Christmas is canceled... or not. - Real Mum story on MoM

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So about a week ago i posted a story about how my 7yr old was acting spoiled selfish and just plain rotten when it came to Christmas so we canceled Christmas.
As expected her behavior turned around imediantly but we didnt change our mind it wasnt until we all had a very bad day in which she had been extremely well behaved that we decided she could have a bit of christmas. then unprompted she wrote a note to santa apologizing for being naughty and she knows it was wrong. She didnt know she was getting presents from santa even after this but she kept up the good behavior and in the end we decided it was enough to get christmas from both mum and dad and santa although she missed out on having her stocking filled.

Posted by stepmom107932, 25th December 2014

14 Comments

- - mom113055 said
  - 09 Apr 2015
    6:07 pm
great story to read

- - mom57522 said
  - 12 Jan 2015
    6:59 pm
Great follow through! It would have been so easy to give in.

- - pakeko said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    9:05 pm
Sounds like it worked and she learnt her lesson, Well done you guys for sticking it out

- - priyachirag said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    7:20 am
Writing the note shows that she had a chance to rethink her behaviour. Good work as a parent there

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    10:00 pm
she learnt her lesson. Very cute.

- - BellaB said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    12:36 am
So hard to know what to do… I’m glad for you all.

- - mom111518 said
  - 30 Dec 2014
    12:27 am
Well done, evidence of great parenting I think. Love the note. How considerate
- stepmom107932 replied
  
  02 Jan 2015 , 1:25 pm
  Thank you so much that really means a lot. The only thing i know for sure about my parenting is is never make a threat I’m not willing to follow through on and never make a promise i might not be able to keep
- - mel1 said
  - 28 Dec 2014
    10:04 pm
Sounds like a good outcome. I wish more parents would teach their kids about being grateful. I was very upset this year with one young lady’s ungratefulness and its a shame more kids aren’t taught manners and thankfulness.

- - jacqbeckett said
  - 28 Dec 2014
    9:04 pm
Thats funny, I just wrote a story about my kids regarding on being ungrateful. ..in the end I left 4 presents from santa n I did have a good christmas with my lil family.

- - mummamj said
  - 28 Dec 2014
    10:30 am
Glad to hear you all had a lovely Christmas. My son was similarly behaved prior to Christmas but he was well behaved enough to also receive presents on Christmas Day. This year we bought a Christmas present for one of the Christmas toy drives and I explained to my son that it is better to give than receive and that not everyone is as fortunate.

- - mom93821 said
  - 27 Dec 2014
    6:00 am
Sounds like you had a good Christmas.
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Dec 2014 , 6:04 am
  The apology note is rather cute!
- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 27 Dec 2014
    12:25 am
That sounds like a fair compromise. I think there has been a lesson learned here