U.K. Woman Gets Criticized for Buying 300 Christmas Presents for Her Kids

[Pcdunn]

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/11/mom-b...s-trolled.html

c.d.

Well, they're mostly small packages, and we don't know the size of the tree they're obscuring-- maybe it's a 1 or 2 footer-- so I would say give her the benefit of the doubt.
Seems to be more a case of someone going judgmental on the pic and making assumptions, than any real problem with overconsumption. As long as she doesn't end up in debtor's prison over the charge bill, I say go for it!

[Pcdunn]

The song gave me a very unrealistic view of Christmas... I thought it was 12 days of wanton gift giving, making my friends' jealousy over Hannukah very perplexing.

And the Greek Orthodox kids had to wait till January 6th, so they probably felt really left out.

[Robert]

By my calculations, by the end of Christmas the singer will have received 12 partridges in 12 pear trees, 22 turtle doves, 30 French hens, 36 blackbirds, 40 gold rings, 42 geese a laying, 42 swans a swimming, 40 maids a milking, 36 ladies dancing, 30 lords a leaping, 22 pipers piping and 12 drummers drumming. It's always the same at Christmas, people give you things you've already got.

[Sam Flynn]

And the Greek Orthodox kids had to wait till January 6th, so they probably felt really left out.

The good news is that most Greek Orthodox kids will have a Santa Claus lookalike officiating at their church throughout the year!

[GUT]

The good news is that most Greek Orthodox kids will have a Santa Claus lookalike officiating at their church throughout the year!

[Barnaby]

Hehe... Well there was this one time...

This is why I follow these boards.