{"id":4987,"date":"2016-12-22T00:55:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T00:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=4987"},"modified":"2016-12-22T00:55:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T00:55:06","slug":"mom-spends-2000-on-nearly-300-presents-for-her-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=4987","title":{"rendered":"Mom Spends $2,000 on Nearly 300 Presents for Her Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two things Emma Tapping undeniably loves are Christmas and her family (although you might be able to throw holiday shopping into the mix). The 36-year-old British mother of three recently appeared on <em>Inside Edition <\/em>to defend her decision to spend about $2,000 on more than 300 gifts for her three children. Her husband will get a few surprises under the tree as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/people-moms-disgusting-posting-photo-131730056.html?format=embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1482367863273_2192\">Tapping appeared confident and bubbly during her interview, explaining that she had bought about 85 gifts for each of her two girls and about 30 for her son, and apparently she kept shopping after that, because recent media reports say she has now bought about 96 gifts for each of her kids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/c8d840f6eb26fe3f42bd3f6623240076.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4988\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/c8d840f6eb26fe3f42bd3f6623240076.jpg\" alt=\"Mom Spends $2,000 on Nearly 300 Presents for Her Kids\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/c8d840f6eb26fe3f42bd3f6623240076.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/c8d840f6eb26fe3f42bd3f6623240076-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1482367863273_2238\"><figcaption>\u201cThe haters will hate but nothing and no one will change how I do Christmas,\u201d Emma Tapping stated of her Christmas shopping in a Facebook post that showed her Christmas tree from last year. <i>(Photos: Facebook\/Emma Tapping )<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1482367863273_2256\">Last year, Tapping was accused of going too far after purchasing 86 gifts each for her children \u2014 Mia, 14; Ella, 10; and Tatum, who is still a toddler \u2014 and sharing pictures of the lavish display on Facebook. The post went viral, with Facebook friends advising Tapping to ignore the \u201cjealous\u201d people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12342462_10153821484908184_6707177316356704368_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4989\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12342462_10153821484908184_6707177316356704368_n.jpg\" alt=\"Presents \" width=\"403\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12342462_10153821484908184_6707177316356704368_n.jpg 403w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12342462_10153821484908184_6707177316356704368_n-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12342462_10153821484908184_6707177316356704368_n-300x401.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tapping has apparently taken their advice \u2014 this year, the presents are even more bountiful. She shared a photo of her extravagance on Facebook. Yes, there\u2019s a tree under there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Femma.tapping%2Fposts%2F10154815977163184&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tapping\u2019s Christmas shopping has become so legendary that it\u2019s being recorded as part of a documentary, <em>Xmas Excess: Parents Splash the Cash<\/em>. Most of the gifts are supplies her children need for school, Tapping said. She doesn\u2019t use credit cards, and she starts purchasing the gifts, at discount prices, at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In the documentary, it was revealed that her kids didn\u2019t use all of the presents from last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a popcorn maker and a notepad that Ella hasn\u2019t used,\u201d Tapping says. \u201cFor them not to use two things out of all the things I bought them, that\u2019s not so bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_0_4_1482367863273_2351\">Her spending has triggered a debate on social media, with some saying the mom has gone too far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two things Emma Tapping undeniably loves are Christmas and her family (although you might be able to throw holiday shopping into the mix). 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