Not to buy new wrapping paper for SC?

She didn’t say her two children aren’t there, just that step child is the only one opening presents?

Unless you quoted the wrong post.

Aren’t there three children when your step child is there? Where do the other two go?

The wrapping paper is a red herring! You obviously treat them differently in other ways/situations. Wrong! They are all just children.

Your OP makes it sound as though you give your kids the good stuff and SC last year's leftovers and I would have said it shows how you value your SC. But, I think from your updates, you give your kids a mix of old and new - so not much of a dilemma.

Don't know why anyone wouldn't use labels on presents (unless you are marking the paper directly?). Must cause a bit of confusion and occasional mis-opening? Just buy a strip of bog standard (plain) label strips if you can't be bothered with the tie ons. How on earth do you know which is which and DC/SC know it's from you?

Just so.
My DSDs gifts won’t come to even half a roll of paper (we don’t get specific paper for her either) but she’s had more than twice as much spent on her than my own kids (and I’m not talking about the small fortune her DM has also spent on her). Poor child will be traumatised 😱

Children don't see practicalities. They see actions and non actions. In a child's eyes not having their own wrapping paper is being treated less than. Yes, in our eyes it's silly but to a child it would mean the world not to be treated differently. Please treat them the same as yours and get them their own paper.

Two lots of "guessing" in the same post. Or "Making stuff up" as I prefer to call it

But your children see your step child doesn't have different paper like them, they may not be able to articulate that they have noticed a difference (and they will), but it will form part of a bigger picture over time. Kids pick up on more things than we give them credit for

It’s hardly a mix of scraps

it’s 2 rolld

maybe one red and one green

or One with Santa and one with Christmas trees

Oh get out of it 🤣do you heck! Not buying a word lol

Oh my, and there lies the issue you are telling people you don’t think your partners child is as deserving as your own!!!!!
If I was your partner I’d kick you to the kerb, they came before you and deserve respect.

Wow!

SC has a mum and a dad to sweat this stuff. You are wrapping pressies for them, which is sweet of you. I doubt the SCs care about your wrapping-paper rituals with your own DCs, and there is no reason at all for you to feel you need to treat them exactly the same as your own DCs.

If you wrap your kids presents in separate paper purely as it is functional, and you can tell who’s is who’s then absolutely fine to use whatever paper is left for SC. If you are doing it to make it nicer and more favourable to your kids then no.

Use what you have.I'm using a combination of what's left from last year and a new roll I've bought. Your SC has gifts, and if they are chosen and given with love then the paper is unimportant.

I've read your post in a way that you purchase different pattern papers for your DC's presents inorder to differentiate but use a mix for your DSC's.

Nothing wrong in doing that.

Such a non issue.

Everything you are doing is from a practical perspective. No favouritism evident.

Leave your dh to choose, buy and wrap for his child. Both of you choose, buy and wrap for your joint children.

I dont know why you are making such a big deal out of paper. Im sure nobody else cares and your friend was inly reacting to the big deal you make of it.

So they should get double spent on them? Say op spends £200 each on her kids, and also £200 on SC. Sounds fair? But then the SC might get another £200 spent by their mother. So one child gets £400 and the others £200 each. Why can't you see that would be unfair?

Perhaps they get labels

Surely you wrap them all up before Christmas though?? So how do you know which are SC if they have a mix of scraps from everyone else?

I dont think the new paper thing matters, but you do it for your children so YOU obviously think it does. So yes, it matters that you're not doing the same for your SC.

All this over children's Xmas paper. mountains and molehills spring to mnd. If it's unused children's wrapping paper it's suitable. The SC will be none the wiser and certainly won't be upset. If you feel guilty about it, then buy a roll especially for the SC.

I would hazard a guess that they have no where near the same spent on them otherwise they would need their ‘own roll’ too but guess “they get stuff from their mum!!” Is the answer 😢

fascinating how many posters on MN have kids who have detailed conversations about wrapping paper. I thought the constant monologues about bums, paw patrol and taylor swift I have to endure from the DC in my life were boring but they are clearly the next coming of oscar wilde in terms of witty conversational repertoire compared to some of your offspring.