By notawizard - 16/07/2009 10:16 - Spain

Today, my daughter turned 11. Since she LOVES Harry Potter, I decided to write her an acceptance letter to Hogwarts. When she saw the letter, she screamed and showed me. When she found out I wrote it, she told me she hated me, started crying, and stepped on my foot. FML
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pedegg 0

Okay, everyone seems to be forgetting that eleven year olds ARE idiots. Even if they know the book is fiction, they still WANT it to be real- and if the outside world gives them a glimpse of hope that maybe it's more than fiction, they WILL believe it because they WANT it to be real. I waited for my Hogwarts letter when I was turning eleven. I didn't really think I'd get one, and when I didn't I wasn't crushed, but if I HAD gotten one I'd probably have shit myself. This mother obviously has never been obsessed with something like 11 year olds can be with this book series. That, or she's just a bitch. She should have known better than to have made the poor kid think she was going off to live in a magical world and then taken it away. That's horrible. Just take her to see the damn movie.

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mynameisnotjudie 0

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!?!?!?!?! Ugg I can't even begin to tell you how terrible that is. The poor little girl! An eleven year old really has no way of knowing that was fake because the excitement blinds them ;- )

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Boredom_killz_ha 0

Dick! You know how many of my friends were mad that we didn't get letters when we were 11? jeez...

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lolwatlol 0

If she is not reading the books you should've told her SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE

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leMeepO_o 0

OK people, stop ******* screaming about how the daughter is an idiot. She's not an idiot. I grew up reading Harry Potter and I will always love the books more than any other series. The daughter didn't think of it like Santa, at 11 you're still allowed to have a shred of imagination, and that shred of imagination probably went to hoping that in some freak way, Harry Potter did exist. I know that I spent my childhood, not believing in it, but hoping that in some way, it was real. If you've actually read the books (and not as a critical adult, from the perspective of a child being sucked into an entirely different world) it could be feasible that it did exist (J.K. Rowling is a great writer, no matter what anyone says). What you did was make her believe that her dream had come true, she got unbelievably excited and happy, only to have it ripped away from her when you told her it was all fake. You had good intentions, but you completely deserved it.

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yorkiegirl1691 0

She probably knew that HP wasn't real, but hoped deep down it was. Then when her bday came, she was expecting to be disappointed- even though she should know better- but she got what she wanted, only to have it ripped from her. You're an idiot. YDI

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scorpiella 4

I'd have decked her one for stepping on my foot. That's disrespectful, especially to a parent who is making a special effort to make you happy.

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ihatestupidppl 0

Agreed, #351. The gesture was very sweet and super creative. Its nice when parents put in the effort like that. Some of you are acting like the kid was 18 and the OP sent her a fake letter of acceptance to HARVARD or something. THAT would make OP a raging bitch. Sending a FAKE letter to a "wizard school" is absolutely NOT bitchy. At least the OP pays attention to their child's interests, something that cannot be said for a lot of parents these days...

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BrandNewScene 0

YDI. Not for doing this to your daughter - obviously she should know that Harry Potter is fiction. No, YDI for raising a child who is ungrateful and out-of-line enough to step on your foot and tell you she hates you. There is no excuse for that, ever. Do a better job of raising your children.

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lovesucksxxx 0

Why would you do that? What were you expecting? Obviously she'd be crushed and humiliated if she thought it was real then you took that away, but isn't the fact that she'd think it was real the reason you did it in the first place? Think about that. When I was about 7, my dad did this to me with clues to treasure on an island. I knew it wasn't quite right then when I found the "treasure" of candy I was embarrassed and ******* pissed. Kids may not know what's real, but they know what they want. I agree with #349. ******* stupid. #351, OP completely deserved it. Why would anyone think that would make their kid happy? "Being grateful for trying to make you happy" is not what's on your mind when your parent has just embarrassed you and crushed your most thrilling dream about something that really matters to you. Starting at that moment, her daughter knows there's no magic in life. It's better to forget the fantasies more gradually. Think from her child's point of view and what your world was like back then.

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ihatestupidppl 0

I can't believe the amount of people who "waited anxiously" for their acceptance letters after they turned 11 or whatever. Seriously? If you're literate enough to read Harry Potter books, you're literate enough to also read the cover of the book, which I guarantee you clearly has the word FICTION printed on it. I can't even make fun of you people, its just sad really...

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