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To be miffed by hubby actions

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Tacobelle111 · 02/12/2025 20:12

My hubby and I discussed getting out 3 teens and ourselves a very expensive gift on top of their Xmas pressie to celebrate end of a crappy year for us and him getting a new job. Few weeks back he said he’d decided he didn’t want to and would rather bank the money and maybe get them it next year. I agreed and left it at that ( although slightly gutted aswell ).
fast forward to today - he’s working away for a couple of days and I was in his office, which is also a the room- went to put the tree lights on and pulled on the cupboard door to pull cabinet forward so I could access the plug and cupboard door came open and inside I noticed 5 equal boxes wrapped in our individual wrapping paper , one for each, the kids and his labeled from Santa and mine labelled from him.
judging my size of the boxes I’m guessing they are what we’d decided we was gonna surprise them with but he changed his mind. Although it’s a lovely thought on his part I feel someone miffed that I’ve been left out of the large present giving and come xmas morning it’s gonna look like they was just from him and not me. I’m peri so never sure whether I’m being over sensitive. But it just feels like he discussed with me, then went behind my back and did it anyway and now the kids will remember it as the year dad surprised us with ….. not mum and dad.
AIBU? Should I say something now?

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Tacobelle111 · 02/12/2025 20:43

Wow - ok - the kids are 15 upwards and non believe in Santa just for the record.
so it would be blatantly obvious it’s just from him if I’m surprised aswell.
I guess I feel somewhat left out of the large present giving. I’m a housewife so don’t earn any money and already don’t feel valued as equal to him in our teens eyes with stuff they say and way they behave. His parents also treat our money as his and not mine. They thank him only when we pay for meals and take them away on holiday. Makes me feel invisible and demoted in my own marriage. I gave up my job so he could go smash his and I could ensure the kids had a stable parent at home constantly and somewhere along the line I’ve been seen by all as on par with the kids not the hubby. Hubby doesnt view me that way but is aware how I feel. I suppose I kinda feel like this action when he knows how I feel will amplify that. It’s not that I want the credit- but I don’t believe big gifts should be just seen as just from him and not both of us. He could have told me about the kids and suprised me with mine.
I think it’s wonderful he wants to suprise us.

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Hankunamatata · 02/12/2025 20:42

He was trying to do something nice by sounds of it.

TheatricalLife · 02/12/2025 20:40

Yesimmoaningaboutbenefits · 02/12/2025 20:32

Did everyone just miss the part about 3 teens? I've yet to meet a teen who still believes in Santa!

I write my tags to my 18 and 20 year old from Father Christmas. It's a joke.

Hedgehogx · 02/12/2025 20:35

Men cant get anything right.

I think its sweet op dont make a big deal out of it.

ADHDwifeHP · 02/12/2025 20:33

I would be miffed too! 😂 but I’d get over it

Pippa12 · 02/12/2025 20:32

I think he’s trying to do something nice- especially as he labelled the gifts from Santa.

Yesimmoaningaboutbenefits · 02/12/2025 20:32

Did everyone just miss the part about 3 teens? I've yet to meet a teen who still believes in Santa!

Greggsit · 02/12/2025 20:27

You're being ridiculous. He's trying to be nice and surprise you! And he's not taking credit, he's giving it to Santa.

Let him do something nice without moaning.

lazyarse123 · 02/12/2025 20:26

Yadbu. I think he's tried to do a nice thing. He knows it's something everyone wants so wants it to be a surprise.

TheatricalLife · 02/12/2025 20:21

He was trying to be nice and surprise you, obviously. Don't ruin it. Being offended is silly and overly sensitive. He's even labelled them from Santa, it's not like he's playing Billy Big Bollocks.

Arlanymor · 02/12/2025 20:21

The kids ones say Santa on the tags, so no one is going to think they are just from him. Yours has his name because you don’t believe in Santa. He’s trying to surprise you and treat you all, which I think is very sweet actually. I hope you don’t spoil the surprise. I really can’t understand why you are miffed, honestly.

Farmwifefarmlife · 02/12/2025 20:18

They are labelled form Santa not from dad so I don’t see how the kids will think they are from him?

Grumpynan · 02/12/2025 20:18

It really depends how he words it when giving them out, I would assume he wants to treat you all which is lovely.

JudgeBread · 02/12/2025 20:17

He's trying to do something nice and surprise you after a shit year, and you're getting pissy because you won't get any "credit"??

Yeah you're being over sensitive and silly.

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 02/12/2025 20:15

Don’t ruin a nice surprise.

Nananaaaas · 02/12/2025 20:14

He wanted to surprise you. Make it magical for you. Instead you’re offended that he did a nice thing.

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