Separated parents - 2 Christmas stockings?

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My daughter is staying with her dad on Christmas Eve, so will wake up with him first thing Christmas Day and then come to me mid morning and stay for the rest of the day.

She no longer believes in Santa.

I've bought things for her stocking that I know she wants, I've been compiling a list since late summer. I feel aggrieved at the thought of passing it all over to my ex to give to her as he'll get all the credit. Do I keep them myself so she gets a second stocking from me? What do others do?

Why on earth would you pass it over to your ex. He can buy his own and you give them to her when she is at yours.

I have never given my ex presents I have bought for my daughter to open at his house.

You keep the stocking at your house and do it together when she’s with you. Dad does his own stocking.

definitely keep hold and do your own stocking

Second stocking definitely especially as she no longer believes in Santa. Your ex can do his own for her.

Yes, 2 stockings. You're not your ex's lackey.

No! She gets her stocking at your house.

Since she no longer believes, why not just wrap the presents and give them to her on Christmas Day from you? Do a stocking on the years she's with you over Christmas Eve night.

No way keep them at yours, mine are all adults now and still have a stocking by the mantelpiece.

She no longer believes in Santa so she will know they’re from you - give them to ex and she will assume he got them.

Thanks all, you've confirmed what I was thinking but I wasn't sure if it is weird for a kid to get 2 stockings. Or just a bonus 😁

Definitely - a bonus! Kids get double presents for Xmas's and b'days now.....

I’m in a similar position this year with my oldest who’s staying at his Dads and coming over to mine on Christmas morning, I’m doing him a stocking which I’ll give to him as soon as he gets to mine at 8am. ex will probably do his own for DS to open, I definitely want to see him opening it and any other gifts too. 😊

Another saying not to pass them over! I personally wouldn’t do them as another stocking, but maybe a silly gift wrapped in a gift, within a gift kind of thing just as a bit of fun between the two of you 😊

I'd put it on her bed Christmas night so it's a surprise when she wakes up boxing day

The bonus benefit of having the sadness and hassle of separated parents is that you get two stockings, two Christmases, two birthday celebrations and extra holidays!

Just wrap them up as gifts or a gift basket, but 2 stockings is also fine