@CatherineFlick at least I'm not alone in this!

Kid asked for a realm for summer;

• Try to do pay for it on the website; sorry, can only be done in game
• Try to login on a Win11 PC; sorry, you need to be logged in to Windows Store
• Try to do it on a Mac; sorry, Mac only launches the Java version
• Try to do it on kids switch; sorry, only unsupervised accounts can pay for realms
• Try to do it on my switch; sorry, $YourChild has the virtual game card for this game

Got there in the end but... why is it such a PITA?!?

@mntmn @kestral I've already got the NXP i.MX8M Plus version so would love for someone else to have the opportunity to grab it but... if no-one else takes you up on it let me know.