To ask if my husband has issues?

[MaxineReynolds]

Each year he wraps empty boxes and places under the Christmas tree and hides all the real presents in case we ‘get burgled’.

We’ve never been burgled thankfully- this is not normal though is it?

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Don’t bite Blaa. Babs has a tendency to make ridiculous comments on posts. Best to just ignore

At least he’s wrapping stuff, my DH won’t wrap anything

Oh bless him! I think it's sweet.

shadow cheers .....I know I shouldn't but can't help it sometimes!!

BettyBitchface l'm with you. l lived in a northern terrace for fifty odd years before l moved south to Yorkshire. Working class and clearly a chav myself, although l managed 28 years with the police, which is probably why l never got burgled. ;D

Surely the burglars will go through the house and find the real presents anyway

Not normal. Did something happen in a past Christmas that he has not shared with you?

That seems like an enormous effort and waste of paper just to screw over a theif.... also that theif probably wouldn't go for covered boxes unless the weight and shape were of expensive items like a console, tablet, phones.....

I thought burglars tended to examine the packaging left in bins after Christmas to work out if there is anything worthwhile nicking....

Doctorgull you say! Does he have any anti theft Christmas wrapping paper?

Do I need a fake passport to see him🤪🤪🤪

Reminds me of the Dara O’Briain sketch where he talks about people unplugging all the electrical items when they go on holiday, the tv, the lights... but not the fridge... you can trust the fridge. 😂

It sounds like it’s his ‘thing’. Quite sweet tbh!

Interesting that he thinks it's your responsibility to make sure you have enough less in the freezer.

If people spent less time making decoy presents for burglars and more time organising their OWN peas, maybe Britain would be great again!

Peas, not less, obviously 😆

Chode - yes peas are my responsibility- we have defined blue and pink roles in our house!

My parents house got burgled in December once, the Christmas presents that were visible through the window were taken, along with all the dvds on the shelves. Apparently it’s really really common. We’ve never had presents under the tree until Christmas Eve anyway but I don’t think we’d have put them out like that having had that happen, so while I think putting wrapped boxes out is weird (as is not locking the doors etc- he does know you wouldn’t be able to claim ANYTHING on insurance??) he has the right idea.

@ChodeofChodeHall

If people spent less time making decoy presents for burglars and more time organising their OWN peas, maybe Britain would be great again!

I think that is the funniest thing I've seen on here in ages.

OP, I now have an image of you sitting counting frozen peas into a pan while your DH patrols the tree in a ninja headband with a truncheon.