"As a divorced mom, one of the hardest parts of the holidays is facing Christmas morning knowing that I will not have presents under the tree unless I buy them and wrap them for myself. And as my kids get older, they've started to notice that I'm not unwrapping much on Christmas morning. But while they're old enough to want to shop for me, they're not old enough to go out and do it by themselves."
""This year I decided no more! I'm having my sitter pick them up from school this weekend and taking them Christmas shopping for me," she wrote. "They can pick whatever they want and she has some ideas for guidance if they need it they are gonna wrap them and mom will finally have presents under the tree AND THINGS IN HER STOCKING.""
""This is about me wanting my children to grow up knowing the importance of gift exchanging, of the importance of giving, and how often times it feels even better than receiving gifts & acts of service," she explained. "I think it's important for them to see themselves give joy to others... I refuse to let my boys be someone's ain't shit man that disappoints on holidays, doesn't wash his 🍑 and can't do the laundry.""
A divorced mother with two sons, ages nine and four, faces Christmas mornings with no gifts because the fathers are absent and family lives far away. She arranged for her sitter to pick the boys up and take them Christmas shopping so they can choose and wrap presents for her. The activity provides guidance if needed and ensures gifts and stocking items appear under the tree. The plan aims to teach the children the importance of gift exchange, the joy of giving, and responsibility, and to encourage them to become reliable partners who contribute to holidays and household tasks. She also wants to experience the surprise of unwrapping a present she did not purchase. Other parents reacted positively.
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