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In reply to the discussion: Adults that spoil kids aggravate me [View all]distantearlywarning
(4,475 posts)I had a kid at my house for Christmas this year. It was fine. He participated in all the adult discussions and even ate dinner on fancy china with no problems. I enjoyed the smart, funny things he contributed to the conversation. It was a festive, fun time for all. But *his* parents haven't spoiled him beyond sense and have bothered to teach him some manners, so as a result he isn't a brat. Children are actually nice when they aren't raised by permissive idiots.
And in the future you need to read more carefully before posting, because I didn't say anything about making Christmas child-free, only that I found your statement that Christmas was "basically a holiday for children" to be offensive and incorrect. Christmas is a holiday for adults *too*, and I enjoyed it just as much this year as did the child and his parents who visited our child-free household for Christmas Eve dinner and presents.