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When Did Easter Become Like A 2nd Christmas?
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:15 pm
Growing up, our Easter Baskets included traditional candy like jelly beans, Goldbrick eggs, Chocolate bunnies etc plus colored hard-boiled eggs and a stuffed animal like a bunny, lamb, chick etc.
I'm looking at my FB feed and all the Mom's posting pictures of the elaborate Easter baskets that include candy plus full on real gifts. I'm seeing video games, a few Beats headphones, 1 iPhone, toys like Barbies, Legos, a Barbie Dream House, sports gear, a bike and a Powerwheel(not all for the same kid, but various kids in different families).
This kind of giving for Easter was not the norm when I was growing up. When did the Easter Bunny become Santa Claus?
I'm looking at my FB feed and all the Mom's posting pictures of the elaborate Easter baskets that include candy plus full on real gifts. I'm seeing video games, a few Beats headphones, 1 iPhone, toys like Barbies, Legos, a Barbie Dream House, sports gear, a bike and a Powerwheel(not all for the same kid, but various kids in different families).
This kind of giving for Easter was not the norm when I was growing up. When did the Easter Bunny become Santa Claus?
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Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:16 pm to SirSaintly
When Social Media Moms started the equivalent of a dick measuring contest over how spoiled they can make their little brats.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:17 pm to SirSaintly
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I'm looking at my FB feed and all the Mom's posting pictures of the elaborate Easter baskets that include candy plus full on real gifts. I'm seeing video games, a few Beats headphones, 1 iPhone,
Now you know which kids to mug next week.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:18 pm to SirSaintly
It's great to live in the USA. But yes, that is getting out of hand.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:20 pm to SirSaintly
I agree OP, my wife bought a few gifts also. She not posting any of it online like FB or anything though
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:21 pm to SirSaintly
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I'm looking at my FB
That's your problem. Look at me society. I can't pay my rent but I'll buy my 6 year old an IPhone so people think I have money. Get the little frick some gum and pay your mother fricking rent.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:21 pm to SirSaintly
Same here. I just got candy in an Easter basket. And I'm still in my 20's so it's not like this was ages ago.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:21 pm to BluegrassBelle
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When Social Media Moms started the equivalent of a dick measuring contest over how spoiled they can make their little brats.
This must be it. I don't have kids, but I find this excessive. I'm sure as a kid I would have loved Nintendo games in my Easter basket, bit I'm glad it was more simple. I appreciated the candy and looked forward to Easter morning just almost as much as Christmas morning. Nothing like filling up on sugar at 8am
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:23 pm to SirSaintly
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Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:23 pm to SirSaintly
Ya we got candy and maybe one game, or vhs/dvd each.
Sounds like it may be getting wilder than that.
Sounds like it may be getting wilder than that.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:23 pm to SirSaintly
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This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:24 pm to BigPerm30
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I can't pay my rent but I'll buy my 6 year old an IPhone so people think I have money. Get the little frick some gum and pay your mother fricking rent.
Well to be fair, the people on my FB aren't worried about paying rent. They're all fairly well off families, but so was mine. Didn't mean I was getting an SNES system for Easter. That stuff was reserved for birthdays and Christmas and maybe an occasional just because.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:25 pm to SirSaintly
I remember on Easter when I was 12 I got a carton of cigarettes. My old man said "smoke up Johnny!"
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:25 pm to SirSaintly
I remember getting the occasional Super or N64 game, but all candy other than that.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:27 pm to SirSaintly
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Well to be fair, the people on my FB aren't worried about paying rent.
How do you know they are well off? That may be the case but I bet there are a few that have huge amounts of credit card debt just to keep the allusion of being well off. It's all about image thanks to social media. Life is nicer not flaunting my lifestyle on social media.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:29 pm to SirSaintly
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This must be it. I don't have kids, but I find this excessive. I'm sure as a kid I would have loved Nintendo games in my Easter basket, bit I'm glad it was more simple. I appreciated the candy and looked forward to Easter morning just almost as much as Christmas morning. Nothing like filling up on sugar at 8am
Ours was usually just a regular basket of candy with maybe a small $10 gift card to our favorite store at the time. Then we both got a new outfit for Easter to wear to church and my Grandmother's.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:32 pm to BluegrassBelle
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When Social Media Moms started the equivalent of a dick measuring contest over how spoiled they can make their little brats.
Bingo.
I used to get a CD or Sam Goody gift certificate in my basket every Easter. Now we give our kids $25 iTunes gift cards. I guess it's a family tradition of some sort.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:37 pm to BluegrassBelle
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When Social Media Moms started the equivalent of a dick measuring contest over how spoiled they can make their little brats.
Oh, it's definitely this. The ex took it a step further by having to get professional photos done every year and spend hundreds on embroidery supplies to make the kids outfits they'd only wear once.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:38 pm to SirSaintly
I got a couple plastic eggs with jelly beans in them, a little chocolate bunny and an orange...
But, that was a while ago..
But, that was a while ago..
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:43 pm to SirSaintly
I remember one year we got a basketball goal. But my brother and I were really into basketball at the time and parents would've probably gotten it for us around that time anyway as it was like 9 months to Christmas and we were essentially wandering the neighborhood and shooting on goals when nobody was home. Sobit was an "Easter gift"that year
We just put some colors , a few little activity books, and little games, and stuff like that in our kids baskets.
Sobit was an "Easter gift"that year We just put some colors , a few little activity books, and little games, and stuff like that in our kids baskets.
This post was edited on 4/16/17 at 12:45 pm
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