Thoughts about Valentines day
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How do you forum members handle Valentine's Day? Are you, like myself and my wife, avoiding it like the plague for its over-commercialized tackiness, but taking the opportunity the following day to buy some severely discounted candy?
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
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Originally Posted by ukemigrant
How do you forum members handle Valentine's Day? Are you, like myself and my wife, avoiding it like the plague for its over-commercialized tackiness, but taking the opportunity the following day to buy some severely discounted candy?
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
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Originally Posted by ukemigrant
How do you forum members handle Valentine's Day? Are you, like myself and my wife, avoiding it like the plague for its over-commercialized tackiness, but taking the opportunity the following day to buy some severely discounted candy?
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
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Originally Posted by ukemigrant
How do you forum members handle Valentine's Day? Are you, like myself and my wife, avoiding it like the plague for its over-commercialized tackiness, but taking the opportunity the following day to buy some severely discounted candy?
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
Let's hear your views. I would have put this into a poll but couldn't think of enough options....
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It's our Wedding Anniversary same day, so we just buy the one that means the most WA
But he's not home till Thursday
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
We just treat it as if we are still in the UK....a valentines card to each other. Deal done. Much to our kids disgust we refuse to supply their entire class with cards, candy and pointless tacky presents.
morning awp.... bit of a stutter going on today have we
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We just ignore it too, it means much more to get a bunch of flowers or something at some other time of year.
What is all that buying all the kids in class a card and gift about? It's crazy, my daughter made 26 cards herself to give out, but I refuse to buy all 26 of them a gift too.
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What is all that buying all the kids in class a card and gift about? It's crazy, my daughter made 26 cards herself to give out, but I refuse to buy all 26 of them a gift too.
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Much to our kids disgust we refuse to supply their entire class with cards, candy and pointless tacky presents.
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Back in the NL we never did anything (by choice). I think hubby and I may have sent eachother a card because we weren't together, but I don't even remember for sure. Oh, just remembered: one year he was over for V'day (just happened to be most convenient) and he brought over a huge teddy bear and a ring. I never even thought about getting him anything so I had to sneak out to the store.
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Don't think we ever did anything after that. Just doesn't mean anything to us with all the commercialized stuff. We have several other 'Valentines Days' a year on the dates of our choice... sometimes we don't even plan for it. Imagine that.
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Originally Posted by HunterGreen
Is that what you're supposed to do? It's our first year here with a 2nd grader.
Back in the NL we never did anything (by choice). I think hubby and I may have sent eachother a card because we weren't together, but I don't even remember for sure. Oh, just remembered: one year he was over for V'day (just happened to be most convenient) and he brought over a huge teddy bear and a ring. I never even thought about getting him anything so I had to sneak out to the store.
Don't think we ever did anything after that. Just doesn't mean anything to us with all the commercialized stuff. We have several other 'Valentines Days' a year on the dates of our choice... sometimes we don't even plan for it. Imagine that.![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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Back in the NL we never did anything (by choice). I think hubby and I may have sent eachother a card because we weren't together, but I don't even remember for sure. Oh, just remembered: one year he was over for V'day (just happened to be most convenient) and he brought over a huge teddy bear and a ring. I never even thought about getting him anything so I had to sneak out to the store.
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Don't think we ever did anything after that. Just doesn't mean anything to us with all the commercialized stuff. We have several other 'Valentines Days' a year on the dates of our choice... sometimes we don't even plan for it. Imagine that.
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lol even my two pussies got a valentines card from their groomer on saturday
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lol even my two pussies got a valentines card from their groomer on saturday ![EEK!](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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Is that what you're supposed to do? It's our first year here with a 2nd grader.
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You should probably see a doctor.
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