Can't believe the crap Christmas presents DH has bought the kids....

[NormaSnorks]

This morning he presented me with a box of stuff he'd ordered off Amazon, and I'm completely

It's as if he doesn't know his kids AT ALL. I can guarantee it will all be discarded within 5 minutes of opening...
I can't believe he's wasting all this money too, at a time when we can't afford it. Why didn't he at least talk to me about what he was going to buy?

In the box there is:

• a 'puzzle ball' for DS1 (AGE 12!) - IT LOOKS REALLY BABYISH
• 2 movies from 1950s/ 1970s, which DH wants to watch, but says we should give to DS1 & DS2
• a physics book which is way too advanced for DS1 (but DH says he'll 'grow' into (yeah - when he's about 20!) (Again, DH wants to read this).
• 2 books which DH has bought for himself "so that I can give them to him" WTF?
• a 'classic' novel for DS2, which we already have in the bookcase, and he has shown no interest in....

I am just so sad that he is so out of touch with his sons . He is like this every Christmas, and will probably get angry (with them) when he realises that they don't find his presents very interesting.

:(

I'm with you on the shopping for other people front. I do ALL our shopping. Dh's parents give us money (usually after the event) to buy the kids presents because 'its not much fun xmas shopping'. They are very fit and very active and I have a 14 months old to try and drag round town whilst ds is in school.

I hate Christmas with him

You know this isn't normal in a loving relationship, right? :(

I'm torn - he does sound incredibly selfish, but then others have raised good points about having mental blocks. I do understand this, and if this is the case then he should consider counselling. That is why I asked what he is otherwise like. He should damn well want to get over it, for his DCs' sakes. That's part of being a parent... at least trying not to repeat the mistakes made by your own parents.