Re: birthdays at silly times of year

[Guest guest]

> Cerys,

I know, but I didn't think ahead that far at the time!

I do feel sorry for them, though - all their presents at one time of year

Chris

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> > Chris

> > SAHM to (4 tomorrow) and (2 in January)

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> Oh, another one like me with children's birthdays at a very silly time of

> year!

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> Cerys

> Mum to 1/12/95 & Kieran 31/12/98

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[Guest guest]

> Cerys,

I know, but I didn't think ahead that far at the time!

I do feel sorry for them, though - all their presents at one time of year

Chris

> >

> > Chris

> > SAHM to (4 tomorrow) and (2 in January)

> >

>

> Oh, another one like me with children's birthdays at a very silly time of

> year!

>

> Cerys

> Mum to 1/12/95 & Kieran 31/12/98

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[Guest guest]

With 's being 4 days before Christmas - it is ending up that he has a

big birthday present and lots of little Christmas ones. I was thinking of

the latter like a huge party bag as it is someone elses birthday we are

celebrating at Christmas after all.

- with Philosophic hat on!

[Guest guest]

With 's being 4 days before Christmas - it is ending up that he has a

big birthday present and lots of little Christmas ones. I was thinking of

the latter like a huge party bag as it is someone elses birthday we are

celebrating at Christmas after all.

- with Philosophic hat on!

[Guest guest]

Calvin doesn't realize it now, but in a few years might be

upset that all of his friends are out of town for his

birthday. Besides which, the weather's likely to be foul

right around then. Someone suggested half birthday

parties...

Didn't plan it either, and had been trying for 6 months

before he was conceived. Just lucky, I guess

Phyllis

(and Calvin 1/1/00)

> Cerys,

I know, but I didn't think ahead that far at the time!

I do feel sorry for them, though - all their presents at

one time of year

Chris

> >

> > Chris

> > SAHM to (4 tomorrow) and (2 in January)

> >

>

> Oh, another one like me with children's birthdays at a

very silly time of

> year!

>

> Cerys

> Mum to 1/12/95 & Kieran 31/12/98

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Phyllis Laatsch Wilke

Mother of Calvin, 1/1/00

NCT Chiswick Branch Help Line Coordinator

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[Guest guest]

wrote

I am still concerned about how to explain away the Father Christmas/Santa

aspect as I am very conscious of not wishing to " fib " to my child. My friend

explains it as just being a story, why else would the children have to write

thank you letters to lots of friends/relations!!!

I lie totally to the children. I love FC and just could

not imagine Christmas without him.

One of our friends told their daughter from an

early age that he did not exist, and I just felt it

spoilt the magic of Christmas.

DS1 is now getting to the stage that some of his

friends do not believe (older siblings have blabbed)

but he and his best friends still believe.

I have also heard others say that if you don't believe

then you won't get presents!

Jack (7) did say that " not all the FC's are the real one

are they! Because that one doesn't look real! " and

I had to agree with it.

But we still have FC as Jesus' friend and that's

why he gives presents and they are quite happy

with that explanation.

And then you have the tooth fairy as another

story! but that comes later......

Trisha

SAHM to 3 boys

[Guest guest]

> wrote

>I am still concerned about how to explain away the Father Christmas/Santa

>aspect as I am very conscious of not wishing to " fib " to my child. My friend

>explains it as just being a story, why else would the children have to write

>thank you letters to lots of friends/relations!!!

>

>I lie totally to the children. I love FC and just could

>not imagine Christmas without him.

>One of our friends told their daughter from an

>early age that he did not exist, and I just felt it

>spoilt the magic of Christmas.

DH and I were discussing this. We didn't want to get into the whole

thing, but as he said, DS1 needs to know about it, it is part of our

culture - but so is Wallace and Gromit for example and there's no

need to go explicitly saying " Oh and by the way, none of this is

real, it is only a story " about that, so perhaps we don't need to get

all hung up about it. We hope!

--

jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

In our home, Santa brings the biggest present and the rest all come from

family and friends. Only got one *believer* now but the rest al love

keeping up the pretence!

Lesley

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wrote

I am still concerned about how to explain away the Father Christmas/Santa

aspect as I am very conscious of not wishing to " fib " to my child. My friend

explains it as just being a story, why else would the children have to write

thank you letters to lots of friends/relations!!!