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Does anyone else have a DH who takes no interest in choosing, buying or wrapping their kid' s birthday presents?

28 replies

guineapugs · 27/09/2022 20:52

It's all left to me. I enjoy it and have the time as I work part time. On suggesting we wrap our sons birthday presents together this evening, DH told me I should have done it as I've had all day. Ok I have the time but he literally has no idea what 'we' are giving our child for their birthday this week. He never gets involved with Christmas shopping or ideas. I have to force him to help wrap. He's missing out and I'm making all the decisions. I have friends who go shopping for presents together which sounds lovely.

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ParentallyUnprepared · 28/09/2022 11:50

I do most of it, even when I worked full time. I enjoy it.

But my husband takes the boys to the shop to pick a present (it's never actually just one!) that he wraps.

I don't organise for his family, though. I refuse to do it all.

My MIL buys everything and my FIL wraps. It's a good setup.

billy1966 · 28/09/2022 15:50

My husband of 30 years has been happy to discuss presents but it has all been driven by me.

This year I will be doing stockings, which they love, and money.

Very easy.

Truthfully I don't have any friends whose husbands were hugely involved bar discussing it.

I used to shop late at night and spirit it away when they were in bed, when they were young.

Christmas is a lot of work for women, but because I shopped early it was always done by late October.

I encouraged "surprises" from Santa, so they were always thrilled with whatever he brought.

wibblewobbleball · 28/09/2022 15:56

Mine has no interest but to be honest I don't mind. I prefer picking it all myself and not having to discuss it/have it be a joint decision. If I said one year that he had to pick the gifts I'm sure he would.

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