AIBU to continue my tradition of a Christmas Eve Box?

[Isitbedtimeyet01]

I know Christmas Eve Box's are a contentious issue on mumsnet but I'm hoping for unbiased opinions anyway.

When I was growing we always got new pjs for Christmas and had a film night before bed. When I had my dd 15 years ago I copied this except I put it in a box. This was before I found mumsnet and realised Christmas Eve Boxs were a thing.

Every year since she was 2 she has had the following:
New pjs
Dressing gown
Slippers
A Christmas dvd
Bath bomb or body wash
Something to drink ie hot chocolate
Something to eat ie a pack of sweets.

All stuff I would buy anyway but In a box and it was a vital part of Christmas eve to help wind her down before bed. When she was younger and was asked what she got for Christmas she would recite the contents of the box. She still she loves this tradition and in recent years has used her own pocket money to make me a Christmas eve box.

DH and I have been together for 8 years and living together for 6 and he doesn't get it and wants us to stop as "its a waste of money". Dd has autism and has said she would rather have no presents chrismas day and keep the Christmas eve box.

AIBU to ignore DH and continue the tradition?

I had never heard of Christmas Eve boxes untilI I saw this thread.

I never take posters seriously who harp on about landfill unless they can hand on heart say they’ve never used disposable nappies for (if MN is anything to go by) at least 3 years per child.

@maddiemookins16mum

I never take posters seriously who harp on about landfill unless they can hand on heart say they’ve never used disposable nappies for (if MN is anything to go by) at least 3 years per child.

I used fabric nappies. Terry squares and prefolds mostly and some pockets for days out.

I used the same terries for all 3 - topped up a bit for the last one and didn’t get prefolds til no2.

And they’re now kitchen cloths. The pockets I gave to women’s aid, as they were still serviceable.

Surely the point is to get your children into their new pjs and watch a film to (hopefully) calm them down and (even more hopefully) get them sleeping for a reasonable time?
Also means that on Christmas morning, everyone has matched and clean pjs for photos.

As for buying less than 1 pair of pjs a year - wtf! Do your children not grow?

@Isitbedtimeyet01

Thanks everyone for the responses, I didn't expect so many so I can't reply to all individually.

I agree with many that a new dressing gown every year would be wasteful if not needed, I should have said if she doesn't need one one year she gets a onesie instead of the Pj's and dressing gown.

We must be hard wearing on slippers as definitely needed every year, the old ones tend to be falling apart come Christmas eve.

We don't get designer, primark specials all the way! I would guess all in all less than £20 for the entire contents?!

For the poster suggesting grinch items for DH we did that last year and he found the humour in it

He has read the comments and has said he will admit defeat, he was sure you would all agree with him.

Well done DH. I'm picking up DS's new jammies tomorrow!

Keep the tradition and tell DH to shove off. It’s none of his business to interfere with traditions you and your DD had before you even met him!

If your DD is autistic them presumably routine (in this year of all years!) is vital to her. It sounds lovely. Keep doing it for as long as SHE wants you to.

Ignore him.