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Important reminder re Santa

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KabukiNoh · 24/12/2025 22:00

AIBU to remind you to go put the stocking presents in your kids’ rooms? I can feel the post-Christmas-Eve-party-hosting-wine-induced lethargy setting in. Those stockings seem so far from my sofa right now. There’s been so much trauma over the years from that unreliable Tooth Fairy character. Surely Santa won’t let us down…

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ThatNaiceMember · 24/12/2025 23:15

namechange3651 · 24/12/2025 22:03

😂 This is year 2 of the stockings being downstairs for this very reason, and I’m never looking back!

Definitely this, so much easier!

ProfMummBRaaarrrTheEverLeaking · 24/12/2025 23:14

Stocking is currently hanging on the outside bedroom doorknob. Once we've finished watching Die Hard we'll be certain DD is flat out asleep, so can fill and hang back with minimum fuss before bed.

EmbroideredGardener · 24/12/2025 23:14

MammaTill2Pojkar · 24/12/2025 22:47

We have a gro clock, they know if the owl is still asleep to stay in bed and either rest/try to sleep and that when the owl wakes up (7.20) they can come wake us. That with added naps during the day (for us not for them, we take it in turns to stay up and play with them while the other has another hour or so sleep) makes it much more doable lol.

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Gro clocks weren't a thing when mine were that young! Now they're teens and adults I still need that sleep because they keep me up late chatting

PurpleLovecats · 24/12/2025 23:12

Always had identical stockings pre-filled and swapped them.
I’ve just told my 4 dc that the stockings will be downstairs when they get up and they were horrified, asked why when I’ve never done that before!

They are all in their twenties 😂😂

Bunnycat101 · 24/12/2025 23:12

Didimum · 24/12/2025 23:10

My daughter’s put out her socks for her two baby dolls stockings tonight and told me she expects them to be filled in the morning 🙄

We have this too. I’m breaking up a packet of chocolate coins and the cuddly toys are getting a chocolate each.

DanceMumTaxi · 24/12/2025 23:12

Stockings downstairs here.

Didimum · 24/12/2025 23:10

My daughter’s put out her socks for her two baby dolls stockings tonight and told me she expects them to be filled in the morning 🙄

RenegadeKeeblerElf · 24/12/2025 23:08

Here the stockings start out in the living room then are hung on their bedroom door knobs (outside the room!) once filled. I'm currently waiting for the noises coming from the 18 year old's room to subside so I can take them up and go to bed!

socks1107 · 24/12/2025 23:08

DDs are 22 and 19. Santa has put their stockings in their rooms

TheWonderhorse · 24/12/2025 23:05

I'm currently in my DDs bed, as part of the mass Christmas sleepover, and waiting for my eldest (who is fifteen!) to fall asleep so I can text DP to come and do the stockings. I'm here as a mole 🤣

LuckyShark · 24/12/2025 23:05

I just had to get out of bed as I'd forgotten to fill the stocking. Thank you!

Santa has been

My 12 year old is obviously a non believer but more afraid of no presents from mum and dad than santa so has put himself to bed at 7.30 for the past 2 years - he's normally a nightmare so I'll take his 1 early night a year

Bunnycat101 · 24/12/2025 23:04

Wish I’d started this tradition. Have set up downstairs but my 9 year old seems to be trying to catch us out so am currently sat on the stairs trying to work out if it’s safe to attempt stockings. She’d come downstairs at about half 9 but we’d not put anything out as knew she was still awake.

PurplePotatoes · 24/12/2025 23:03

Santa delivers the stockings to our bedroom for opening on our bed!

Headabovetheparapets · 24/12/2025 23:02

🤣lol this reminds me of many many years ago when my mum told us that Santa had a very busy night to get through & wouldn’t have the time to go up to the bedrooms so would leave the stocking/pillowcase by the fire for the morning & it would be unfair to expect him to work harder than necessary. As she later inspired by us kids being very light sleepers🤣🤣

Purpleandredandyellow · 24/12/2025 23:02

GrannyTeapot · 24/12/2025 22:59

The very best parenting tip I ever heard was having duplicate stockings and having one filled and hidden somewhere to simply swap with the unfilled hung up one. It’s an absolute game changer on Christmas Eve.
Here, filled stockings wait at the end of Mum’s bed ready to open in bed with me.

God. That is genius.

Foxyloxy89 · 24/12/2025 23:00

Stockings downstairs here too!

GrannyTeapot · 24/12/2025 22:59

The very best parenting tip I ever heard was having duplicate stockings and having one filled and hidden somewhere to simply swap with the unfilled hung up one. It’s an absolute game changer on Christmas Eve.
Here, filled stockings wait at the end of Mum’s bed ready to open in bed with me.

NippyPete · 24/12/2025 22:58

Team on the bed. It slows them down and give you a solid extra 20-30 minutes of sleep.

Crimblecrumblerules · 24/12/2025 22:55

Mine are all grown up now (but still have stockings). I used to have 2 identical stockings each, one on the bed and the other pre-filled to swap over later on. I think for half their childhood Christmases stockings were on beds and they were allowed to open them when they woke (although I recall some very early morning), then we switched to by the fireplace. By the time they were older teenagers I was having to wake them up on Christmas morning.

Whatever you choose to do, enjoy it all whilst they are young. Mine have flown the nest and it's just me and the dog & cat in the morning.

MammaTill2Pojkar · 24/12/2025 22:47

EmbroideredGardener · 24/12/2025 22:42

We do stockings on the beds so they would play with the smaller toys from them at 5am and not be dragged downstairs at a god awful hour!

We have a gro clock, they know if the owl is still asleep to stay in bed and either rest/try to sleep and that when the owl wakes up (7.20) they can come wake us. That with added naps during the day (for us not for them, we take it in turns to stay up and play with them while the other has another hour or so sleep) makes it much more doable lol.

EmbroideredGardener · 24/12/2025 22:42

We do stockings on the beds so they would play with the smaller toys from them at 5am and not be dragged downstairs at a god awful hour!

rainbowsandraspberrygin · 24/12/2025 22:41

KabukiNoh · 24/12/2025 22:38

Why did I never think of this? Too late for this year. But next year Santa is staying downstairs nearer to my sofa (and tbf, nearer to the chimney related fireplaces. )

Same!!! I’m so tired and wish they were downstairs

mondaytosunday · 24/12/2025 22:40

Stockings are hung by the fire place! Anyway kids are grown now so haven’t done stockings since they were about 12.

SatsumaCandlesCloves · 24/12/2025 22:39

Thanks op..fillings are ready to go but with two teens I'm.hoping I can do them tomorrow morning.

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KabukiNoh · 24/12/2025 22:38

Why did I never think of this? Too late for this year. But next year Santa is staying downstairs nearer to my sofa (and tbf, nearer to the chimney related fireplaces. )

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