Not to buy new wrapping paper for SC?

Wow. A christmas tradition that only applies to 2/3 of the children of the family. Can't you see that is wrong?

Yes OP you must completely waste, not only your time, but your money too, buying them seperate paper just so they're treated the same as your own children. This is despite the fact that noone will ever know that you have wasted your time and money, or that your own children have separate paper, so it is a completely useless act. The idiots on here! Mind blowing

This is such a non bloody issue.

Lol

I do the same op, use different paper so I don’t have to label. The left over paper then goes into circulation for gifts I will label, either next year or will be not under the tree the same day. As your SC are opening on a different day it makes no difference what paper is used.

I don't see any problem. It is just wrapping paper and his presents are not going to be mixed with anyone else because are opened a different time.

I don’t buy new paper, I have plenty from previous years and I don’t wrap each child’s in different paper but it’s ridiculous to buy separate paper for your stepchild if you have leftover paper. I even reuse paper if it’s in good shape - definitely reuse bows. Are we not all trying to be more ecologically conscious?

What effort?! Where's the extra effort in wrapping gifts all in one paper as opposed to two different kinds of paper?

But your intent and feeling towards them is expressed through your action. Get them their own paper. Psychologically, it might help you to see them in a different light.

Yeah I think either you do the same for them all and save your leftover wrapping paper for everyone else, or you label the gifts and wrap everything in leftover paper so all kids are the same. It's not the wrapping paper, it's the difference you are making with the effort you are taking when wrapping your kids presents as opposed to your sc presents.

I think this is their dads call, not you or your friends.

But what you’re saying is fine.

FWIW I always wrap my DCs in at least 3 different papers as I think it looks fun/looks more.

I will usually have some old rolls and buy a couple more each year.

No one will really notice whether they had the same wrapping paper as last year and they don’t care even if they do.

The fun is opening the gift and seeing what’s inside.

So? There's a reason why. It's just wrapping paper for God sake, people get so ridiculous over step kids being treated identically. Continue as you are OP and don't waste paper pandering to this insanity.

People on here are nuts! Would start a fight in an empty room

OP what you do is normal. I wouldnt worry SC aren't going to grow up crack heads because you didnt use seperate paper. I do the same as you with 4 kids getting different wrapping paper as I can't be arsed with tags, although not with step kids but whatever is left I use for everyone elses presents

Yeah my step mothers made far more effort to include me than my actual deadbeat father but they are NOT my mam, never will be and it would be insulting to try.

I got along with them fine but they where more like an 'aunt who married your uncle' than a parent. I didn't ever expect them to treat me the same as their biological children who they where the full time mother of (and my mother didn't even know their kids so they where never included in my maternal side, why would they, so we where never going to be treat 'the same').

Their was no hurt feelings over this, they owed me nothing, I'm not their kid and after my dad ditched them I never saw them again.

Considering you buy the SC multiple presents it would make sense to buy them their own paper too rather than treating them like an after though. I don't think it’s a big deal but it’s odd to do it for your kids but not SC when all get multiple presents.

It sounds like your friend has misunderstood and thinks DSC’s presents are wrapped in scratty old leftovers and reused paper.

For the sake of a couple of quid I think I’d buy a different roll for your DSC as well going forwards, even if it’s only you that knows your system. They’d feel a bit rubbish if they do ever find out.

She buys the 2 different papers so she knows who the presents are for. Not for a theme.

Not a big deal to use different paper for each of the children living in the same house so the presents are clearly visually distinct on Christmas morning. I do this with my son and husband. People that don't live here get whatever's left, depending on whether they are an adult or a child.

Not a big deal using whatever's left to wrap step-child's present as they aren't opening the presents in the same room and so those gifts don't need that visual distinctness. I assume that if step-child was with you on christmas morning, they'd get a third paper type, for ease.

Not a big deal to buy new paper every year if you use last year's up.

Really wasteful if you buy new wrapping every year for the sake of it, and the novelty of a new theme.

This thread is a shining example of how strangely people view things as soon as the word “step” is mentioned on MN. I’ve never came across it in real life.
“Mustn’t just buy your own child a pair of trainers when they need them. You must buy your SC trainers too whether they need them or not, else you’re treating them differently/othering them/scarring them for life.”
“Mustn’t treat your DC to a Happy Meal while DSC are with their mum, not fair for them to miss out. You must either do a hour round trip to collect them or don’t go at all.”
God help the in laws who don’t think of a child they have met twice as being equal to their own grandchildren. And on and on it goes.
Now it’s the turn of wrapping paper to come under scrutiny, as if the child in question gives a shit 😒
People can become resentful and burn out having to question and doubt every little thing. This amount of handwringing is not healthy or normal.

Meh I buy different paper for my kids (and by different I mean one will be blue with christmas trees, one red stars and one silver 'merry Christmas' etc... so all visually different at a glance) purely to easily tell them apart on Christmas morning when we are picking them out in turn to open.

Some years I have reused left overs from previous years if there is enough and every year I wrap everyone else's presents in the old left overs as they aren't their on Christmas morning so it doesn't matter what paper is used.

Its done for practical issues not to be 'special'.

I have honestly never known a single child that gave a shiny shit about wrapping paper.

The OP gets different paper for her kids so they know whose presents are whose, that's not an issue for SC so it's irrelevant. Crazy people suggesting SC needs his very own paper each year. None of the kids probably even look at it.

OP what do you do with the rest of the paper? It sounds really wasteful would be my concern.

This is crazy. I mean really fucking crazy. Of course it makes no difference whatsoever whether you use different paper for SC. They would have absolutely no idea anyway as they are not there when the other kids open theirs. You're friend, quite frankly, sounds like a fucking idiot.

It doesn't make a difference. It's so the kids can easily identify which presents are theirs. SC isn't there Xmas say so her/his presents won't be under the tree with the others anyway.

Exactly. Anyone who complains about this is just thinking of their own hurt adult feelings eg the thought of it “happening” to their own child who has a SM. It’s wrapping paper and their child won’t care, so it’s all about hurt mummy feelings rather than anything else.

I think this is fine- different paper is actually more interesting if you are looking at a pile of presents and there is no point in wasting it. You aren't treating them differently in a way they will even notice I expect- mine couldn't tell you what paper the presents had on as they are so busy tearing it off 😂