Who fills their own stocking?

[GJM]

Me & DH usually fill each others stocking, but this year he didn't do my stocking. DS was asking why there wasn't anything in mine. DH said why don't you just fill yours yourself. I was pretty upset -

He told me to ask on "my boards" how many of you fill your own stockings.

So do you?

 

[Marseeya]

I have in the past. DH always forgot about stockings too, but it's not something that ever bothered me because he usually goes over the top to find perfect gifts for me.

This year, DH stuffed all the stockings with Hershey's kisses.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

We don't do stockings anymore, just our 3 children. When we did, I did both.
My husband isn't a shopper.

Lori

 

[GJM]

Well maybe if my DH bothered to try and find the "perfect gift" for me it wouldn't be so bad. Usually he will just throw in 3 things in the stocking, one year he really took the time to put some things I would really like in there.

 

[Jennifer S]

Only the kids stockings get filled.

 

[FionaLovesShrek]

My husband forgot to stuff mine this year. He felt terrible. He actually had several small jewelry boxes wrapped and stuffed in the tree, so that was a new experience, hunting for little gifts inside the tree, plus a few I Love You cards. It didn't bother me at all not having a stocking stuffed. However DH said he would not forget my stocking next year...he loves doing the little things. Maybe you could let your husband know the little gestures mean just as much as the big gestures. For instance, my DH did put 2 tubes of special handcream in my stocking, I know he is thinking about how dry my hands get in the cold weather. It is his way of protecting and taking care of me. Sometimes men need a little insight into a womans world

 

[Florida_Mom]

Yep. This year I stuffed everyone's stockings, including my own. I really enjoyed the Godiva chocolate bar "Santa" brought me!

 

[mom2rb]

DH is in charge of the stockings. He puts candy in his and the boys and then puts some lotion and bubble bath in mine.

 

[TinkerBess_SnowTori]

Only the kids stockings get filled.

Here too - just the girls stockings -

but I do those by myself - DH is no help with Christmas presents or stockings -- just wants me to watch what I spend - but never gives me a budget---- sorry OT mini rant

 

[Tigger&Belle]

The only Christmas thing we do is the stockings (a remnant of my past life ). We fill the stockings of the kids, but usually I buy all their stuff. This time my DH bought hats for them, though, and they went in the stockings. He fills mine and I fill his. Sometimes I hint about what I want ir don't want in mine. Every year he gives me a CD and I don't really listen to them much, so this year I suggested no CD and I sent him an Amazon link to the Hidden Mickey's book at Amazon. He bought some nice Bath and Bodyworks stuff, so that was a surprise. He's a good sport for something that he didn't grow up with and we have fun with the stockings.

 

[JohnsPrincess]

We fill each others...well, I fill his and any of the boys that are staying with us, and he fills mine. This year, since we're in Kuwait, neither of us had one, but last year he did good. It's normally mostly candy - lol - though last year he stuck a couple other goodies in there. The one thing I mostly remember is a little handheld jar opener thing. I have an Awful time opening jars. It's a lifesaver!! Lol. I do remind him about the stocking though.

 

[minkydog]

No, we fill each other's stockings and we both do the kids'. In fact, I accidentally put all my DD's stuff in her brother's stocking(it was late )and he noticed it & staightened things out. Whew!

 

[mtemm]

nope, dh and I fill each others

 

[quiteblonde]

Nope, if I had to do my own stocking, someone would be festively bleeding on Christmas morning.

 

[Meriweather]

I always fill everyone's stocking.
That way they look "even".....at least all the candies, etc. are the same (and I get some thing I want ).

 

[4greatboys]

We just do the kids stockings too. If we did ours I doubt there would be anything in mine. Dh is severly gift impaired and I have to tell him what to buy me--which I hate because I love to be suprised.

 

[Barb D]

I do all of them, including mine. DH does NOTHING on Christmas Eve (as far as helping with presents.) This year DD12 stayed up and put the wrapped presents under the tree and filled her siblings' stockings. I filled hers, DH's, and mine.

 

[Disney Ella]

When our kids were about two or three, DH asked why we didn't have stockings too. I said it was because I would find it too depressing to have a stocking with nothing in it because I doubted he would go to the trouble to fill it. He said he would. We got the stockings and he does put things in mine. He doesn't put quite the thought into it that I do, but he does do it. I'd rather have no stocking that one I had to fill myself.

 

[EthansMom]

I fill all of our stockings and buy all of the Christmas gifts, except for my Christmas gift (DH just buys what I tell him I want).

As we were doing our Christmas celebrations this year, I got the idea that I might want to purchase my own gift next year and tell DH to buy the gifts for all of his family members. As his family members were buying gifts, DH kept saying things like, "You're really going to like this..." Well, how would he know? He didn't buy the present and he didn't wrap it. I don't think he'd ever seen any gift for his family members until they unwrapped them.

 

[Poohnatic]

DH insists on stockings, but never has filled mine. Lesson learned, I bought stuff for mine. We came up a present short for younger son, so the DVD in my stocking became his present.

I can't complain. This year, DH and I discussed all the gifts and he did most of the shopping. I'm thinking next year, I buy myself some pretty earrings for the stocking. They can't go to anyone else that way!

Suzanne