Today, at my four-year-old daughter's insistence, I looked for - and found - a radio station that plays "Santa music" all year round. She's ecstatic and I can't turn it off without upsetting her. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my neighbor installed a large radio that loudly plays Christmas music 24/7. When I called in a complaint to the police department they told me to, "get in the Christmas spirit." FML
Today, my little brother found the singing Santa Claus from last year, and it still works. I'm now going to be hearing nothing but "We WISH you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!" for the next 20 days. FML
Today, I saw my 4 year-old daughter singing and dancing, so I decided to sing along. As soon as I started singing she said, without blinking her eyes and super calmly, "Could you please stop doing that?" FML
Today, my 8-year-old daughter was throwing a tantrum, and I said "Keep this up and I'll tell Santa to take your presents back." She told me I don't even know Santa, at which point I accidentally blurted that I'm "Santa". FML
Today, my mom found her CD of cats and dogs singing Christmas songs. That is what I'll be listening to until Christmas. FML
Today, I came home to find my parents wearing Santa hats and blasting Christmas music at full volume. So begins three months of hell. FML
Today, I dressed up as Santa Claus for my employees' children. After seeing all the others, my daughter's turn arrived. She sat on my lap, put her lips to my ear, and whispered softly: "I want a new dad." FML
Today, my annoying and disrespectful roommate discovered Pandora. She also discovered that she can play Christmas music on Pandora. Only 23 more days until Christmas. FML
Today, I was on the phone with my friend, when my four year old nephew came in, asking who I was talking to. I told him it was Santa Claus, so he insisted on talking to him. I handed over the phone and I hear, "Santa is fake. Grow up." I spent the next two hours with a screaming child proving Santa exists. FML
Today, I took my daughter to see Santa at the mall. When I went to pick her up from Santa's lap, my watch snagged on his beard, pulling it off in front of my daughter and about twenty kids in line. My daughter still isn't speaking to me. FML
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Pikachu17 13
Don't let your kids become your boss, show your kid who's in charge. Or learn to love Santa music
The_Tool1 13
That's when you throw the radio away and tell her you don't know what happened to it.
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Comments (118)
superminty 18
Definitely would have pretended not to be able to find one. I can barely stand it by the end of December.
Sputnikspak 13
That would drive me absolutely bananas. Maybe a distraction would work? Depending on age, you can probably find something to divert attention from the 'Santa station'. Either that, or get some headphones (I had my first Walkman at age four). I've worked way too many years in retail (where the Christmas music starts before you get a chance to take down Halloween ornaments) to ever really want to listen to 'radio-style' Christmas music ever again. Which is why I'm glad my family would much rather put on Stuart McLean reading Christmas stories than 'jingle bell rock'. And shopping online helps incredibly. Maybe I sound like kind of a grinch, but working in malls and hearing the same thirty Christmas songs repeated for a twelve hour shift does not make one keen to hear any more.
moonfull101 13
I hit like because of the first sentence
starbunnytwinkle 3
No one cares, moonfull.
Phoenixke 16
YDI for being a weak parent. My sister did the same thing and now I have a brat for a niece...
Mopmob02 18
OP my heart goes out to you, maybe you should invest in a radio jammer; could do the trick.
padlarf 14
She'll be tired of it in a couple of days, don't worry.
mbuck87 19
Whenever my sisters kids do something like that I just lie. Lying is the best form of parenting OP: 'sorry, ice cream shop's shut' 'can't find that radio station' 'my DVD player's broken'.
vocaloidtiger 12
I agree it must make parenting easier - you just have to know how to lie WELL. I remember when I was about 6, there was this CD I kept making my dad play on repeat, so eventually he told me that the singer was "tired" of having to sing the songs over and over again. Obviously, I didn't buy it for a second. Great example of not-so-great lying right there.
iLuvsIt 10
Is your ability to say no broken? You should fix that. Before the four year old starts running the show.
melbaby112 11
Tell her Santa isn't real. Problem solved. You are welcome :)
applexj 13
But that would get rid of the magic of Christmas
Obey_StudBoii 23
Umm that's not something you tell a child.
moonfull101 13
That is the moment when she falls asleep that the radio will accidentally fall and break. Or you can always buy her a personal radio with earphones. I think iPods have those.
bw0mp 7
Tis the season! All 4 of them. C: