thinking about not doing stockings? dc are 24, 21 and 19,

[GaryBaldbiscuit]

i am just so busy working
they are a palavar, and not really wanted.

i know i will though, but aIbu to think about not doing them.

feeling guilty for not buying advent calenders fgs

I love my stocking! Could you ask your DC to create a stocking for each other? (like a secret santa)

Because it brings joy and fun to lots of adults especially I think when between older parents and adult children. Totally get that some feel it is mad but don’t get that it bothers them or is unimaginable. Perhaps I am just feeling nostalgic as I lost my lovely ma very recently but I think stockings are special at all ages in different ways.

Stockings stopped when believing in Santa stopped. and that's the reason they continue for my adult children. We've never had the "is Santa real?" conversation.

The adult children also do a stocking for me and DH.

I have to have my stocking Op, it’s the best part of Christmas morning. I’m bring spolit this year, my partner is doing me one for at home and my parents for when I go to theirs at lunch time.
My dad does my mum one and dd gets one from me and one from my mum.

My dad always told me (and still says it every Christmas) that chocolate oranges were invented by a child eating their satsuma and chocolate coins at the same time one Christmas morning

My mum still gives me a chocolate selection box. I'm 65

I am doing stockings for DGD's and DGS's teddies - a tradition I foolishly started three years ago for DGD, and this year felt DGS should be included as he is old enough to notice. DGD firmly believes Father Christmas fills her teddy's stocking.

D.C. stockings now contain things they need like toiletries, underwear, socks and a few sweets. My youngest daughter 25 would be beside herself if Christmas came with no stocking.

We do them for all of our 5DC but most of ours are younger than your DC,we have DS22,DS20,DS17,DD15 and DD11.

I still get a stocking and I'm 43 my DH does one for me and I do one for him and he's 36.

Our oldest has his own place now but we've still bought him an advent calendar and he's still getting a stocking,he's staying over on Christmas Eve.

I'd hope once they're all in long term realtionships that they're OH's will take over with the Christmas stockings and Avdent calendar and they'll do the same for they're partners,that or I'll end up doing 11 stockings and advent calendar's

I have to say my favourite part of Christmas was always my stocking and I made sure I always told my Mum that,even though you didn't have the internet when I was growing up she always managed to get the most amazing small gifts for my stocking and my Mum and Dad even did me one when I was an adult because I was a single mum to 4DC and they didn't want me to miss out and I can still remember some of the presents I got in my stocking from when I was a child.

I still enjoy doing our DC's stockings and although it can be hard for me to try and think of new and different things to put into all of they're stockings the extra work is worth it when I see they're faces after they've woken up and opened they're stockings.

I have told me 2, that they will not get as much as they did when they were younger (they are 21 and 19 yr olds)

Bloodybridget that's sweet - like Teddy Robinson

This is very timely as I have been debating the same (DC are similar ages).

DS 1 & DS2 have both graduated and are independent and earning reasonable money. DS3 is a new student and obviously not as well off. DS1 also will not be with us on Christmas morning for the first time.

I have therefore decided to not do the older two stockings for the first time but as DS2 will be around on Christmas morning, I might get him just a few chocs or something.
DS3 though is that bit younger and he will still get a stocking, but it may be a little less 'filled' than before.

My 21 doesn't want o e, but the 19 year old does

I don’t find Christmas exhausting because I don’t martyr myself into organising everything. We have a nice time but keep it very simple. I told my DS (17) that he wouldn’t be having a stocking this year and he actually seemed relieved, I realised that I was doing it for my sake more than his as I actually enjoy shopping for little bits and pieces. I have now got him a few small items (school stuff & toiletries) but I certainly haven’t gone overboard.

PrivateEggnog DGD loves Teddy Robinson, I introduced her to him!