Mum branded ‘mean’ for not telling her kids it’s Christmas Eve

If she was your friend, what would you tell her to do?

A mum has been called 'mean' online after she wrote in a forum saying that she didn't want to tell her kids it was Christmas Eve. Instead, she wants wake her kids up on Christmas morning and tell them what day it is then. She wrote:

"I have this idea, that for this year we won't tell DC's it's Christmas Eve. We don't do Christmas Eve boxes and they are usually disinterested in their advent calendars by mid December so don't really countdown as such. They will be 5 and 6. "My idea is they will get a good night's sleep, and I'm thinking that waking them up early and telling them it's Christmas morning will be a far bigger and exciting surprise. "Would I be unreasonable or mean for doing this? I think it's the only year we'd get away with it."

Many mums replied to the post, saying the buildup is part of the excitement. One wrote:

"You can't do that. When I was a kid I was so excited for Christmas Eve. Trying to stay awake to see Santa, the excitement of the next day, don't take that away from them just so they get a good night sleep. Kids aren't kids for long, let them enjoy the build up and don't suck the fun out of it."

While another said:

"I would be astonished if a 5 and 6 year old were unaware of what day it was. "And yes it does seem a bit mean. It is so nice to see their excitement, put the mince pie out for Santa etc."

What do you think? A neat way to bring calm to the whole occasion? Or ruining the excitement?