a new tv. because, from today, theirs wont work any more and I have to get one so it may as well be a christmas present.

My son is also getting some lego and dvds, daughter is getting curling wand and girly stuff (perfume, nail polish etc) and they will both get socks, jocks, earphones, a usb etc. things they need as "stocking fillers"

I completely disregarded their christmas wish lists, son wanted an xbox and daughter wanted a pug, a tiger (a real one!) and a fridge for her bedroom lol.