{"id":68233,"date":"2023-11-15T15:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=68233"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:47:49","slug":"i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"I budget \u00a3100 for my kids Christmas gifts &#8211; trolls say it&apos;s not enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I set a \u00a3100 budget each for my son and stepdaughter&#8217;s Christmas presents and give them essentials like shower gel &#8211; trolls say I&#8217;m mean but I don&#8217;t want to spoil them<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Samantha Mary, 35, from West Sussex,\u00a0decided to set a budget for Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0I&#8217;m only spending \u00a340 on presents for my two children\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A mum has revealed she&#8217;s been for trolled for spending \u00a3100 apiece on her son and stepdaughter&#8217;s\u00a0Christmas presents &#8211; but says she doesn&#8217;t want to &#8216;spoil&#8217; them.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Mary, 35, from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, decided to set a budget for main presents and stocking gifts this Christmas for her one-year-old son, Jack, and nine-year-old step-daughter, Isabella.<\/p>\n<p>She spent \u00a320 on stocking presents \u2013 filling them with items including scrunchies, car toys, and shower gel \u2013 and \u00a380 on main presents.<\/p>\n<p>Her son is getting a railway set and toys for his play kitchen, while she found her step-daughter an art set and a Lilo and Stitch vest and pants.<\/p>\n<p>The mum said some parents on TikTok labelled her presents as &#8216;essentials&#8217; not gifts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/11\/77826337-12752215-image-a-1_1700048104691.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Samantha Mary, 35, from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex,\u00a0was trolled for spending just \u00a3100 budget on each child&#8217;s Christmas presents &#8211; but says she doesn&#8217;t want to &#8216;spoil&#8217; them<\/p>\n<p>But Samantha says they are things she knows her children will love and doesn&#8217;t want to &#8216;spoil&#8217; them.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha, a primary school teacher, said: &#8216;We thought about how much we wanted to spend. I felt \u00a3100 was a realistic figure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Christmas is getting out of control. There is pressure to Christmas Eve boxes and Elf on the Shelf.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It gets bigger and bigger. We want the children to be grateful for what they have.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Less is more. We don&#8217;t want to over spoil the children.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Samantha decided to set a budget this year with husband, Richard, 40, who works in local government.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;We&#8217;re in a living cost crisis. Things cost more. We&#8217;re being conscious of what we spend.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>During September and October she picked up the presents from supermarkets, Primark and Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/11\/77826333-12752215-image-a-2_1700048138280.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She decided to set a budget for main presents and stocking gifts for this Christmas for her one-year-old son, Jack, and nine-year-old step-daughter, Isabella<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/12\/77826335-12752215-Step_daughters_main_presents_Samantha_bought_an_art_set_for_her_-a-12_1700050980461.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Step daughter&#8217;s main presents: Samantha bought an art set for her step-daughter for \u00a330, a body warmer, some Lilo and stitch pants and vests, a Disney bag, a pair of fluffy leggings and a hat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/11\/77826339-12752215-image-a-4_1700048157784.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Son&#8217;s main presents: She found her son a railway set, toys for his kitchen set, a book, animal puzzles, bouncing bunnies, Play-Doh and blocks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/11\/77826593-12752215-image-a-5_1700048433827.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Step daughter&#8217;s stocking filler: Samantha has bought some scrunchies, biscuits, shower gel, a Christmas cup, sweets, stamper set, hair clips, and a Lilo and Stitch brush<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/12\/77826595-12752215-Son_s_stocking_filler_For_her_son_s_stocking_she_bought_biscuits-a-13_1700050980462.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Son&#8217;s stocking filler: For her son&#8217;s stocking she bought biscuits, a water bottle, chalks, a bouncy ball, a book, a puzzle and a vehicle set<\/p>\n<p>For her son&#8217;s stocking she bought biscuits, a water bottle, chalks, a bouncy ball, a book, a puzzle and a vehicle set.<\/p>\n<p>For her step-daughter, Samantha has bought some scrunchies, biscuits, shower gel, a Christmas cup, sweets, stamper set, hair clips, and a Lilo and Stich brush.<\/p>\n<p>For their main presents \u2013 Samantha bought an art set for her step-daughter for \u00a330, a body warmer, some Lilo and stitch pants and vests, a Disney bag, a pair of fluffy leggings and a hat.<\/p>\n<p>She found her son a railway set, toys for his kitchen set, a book, animal puzzles, bouncing bunnies, Play-Doh and blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha was really happy with her purchases but was slammed by other parents on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/12\/77826749-12752215-Samantha_said_she_prefers_to_spend_time_with_her_children_doing_-a-14_1700050980463.jpg\" height=\"905\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Samantha said she prefers to spend time with her children doing fun activities in the build up to Christmas \u2013 such as seeing the Christmas lights<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/12\/77826747-12752215-Samantha_said_she_wouldn_t_choose_to_splurge_on_something_like_a-a-15_1700050980464.jpg\" height=\"828\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Samantha said she wouldn&#8217;t choose to splurge on something like an iPad for Christmas or have a high budget for their gifts &#8211; even if she could afford to<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;There were a lot of people against it. I have put essential items like shower gel in the stockings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Christmas is about so much more. It&#8217;s about what the children want as well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Samantha said she wouldn&#8217;t choose to splurge on something like an iPad for Christmas or have a high budget for their gifts &#8211; even if she could afford to.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;If you spend a lot of money that becomes an expectation. But it&#8217;s up to parents what they spent on their children.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Samantha said she prefers to spend time with her children doing fun activities in the build up to Christmas \u2013 such as seeing the Christmas lights.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;I have memories of the things we have done rather than the gifts. It&#8217;s about having that special day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>Samantha&#8217;s step daughter&#8217;s presents\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Stocking gifts costing \u00a320<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Biscuits- Shower gel- Crazy foaming soap- Christmas cup- Stamper set- Sweets- Hair clips- Lilo and stitch brush- Scrunchies<\/p>\n<p><span>Step daughter&#8217;s main presents<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span>Art set<\/p>\n<p>Body warmer<\/p>\n<p>Lilo and stitch pants and vests<\/p>\n<p>Disney bag<\/p>\n<p>Pair of fluffy leggings<\/p>\n<p>Hat<\/p>\n<p>Sewing kit<\/p>\n<h3>Samantha&#8217;s son&#8217;s\u00a0presents<\/h3>\n<p><span>Stocking gifts costing \u00a320<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Festive friends biscuits- Christmas cup- Water bottle- Chalks- Bouncy ball- Socks- Book- Vehicle set- 3 piece puzzle<\/p>\n<p><span>Her son&#8217;s main presents<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Railway set<\/p>\n<p>Extra vehicles<\/p>\n<p>Kitchen bits<\/p>\n<p>Toaster set<\/p>\n<p>Book<\/p>\n<p>Animal puzzles<\/p>\n<p>Bouncing bunnies<\/p>\n<p>Play- Doh<\/p>\n<p>Blocks<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12752215\/Mother-trolled-budget-Christmas-presents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I set a \u00a3100 budget each for my son and stepdaughter&#8217;s Christmas presents and give them essentials like shower gel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I budget \u00a3100 for my kids Christmas gifts - trolls say it&amp;apos;s not enough - Wordcelnews.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I budget \u00a3100 for my kids Christmas gifts - trolls say it&amp;apos;s not enough - Wordcelnews.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I set a \u00a3100 budget each for my son and stepdaughter&#8217;s Christmas presents and give them essentials like shower gel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wordcelnews.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-15T15:47:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/I-budget-100-for-my-kids-Christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/\",\"name\":\"I budget \u00a3100 for my kids Christmas gifts - trolls say it&apos;s not enough - Wordcelnews.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-15T15:47:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-15T15:47:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-budget-100-for-my-kids-christmas-gifts-trolls-say-its-not-enough\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lifestyle\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"I budget \u00a3100 for my kids Christmas gifts &#8211; 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