To think I have bought enough Christmas presents for my DCs?

[StuntNun]

DH is off work today for the school nativity so I took the opportunity to show him what I have bought for our three DCs for Christmas - taken from their Santa letters but ignoring the more ludicrous requests such as Xboxes and TVs for both their bedrooms. I have spent £65 per child and he reckons it isn't enough. Apparently DS1's 'pile' won't be big enough and DS2 hasn't got a large sized gift. So now he wants to go out and buy more stuff just to make the pile of presents bigger.

My DCs will also be getting presents from each other (which I paid for), my parents, DH's parents and from our five brothers and sisters. They will also get money from my gran and DH's aunt.

AIBU to think that this is plenty, more than enough in fact, and there is no need to buy more presents just to make a bigger pile?

Please do as you think right/can afford. Not what you feel pressured into by DH or what seems to be the majority on MN.

I sometimes almost feel physically sick at the "AIBU to be worried that 37 presents isn't enough for DS" type of threads on here.

We have spent similar to you OP. Yes, we could afford more, but the DC have got quite enough stuff as it is and I don't see the need to give them everything their little hearts desire as I don't think it does them any good in the long run.

YANBU, what you have sounds fine. If your husband wants to go out and buy more with his money then fine but it doesn't sound necessary.

I've spent about £40 on each of my two and just have the stocking stuff (around £10 each I expect) to go. They don't have the same 'size' of presents but they do have the same number.