What's the equivalent of the Mumsnet Christmas board for dads...

[drspouse]

As I'm currently annoyed with DH moaning yet again that he can't find any present ideas for me/the DC.
Also it would be handy for him to think up some ideas for me to get him!

AI

Oh God, I don't want my Christmas presents chosen by AI!

Trouble is every thread would be men agreeing with each other that “it’ll all work out” and “it’s really not that big a deal, none of my friends get stressed about Christmas”

In an attempt to bd actually helpful - could he pay for a family day out/weekend away? Present for everyone. Or, put ‘what I got my wife/x year old’ into YouTube.

He can do the same as many of us do before signing up for MN - just google Mumsnet Christmas threads and read them. He won’t be able to ask a specific question but he will get lots of ideas. There are always : what do you want for yourself/ best gift for teens, preteens, toddlers etc etc. I always pick up lots of ideas without starting my own thread.

Or he can register for MN…

There is one guy who regularly appears on here at Christmas, has a good idea of what his wife likes (ie actually pays attention) and always gets great advice. I’ll try to find his threads …

Gah! Can’t find it, he appeared each year for a few years, always with a generous budget and some thought as to what he was aiming for eg riding boots, a lovely coat etc.

i asked AI, and was amused by its summary :
When a man logs onto Mumsnet to ask for Christmas present advice, he usually walks straight into a cultural trap. [
The Typical Scenario

• The SOS Post: He posts on Am I Being Unreasonable? or the Christmas board admitting he has no idea what to buy his partner, his mum, or his mother-in-law.
• The Fatal Flaw: He asks open-ended questions like "What do women like?" or "What does a 60-year-old woman want?" without offering a single hobby, interest, or budget.
• The Realization: He discovers—often with mild shock—that the internet knows his partner's inner psyche better than he does.

The Mumsnet Reaction

• The "Does He Believe in Santa?" Verdict: Posters immediately point out that the emotional labor of Christmas has been outsourced to a forum of strangers because he expects a fairy godmother (or his wife) to magically handle it.
• The Interrogation: The replies skip actual gift recommendations and immediately demand diagnostic data: "What are her hobbies?", "Does she read, garden, or cook?", or "Have you even looked at what she's hinted at for the last six months?"
• The Standard Advice: He will be told to buy a specific, pre-vetted item (like nice pajamas, a spa day voucher, or a book), write a proper card, and never, under any circumstances, buy an appliance or a vacuum cleaner unless explicitly begged for one.

There are plenty of men on mumsnet, he can just sign up. They require an email address, not proof you have a uterus.

Yeah, but then he might work out who I am and all my secrets would be laid bare (none of them bad, don't worry, you won't find any threads where I'm told to LTB!)