Hi Reddit, I (28F) and my fiancé (25M) had my 4-year-old daughter with us for her spring break, but we won’t have her on Easter this year. So we decided to throw her a small early Easter celebration.
We went to the dollar store and put together a simple Easter basket for her—just some candy, a few toys, and a paint set. Nothing over the top, just something fun and age-appropriate.
Later, during a phone call with her other family, my daughter told them what the “Easter Bunny” brought her. That’s when my ex-mother-in-law chimed in and said something like, “Wow, the Easter Bunny got you a lot. It should just be some candy, no toys or anything big. Some people make Easter like Christmas.”
I felt a little taken aback. We weren’t trying to outshine anyone or turn it into a huge thing—we just wanted to make the most of our time with her since we don’t get to celebrate the actual holiday together.
AITA?