Holiday packing

I pack for me and DS (6). Hubby packs his own after I tell him what he needs to pack lol.

Who's making a fuss? If they're so bothered about one person doing all the packing then marvellous, they've just volunteered.

FWIW I have a DH and two DC (13 and 10). We all do our own packing. I remind the DC about swimming gear and sometimes they run out of pants, but they learned very quickly.

Everyone puts what they want packing on the bed (me, DH, DD15) I then pack it as I quite enjoy it. DH packs all chargers etc in a rucksack. I don’t check what I’m given so it’s their responsibility to put the right stuff out.

I pack mine, my husband packs his own.
I usually pack our daughters but as she is older I ask what she wants included and make sure that things work as outfits. She has started doing her own packing now but I make sure essentials have been included.
I pack most of the toiletries, health things etc that are for all to use, buy we each pack things that are just for us.

Your husband should absolutely pack for himself! If he tends to forget essentiels you may remind him but a grown man packs his own suitcase. I packed for my young children but let them put everything they planned to take on their bed. A great educational moment to remind them they will need underware! And a toothbrush! Once my husband forgot his shaving stuff. I let him use my Venus and that looked so ridiculous he'll never forget his own again 😂

I pack for myself and ds5. dd13, ds15 & OH pack for themselves. I do make a loose list for teens have they got x amount of pants, shorts, swimwear etc. Then I also pack all the toiletries, lotions and potions. OH pays for the holiday and I ensure travel insurance is taken out, passports are in date & any paperwork, parking booked etc.

@Newusernamee How funny - my DH is ex services (police).

I pack for DD8 & me. DD12 gets her own bits together. DH does his own. I do most of the organising of money/food/towels/toiletries/beach stuff but DH sorts & packs the car
We are going next fri for 2 weeks but we are both working right up to the night before we go so I've started sorting bits already.

I have never packed for another adult. My dd is a teenager and packs for herself (she always asks how many nights we're going for, what the weather will be like etc and packs accordingly). My ds is younger and I pack with him, ask him what he wants to take etc. I will start getting him to think about how many tshirts, shorts ect he thinks he might need so that I don't inadvertently raise a man who can't pack his own 😄

I pack for myself and dd (14). Older ds and dh pack for themselves.

I pack for myself. My DH packs for himself and the kids

We're away at the moment- me, DH, and kids aged 9, 7 and 3. Me and DH wrote the packing list together. We each packed our own clothes, kids ages 9 and 7 packed their own (they were told how many outfits to bring and underwear). Me and DH packed the 3 year olds. Everything else we just sort of packed and ticked off the list as we went. I did more of the "other" packing than DH, who did all the loading into the car.

So no, I absolutely don't think you should be doing all the packing for your family! Everyone can do a bit, even if you end up doing slightly more than everyone else.

Mum and dad should jointly pack for the kids, or take it in turns. Unless one of them enjoys always packing for the kids as well!

All of us pack for ourselves here. I used to help the kids when they were very young, but not since they left primary school. I really couldn't be arsed with that.

DH and I have always packed our own. Neither of us gives a shit if we "match" or not. What the fuck is that all about? Ridiculous.

They should at least sort out what they want to take, even if you then physically put it into the cases. If they refuse, pack all the wrong stuff - they won't insist again 😉

We all pack for ourselves. The dc have done there own packing since mid primary school, but I talk them through it a bit (e.g. "how many tops will you need?" "Have you remembered pjs/hairbrush/a book").

I get DH & 2 late teen DC to get together all their stuff which I then pack - after removing a considerable amount from DH's pile as he completely overpacks and would cost us a fortune in excess baggage charges. I split out the clothes into the suitcases so that if 1 goes missing, we all lose a bit of clothing rather than 1 person loses everything. For little DC, I do everything as he is far too little to bring anything other than toys and food (neither of which he needs to bring!!)

My friend packed her DS's case for a lads trip to Magaluf the other week.

I sort out for me and kids (plus all other odd bits n bobs). DH packs for himself and I don't get involved with what he's taking/packed!
He actually packs the cases though usually.

I’d actually hate to have someone else pack for me, because they might not bring the stuff I wanted.

I pack for myself and both small children.
DH packs for himself.

The bathroomy stuff is what times the most brainpower for me though, not clothes.

Me for self, and help 9 yo do his.

14 yo does her own, with maybe a tiny bit of reminding

Really lucky not married to a man who can’t back. Exh did do his own when we were together but then used to make everyone trog round the shops on holiday because he’d forgotten stuff

Not what you want on holiday at all!

I pack for myself, and the kids’ clothes and essentials, and the medical stuff, and the kids pack anything extra they want like entertainment stuff, and my DH just packs for himself. If we are going on UK and taking householdy stuff like cleaning things and food, we would do it together.

To be fair though, I am a massive overpacker, and won’t really let my DH pack for the kids even if he offers, because I know he wouldn’t pack as thoroughly as I do, and would bring a lot less, and it would give me such mega anxiety over not being in control of it that it’s not worth it!

I do the actual packing because our things are split between several suitcases (in case one goes missing) and I am the better organiser. DH and DS need to give me what they are taking though for it to be packed.