Presents © by alliec". reative

Last year this time I blogged about The Worst Christmas Present and how I didn’t let it affect the kids and me.  This year I am stepping up a notch  in regards to accepting “garbage” or unwanted presents. I’m making it known to friends and relatives that it is not necessary for me or the kids to receive presents this Christmas.  The boys have mastered the art of telling exactly what they would like to receive as presents. ( In fact they have been asking for specific gifts all year round!!)

I’ve explain to the boys that it’s fine not to accept gifts which they don’t want as I don’t want to clutter their room with junk. They just need to politely decline taking the present. If they are forced to accept it it is okay to throw away or donate  it to charity if they really don’t use/need it.

I’m being very firm this year about receiving presents from “that relative” that I mentioned last year.  Just to let you know she gave “Recycled” party sweets from a kids party goodie bag as presents for the kids last year. I was secretly delighted when Monkey boy  voiced out to her that they were ” lousy sweets” and  he didn’t like that and that “Mummy buys for us much better treats.”  I too voiced out that I don’t want my kids eating those sweets and thanked her for her thinking about the boys but the gift is not appropriate.

This week I mentioned the Top 10 Wishes I have for Christmas in 2011 and that many of my Christmas wishes have already come true. The boys too have had their Christmas present arrive early with their Angry bird toy sets and the holiday trip to Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia.

How is the festive season shaping up for you?