Who buys the DC presents in your house?

[hardknocklife123]

This is literally ALL left to me. We both work full time but if I left it to H there wouldn't be a single present for the kids. He doesn't even know what I've bought OR care!

Anyone else? I still have everything to wrap 😡😡😡

We both buy stuff and dh had preordered the PS5 in September i think. I wrap most stuff. Dh wraps my presents.

Some time ago I decided that my husband would buy for his side of the family and I would buy for mine. This has definitely made it much easier. I don’t mind doing the buying anyway as it’s the wrapping that’s the hard bit, I think you should get hubby involved with that since he’s done nothing so far! Also my kids really like wrapping (not for their own presents of course) so maybe you can also get them involved? I buy lots of that sellotape with the little cutter attached so they can do it easily. Get them all on it this weekend OP and you go run a bath and relax

With my ex husband I did everything, but he had to 'approve' it, so everything was a mad rush by me as he couldn't be arsed to look at a spreadsheet and click a few links.

Boyfriend has not only bought my dc gifts, he hasn't asked me for input, won't tell me what they are so it's a surprise and has also wrapped them already.

Don't make an effort for someone who doesn't see you as worth making an equal effort.

Me! Every single present is bought and wrapped aside from a ps5 which I hoped dh could handle preordering as he seemed very interested in getting the dc one (nope, still don’t have one although I do know they are difficult to get hold of!) so he has now decided they are having Apple watches instead. Asked him about them last night and he’s off to pick them up on Sunday apparently. I’m staying out of it.

I do all the buying and wrapping. Unless I allocate a very specific job to dh eg find this must have present that is out of stock. Or pick up this argos order. Dh has to build anything that needs built and help bring the present out for wrapping and on Christmas eve.

I enjoy it though. The only time I get annoyed at my effort v his is if he complains about a present or cost. He is either involved or he isn't. (If I was buying anything really extravagant I would discuss)

Bless him, this year I asked dh to get one gift to the value of £20 for each of the kids. 2 adult dd and bf’s. Normally he works in a nice town and would probably have quite enjoyed this, this year wfh and boy did he stress. He got 1 item for £32 and was using me a soundboard for the others and his ideas were awful,

Eventually more by luck than anything else I came up with perfect ideas for the others, but definitely worth doing as it focuses him on all the stuff I usually do. Since I refused to write the Christmas cards several years ago we haven’t sent any.

I do all presents but I start early and love it. DH will discuss ideas for DS and get mine. He also helps wrap.

I've always done almost all the buying and wrapping for dd's birthday and Christmas but enjoy doing it so it's not a problem. DP has very occasionally got involved with a specific present eg when we bought dd a bike.

Dd worked it out years ago when she realised that dp was curious about what she was unwrapping. Now she often makes a joke if it and asks if he'd like to see what he's given her.

I wrap as I’m quicker and enjoy it so I pick a night and DH cooks and washes up whilst I do it but we both do the shopping online for DC and relatives.

We both buy gifts, though DH definitely spends more than me as he always rushes out last minute to buy more as he believes they dont have enough🙈

Generally me but DH may do occasionally or we do it together. I love buying presents as a sahm it’s easier for me when DCs are at school and nursery. If DHs sees something he knows I’m looking for or DCs will like he will get.

If I left it all to DH though, there would definitely not be as many gifts.

DH does all of the two DC.

But then he is a sahp and I work full time.

I pick stocking stuff up in sales from Oct onwards, we discuss and decide on a main present, and he usually buys something at the last minute. I tend to wrap it all because unwrapped presents stress me out!

I buy all gifts, however the main gifts we do talk about and decide together. Stockings I do really as I enjoy it but he always sees what I have got. He wraps my gifts and I wrap everything else. All gifts come out of joint money.

I buy everything for DD but DP helps me wrap and does occasionally come up with a good idea for her.
We shop together for his 2 older children and he’s pretty good at buying for me so I don’t have any complaints.

My DH and I usually buy the main gift together and do the wrapping. I like to pick up some extra bits and bobs. He's certainly never been surprised about any present DD received.

I'm shocked that some men can't be bothered buying presents for their children. If I left my DH to it he maybe wouldn't pick exactly what I would pick but he's certainly capable of picking a present that our 3 year old will love.

We do it together. He buys his side of family their presents and I do mine. I will say though that is recent as when I worked less it made sense for me to do the bulk but I now work more so we sit down one evening and just do it all.

I do the very vast majority of it. This suits me though. And i buy well in advance. I frequently have stuff for next Christmas never mind this one. This has been a real blessing this year. I had loads of bits and then shopped in September / October. DH will buy the occasional thing but I'm not fussed if he doesn't. He buys expensive pointless stuff anyway. This year ive bought presents for myself too. Its fine as i get what i want and DH is paying for it. And it avoids stress. I also wrap everything. I had most of it done pre-December.

Christmas is one of the few things i tend to be organised about and have long had an aversion to shopping in December after working one Christmas in the Trafford Centre and getting stuck for hours in traffic. I couldn't think of anything worse than still having shopping or wrapping to do this week.

I do most of the Christmas shopping too. Though DH's job is the last shop before Christmas. (and no he's not one of those infamous MN threads). Hes sent so we will get cheese and i dont feel guilty when he spends a small fortune!!!

I genuinely have nothing else to do. And thats the way i like it Christmas week so i can actually enjoy it.

We are watching Elf this afternoon with popcorn.

He buys for his side and i do mine. Although i chose PIL's this year because i spotted it in the clearance section of Argos. Last year they bought themselves a £60 plus coffee machine and demanded he pay them for it, which he did so wasnt having a repeat of that. As far as the kids go i do all the buying, hes helping me wrap it all whether he wants to or not! He did buy DS a Vans hoody that matches his this year which i thought was quite sweet and actually used his own brain and ordered my xmas presents solo without me literally sending him links for stuff.

Money is shared and we discuss what to get everyone especially the kids, because it is too hard to choose 😄

I did do the kids stocking fillers myself because they’re such small/insignificant things and I ordered them online along with some for DH. DH works and I don’t so I have much more headspace for this stuff!

I do all the buying for our children. For his family I leave it to him and if they get no presents I don’t give a shit. I always make sure we both wrap them though, I’m not doing all of that by myself plus he’s better at wrapping than me which is annoying

Although actually I had no input into what he is getting his parents as I barely know them. His nieces and nephews was joint brainstorming. We don’t buy for his bro and SIL.

We both discuss the presents, we have ordered them online this year, and DH actually wrapped them as he gets more satisfaction out of wrapping. I get why it may be left to one parent if one is a SAHP and the other works a lot. But I dont know why one parent wouldnt be involved in a discussion about what presents DCs are getting

We both buy them from a shared list and tick them off when we've got them. Usually DH will pick up a few extra bits if he sees them. I wrap because I have more free time than him plus I don't mind wrapping

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