On holiday with dh, dc and IL’s. Dc opened their stockings when they woke up and we’re pretty pleased with what they got. They never really ask for much and we don’t go overboard - 6yo got a wooden sword and shield, some t shirts and bag with his favourite YouTuber on and a switch game. 9yo got a switch game, some books and a Nintendo voucher. Plus they both got the usual pens, chocolates, little stocking filler bits and were perfectly happy. They know they’ll also get little bits from family when we get home. IL’s saw what they’d got and said “well Santa can’t bring much on holiday, you’ll get your proper present when you get home”. I said that they’d get they’re presents from aunts and uncles and my mum when they get home but that we don’t really do presents from just us. IL’s shocked and asked what do we do about their “big” present and I said again that we don’t really do that. They both got a switch for their most recent birthday, don’t need a bike or other console so there really isn’t a big present they want.
Then an hour later I catch MIL knowingly telling dc1 that I was just joking and that of course they’d get their big present when they get home. They won’t! There is no big present. I’m not spending £200 or whatever on a present that neither of them want or need just so they can say that they’ve got a big present.
Ffs!