Does Santa get all the glory in your house?

[Liberty Belle]

My husband read a post of his aunt's on Facebook yesterday that said she and her husband always told the kids that Santa brought the Christmas gifts, but she and their dad paid Santa for them "so the kids knew who to be grateful to." My husband was shocked and appalled (maybe that's a bit too strong of a word, but he was close).

Santa only fills stockings and brings one unwrapped gift (usually the biggest/most wanted/most expensive) to each of our kids. The rest of the presents (wrapped) are from us.

Wondering how you do it in your home and do you share my husband's feelings about what his aunt and uncle did when their kids were younger.

 

[mjkacmom]

Santa gets all the glory. We give them new pajamas and ornaments, Santa gives everything else. We get no credit (until now that they're older).

 

[diznygirl]

Santa always brings the things we think are too expensive or totally unnecessary. He spoils those kids! And they love him for it.

 

[jrmasm]

Santa does Xmas, mom and dad buy birthday presents.

I've read about people wanting credit before and I honestly find that weird.

 

[kimblebee]

Santa fills the stocking and brings one unwrapped gift. Like the OP, it's usually the biggest item that was asked for. Then, she gets one gift from us and she also has aunts and uncles and grandparents that provide as well.

 

[wenrob]

Yep, all the glory. There are gifts from us but the stuff they thought they'd never get, most of the best stuff, Santa is in charge of that. I'm secure knowing they'll realize when they're older how hard I worked to make it happen (older DD has already expressed this) I don't need the "credit" for it. I know some people tell their kids they have to pay Santa when it's a lean year but to tell them that so they "get the glory" meh, I don't know. That just doesn't sit right with me. They're only little once, let them have some magic.

 

[SC Minnie]

When DD was little she could ask Santa for 3 things (and we had veto power) everything else came from us. When she got a little older and was wondering why she couldn't ask Santa to bring this really expensive thing or why her friend got it and she didn't I told her things from Santa were not free and that we had to pay Santa for the items. She was fine with that.

 

[wenrob]

When DD was little she could ask Santa for 3 things (and we had veto power) everything else came from us. When she got a little older and was wondering why she couldn't ask Santa to bring this really expensive thing or why her friend got it and she didn't I told her things from Santa were not free and that we had to pay Santa for the items. She was fine with that.

I've told my kids I have veto power with Santa and he knows what mom and dad are okay with.

 

[piglet1979]

All of the gifts are from Santa in our house. It was like for us growing up too. I never even thought to have any from us until I talked to a friend that does it your way. I also don't write names on the gifts. They each have their own wrapping paper. This way they don't recognize our hand writing. We also have a friend write a not to the kids that we leave with the milk, cookies and carrots.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

My husband read a post of his aunt's on Facebook yesterday that said she and her husband always told the kids that Santa brought the Christmas gifts, but she and their dad paid Santa for them "so the kids knew who to be grateful to." My husband was shocked and appalled (maybe that's a bit too strong of a word, but he was close).

Santa only fills stockings and brings one unwrapped gift (usually the biggest/most wanted/most expensive) to each of our kids. The rest of the presents (wrapped) are from us.

Wondering how you do it in your home and do you share my husband's feelings about what his aunt and uncle did when their kids were younger.

We do things similar to the way you guys do, except I fill the stockings. They're mostly filled with practical stuff. Santa's more fun than that. Santa has always brought the most wanted, usually most expensive, gift. The others are from DH & me. This is the way my parents handled it also.

No, it's not about credit. I've never once considered who got credit, until this thread. Who thinks like that? Your DH's aunt must have forgotten Santa doesn't need money for gifts. He has elves & magic.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I do the same way as the OP - one larger gift unwrapped and stockings from Santa.
Rest are from us.

In the other post I jokingly said something about getting the credit. It was a joke.

 

[CdnCarrie]

All of the gifts are from Santa in our house. It was like for us growing up too. I never even thought to have any from us until I talked to a friend that does it your way. I also don't write names on the gifts. They each have their own wrapping paper. This way they don't recognize our hand writing. We also have a friend write a not to the kids that we leave with the milk, cookies and carrots.

Do your (or did) your kids ever question why you gave gifts to your spouse, siblings, nieces/nephews, parents/grandparents and not to them?

 

[piglet1979]

Do your (or did) your kids ever question why you gave gifts to your spouse, siblings, nieces/nephews, parents/grandparents and not to them?

They are 9 and 10. They have never asked. I never did as a kid either. It was just how it was.

 

[wenrob]

Since I'm the person who used the word "credit" I wasn't referring to anyone in particular, it's just the word that popped into my mind when reading the OP. I have a couple of friends who do say the want the credit but I'm not throwing out veiled jabs at anyone, lol.

 

[Meriweather]

Nope.........Santa fills the stockings and brings a couple of things.
The wrapped presents under the tree are marked from the people that gave them....and that is the majority of the presents

 

[Nennie]

Santa has always gotten all the glory!!! I am going to get my kids 1 present from "us" this year, only b/c my oldest commented on the fact that he gets me something, so I should get him something too! LOL!!!!

 

[NHdisneylover]

We also did Santa fills stockings and one (usually biggest, most wanted) gift and Santa got all credit for those gifts. I find it a little odd to "do" Santa if you are going to tell the kids you paid for them----so basically that makes Santa like the postman, only creepy.

We also always gave teh kids a wrapped gift from us and aunts, grandparents etc also gave wrapped gifts.

I have met a few people over the years who insist that ALL gifts are from Santa. Even if uncles or aunts or someone buys the child a gift, the parents then relable it as from Santa----now that is what I would really have an issue with.

 

[Kitty 34]

Back in the day......yes!!

 

[bethbuchall]

Santa brought almost everything when the kids were little, and Santa wrapped gifts. I pulled one or two things to be from us. Santa had his own paper for each child, and I used the paper we were using for all the relatives' gifts. Now that they are in their teens/twenties, everything is from Santa. It's easier for me that way.

Santa never brought the presents that relatives gave, though. It seems really strange to me to re-label gifts from others as Santa gifts. One year my mother labeled some of her and my father's gifts as from Santa. My dad jokingly out of the kids' earshot said, "If Santa brought all those gifts, why do I seem to be getting the bills?"

 

[godders]

Santa (or Father Christmas as he is known here in the UK), used to leave a stocking full of presents usually made up of things my brother and I needed like new socks or pens for school. The "big" present was always from my parents.