Urgh, I just reluctantly watched the Valentine's haul vlog as I couldn't believe she'd really bought ALL that stuff, but she did!
I haven't watched her vlogs in a while - that was hard going. She was so manic and disorganised when speaking at the beginning I could hardly understand her.
Call me weird but I find spending so much on unnecessary rubbish grim, and depressing. Fine, if you must do something then maybe make a nice breakfast - you don't need fluffy socks, toys, stickers, sweets, and ANOTHER basket to put it all in. Oh, and the pyjamas. And the TWO duvet sets to add to the dozens you already have. AND more blankets (not for Ethan obvs).
She doesn't know what to get Stephen? Hey Emma, how about not succumbing to the endless consumerism just for once and not getting anything at all! I know, crazy right? Maybe, you could do what a lot of couples do and do something nice together. As a couple! Rather than throwing money at every single situation.
Oh, and instead of "teaching your kids that Valentine's Day isn't all about romantic love", maybe just explain to them that it's just a made-up event dreamt up by greetings card companies and you don't have to acknowledge it AT ALL if you don't want to!
And why, why??, is it somehow now a life-goal to accumulate dozens of notebooks and pads that you know you'll never use?!? Some of those fancy ones will have cost at least £10 each - it's just endless money down the drain and with the world's resources already stretched it makes me feel sick.