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AIBU?

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To do my own stocking?

28 replies

crappyday · 27/11/2014 21:49

It's our first christmas at home with just me, DH & the kids. Before we've always been at my parents or ILs. At their houses, adults & kids all get stockings. Adult stockings have eg chocolates, tangerine, shower gel, chutneys, shave gel, post it notes etc.
Parents sort out kids stockings.
DH is not into presents. Buying or receiving. I know this about him. Which is fine. I'm doing stockings for the kids and for DH. I've dropped hints to DH that he should sort out mine.
I've told him directly.
He thinks it shouldn't be important to me. To be fair to him, he works very hard, very long hours and has no time for shopping.
AIBU to buy bits and pieces that I need for my stocking- shower gel, razor blades etc as well as chocolates and a few treaty bits?
Or is that a bit weird?
If I don't get a stocking at all my kids will want to know why.

OP posts:
fredfredgeorgejnr · 28/11/2014 09:04

"DH is not in presents"

"I'm doing him a stocking"

Why do you do things your DH dislikes? STOP

YABU for that, do your own if you want, but also explain to your DH again that you would like a surprise and it would be important to you if he could try and do something. He should be able to find the time for something, and telling him that he's not going to have to deal with something he doesn't want on christmas might help him find the time.

MissMooMoo · 28/11/2014 10:38

my dp is absolutely rubbish at buying gifts. He always waits until the last minute and rushes out and comes back with a load of crap. for the last few years I complied a list of things I like and emailed it to him, , including sizing, colour, scent etc. He then picks a few things and buys them. I get something I really like but its still a surprise on xmas morning as I don't know WHICH items he has purchased.

Thurlow · 28/11/2014 10:44

If you're kids are going to be confused that you're the only one who doesn't have a stocking then it makes sense to do your own.

Personally I wouldn't do one for your DH, so that only kids get a stocking. You said he's not really in to it, so don't do one,

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