Not to buy new wrapping paper for SC?

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Every year I buy new wrapping paper for my two kids. I wrap each kids in different paper so they can tell whos is whos.

I then wrap my step childs in whatever paper I have left. Step child is not here on christmas day.

I was discussing this with a friend and she said its wrong that step child dont get new paper too? I cant see how it makes any difference?

I think this is their dads call, not you or your friends.

But what you’re saying is fine.

FWIW I always wrap my DCs in at least 3 different papers as I think it looks fun/looks more.

I will usually have some old rolls and buy a couple more each year.

No one will really notice whether they had the same wrapping paper as last year and they don’t care even if they do.

The fun is opening the gift and seeing what’s inside.

Yeah I think either you do the same for them all and save your leftover wrapping paper for everyone else, or you label the gifts and wrap everything in leftover paper so all kids are the same. It's not the wrapping paper, it's the difference you are making with the effort you are taking when wrapping your kids presents as opposed to your sc presents.

But your intent and feeling towards them is expressed through your action. Get them their own paper. Psychologically, it might help you to see them in a different light.

What effort?! Where's the extra effort in wrapping gifts all in one paper as opposed to two different kinds of paper?

I don’t buy new paper, I have plenty from previous years and I don’t wrap each child’s in different paper but it’s ridiculous to buy separate paper for your stepchild if you have leftover paper. I even reuse paper if it’s in good shape - definitely reuse bows. Are we not all trying to be more ecologically conscious?

I don't see any problem. It is just wrapping paper and his presents are not going to be mixed with anyone else because are opened a different time.

I do the same op, use different paper so I don’t have to label. The left over paper then goes into circulation for gifts I will label, either next year or will be not under the tree the same day. As your SC are opening on a different day it makes no difference what paper is used.

Lol

This is such a non bloody issue.

Yes OP you must completely waste, not only your time, but your money too, buying them seperate paper just so they're treated the same as your own children. This is despite the fact that noone will ever know that you have wasted your time and money, or that your own children have separate paper, so it is a completely useless act. The idiots on here! Mind blowing

Wow. A christmas tradition that only applies to 2/3 of the children of the family. Can't you see that is wrong?

I'm surprised at those saying this is an issue. It's just a logistical thing and common sense.

Dont my kids deserve more 'effort' from me as their mother anyway?

Not that I believe wrapping my kids presents in new paper verses old paper is actually any effort

I think if you have nice wrapping paper that is all coordinated and individual for each child, and then you have one child who gets something cobbled together out of leftovers every year then yes that smacks of less effort. Why couldn't dsc get the nice wrapping paper and one of her dc get the cobbled together wrapping? Because there's a noticeable difference that the kids might feel. Op is prioritising her kids and creating a (small in the grand scheme of things) difference between them.

I don’t see why it matters- you buy the new paper so that everyone has their own and can distinguish their presents from each others. If SC doesn’t need to do that then any paper is fine, it’ll be lovely as you’ll have chosen nice papers for them all anyway!

I dont class it as a Christmas tradition! I NEED new paper as I dont have enough left of the old paper to wrap all their presents in one type.

Are people missing the fact that the kid isn’t there Xmas day? They’ll never know about the new paper thing so they won’t care.

Are the papers for your children chosen with their interests/tastes in mind, or are they genuinely fairly generic? I think this matters.

But all the things you’ve listed WOULD be unfair to a stepchild! I don’t think many people would disagree with that.
Here we are talking about wrapping paper. That the child won’t even see .

Exactly!

I think people are seeing the 'new' paper as some sort of special treat/tradition rather than a practical choice. I think you'd have been better off saying - I have 2 children with me on Christmas day so I wrap their presents in 2 different papers so I don't have to faff with labels. A 3rd child is with me on boxing day. As it's just them opening presents that day I wrap them in a range of papers including some that I bought in previous years, is this ok?

And yes it's obviously fine

It's a strange approach, just use gift tags.

🚩🚩 your attitude towards your SC stinks. Why not get a third roll for them?

But it’s the dad doing it so you’re not making any additional effort at all anyway.

If you can't see the problem, then I have no words!