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Did you 'disappear' any of your kids' xmas pressies?

LifesGood View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 08:49 AM Post #1
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Like a Bratz doll for your 6 y/o DD or a gun-toting cowboy toy for your 2 y/o DS? Or bags and bags of 'Christmas chocolates' that they were given? What did you confiscate from your kids' Christmas stash? This post has been edited by LifesGood: 26/12/2012, 08:50 AM

MinkyMonkey View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 08:51 AM Post #2
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Only the Christmas stocking full of lollies

blueberrymuffin View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 08:57 AM Post #3
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A set of about 10 of the cheapest plastic little cars you can get. A plastic stocking full of gross lollies that DH and I wouldn't even eat, nevermind 3 yo DS.

boopyscreet View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:01 AM Post #4
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a packet of Barbie shoes and handbags that Nanna sent for DD1 who is not quite 3...

Silvergirl12 View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:03 AM Post #5
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A couple of My Little Pony sets - our DS will be arriving any day now so I thought I could give them to DD then so she feels extra special too.

Pssst... View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:03 AM Post #6
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I 'disappeared' a few things for DD1 before they even made it into the stocking!! And I'm so glad I did, she had plenty to be excited about yesterday. My grandmother gave her a bag full of chocolate and other goodies and that has been relocated to my stash in the kitchen

MadreLoca View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:04 AM Post #7
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I confiscated ridiculous amounts (2 plastic grocery bags! ) of chocolates & sweets from XFIL. XH brought the boys home late Christmas Eve (thankfully asleep so I could hide the sweets with no questions/tantrums) Year before last, I confiscated (after one lengthy set-up & a day of play) a scaletrix set that took up 3/4 of our only living area. Then XH bought them a similar one the year after - why do people who know all too well the small size of my house, blindly give gifts that are simply too big/unsuitable... no toys confiscated this year.

~Supernova~ View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:05 AM Post #8
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I never "disappear" anything on Christmas day. Feels a bit grinch like

~THE~MAGICIAN~ View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:06 AM Post #9
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No. And I must say in all these years, I have never had to once hide a present from my kids.

Julie3Girls View Member Profile	26/12/2012, 09:11 AM Post #10
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Nothing. Never felt a need to.

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