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Should personalised Christmas stockings be M & D for mummy and daddy, or their actual initials?

86 replies

Peterrabbity · 03/08/2026 11:10

I think M & D

DH thinks actual initials of our names.

Kids are aged 1 and 4!

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MysteryMachineRidesAgain · 04/08/2026 19:24

plinkityplank · 04/08/2026 15:18

And how old were your children when they realised that? Still believing in Father Christmas?

🙄

Surely about two years old.

Snorlaxo · 04/08/2026 19:29

Even if you call each other mum and dad in front of the kids, they should learn that your real names are “Julia” and “Tom” even if you tend to call each other things like “babe”

Coconutter24 · 04/08/2026 19:29

34feeling54 · 03/08/2026 12:06

Does a 1 year old know that?

Either way, I really don't think it matters.

Father Christmas doesn't buy for adults in our house.

Father Christmas didn’t do the stockings in our house, every family has their own way

Saltysweetspicy · 05/08/2026 17:45

11AndCounting · 04/08/2026 19:09

I wouldn't get them initialled, too identifying.

@11AndCounting what do you mean too identifying?

TheBirdintheCave · 05/08/2026 17:54

I did our own initials when I sewed ours, though my husband’s is D anyway!

EmpressStorm · 05/08/2026 18:25

If it was initials I’d do our names, if it was names I’d do mum and dad.

EmpressStorm · 05/08/2026 18:27

ContractorQuestion · 04/08/2026 16:38

I’m bucking the trend, but if your reason is to have them as nice Christmas decorations, all lined up together, for a cosy family Christmas, then I think “mum” and “dad” (rather than M and D) would be quite nice!

Me too, I hung ours above rhe fire, was lovely, with mum and dad. But I’d not do m and d. that’s weird,

Boreded · 05/08/2026 18:27

InterestedDad37 · 03/08/2026 12:01

Full names, including middle names, plus postcode and house number 👍

You forgot phone number

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 05/08/2026 18:31

Names. My XH used to call me 'mum' all the time and it drove me up the wall. I used to say 'I have a NAME, you know,' through very gritted teeth.

MyNameIsTina · 05/08/2026 18:44

Actual name initials. Not M & D. I wouldn't be averse actual "Mum" and "Dad" or whatever though.

Thepeopleversuswork · 05/08/2026 19:40

I’m actually genuinely envious that people have time to think about stuff like this. At any point in the year but in August???

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