Does your DH get a surprise on Christmas morning ?

Yes, apart from what he's bought for me!

The DC always laugh, especially when DIL says thank you to me and to him and DS says "he's never seen it before".

I was wondering what you were asking Katyj🙊 thought it was your gift to him😏
On a more serious note, would he do the wrapping for you, you write the labels while he wraps, at least that way he would know what each person is getting.

62Granny. Unfortunately he’s not very good at wrapping either. And he always prefers me to write everything, says my handwriting is much neater. I’ll have to think of something else he can do. 🤣

A few years ago my son and Dil were joining us for Christmas Day at my daughter’s house. Before setting off from home on Xmas Eve my son texted to say they’d forgotten to buy a gift for my daughter’s parents in law. I said not to worry, I’d wrap a box of M&S biscuits and slip them to him.

By the following day that conversation seemed to have slipped his mind. Amidst all the excitement of arriving at my daughter’s house, children bursting with excitement etc I discreetly gave the gift to my son and reminded him why I had it.

After dinner we opened our gifts and my son duly opened the gift he was supposed to hand to my daughter’s parents in law. Then for good measure he thanked them and said they were his favourite biscuits 🙈

I have bought, wrapped and labelled presents for children, grand children and great grandchildren over recent weeks. This morning his nibs says ‘what do you want for Christmas, are you buying it ?’ I cannot repeat my reply. He really is getting so lazy. Mind you he is not good at choosing presents. Last year he bought me an autobiography by someone I cannot stand. He said he had heard me mention the name - yes in a rant about the writer’s ridiculous political views. Observation us not his strong point.

Oh yes! When people say 'Thank you for the present' he waits until they are out of earshot then asks me what we got them. I have asked him what people would get if I wasn't here. He said 'Money or nothing.' I even choose my own presents and he wraps them up but he does get me a few small surprises.

Katyj

62Granny. Unfortunately he’s not very good at wrapping either. And he always prefers me to write everything, says my handwriting is much neater. I’ll have to think of something else he can do. 🤣

Mine's bringing down the decorations from the attic.
I'll stick to buying and wrapping presents!

I also thought the OP meant a completely different kind of surprise for their OH!

Me to MissI. I was ready to post a large NO.

I do the shopping, online, but let MrJ know, he does all the wrapping and I write the labels.
He buys all of my presents himself, but I do sent him and my children a wish list as they and the grandchildren do me. I’ve never bought my own gifts

Really “ ladies” this is a respectable forum read by those older and with heightened sensibilities.😉

My OH has never had a clue what to buy at Xmas,I do it all and is so boring and exhausting, I even get something for him and then something for me from him.
Is our 46th anniversary Xmas eve, doubtless my DDs will be in charge, this is something I refuse to have anything to do with.

Clutching my light up Christmas necklace - My goodness Katyj, what a question!

haha... yes, my DH is not much involved in choosing or purchasing, but the last few years he has done the wrapping, so he is aware of what the gifts are!

He used too. When we were being thanked he'd often whisper what did we get him/her but now as we only tend to buy for one another it isn't a problem.

I do it all , buy, wrap , label . Prefer it that way.

The saying “Why keep a dog and bark yourself “springs to mind
Lots of men are like that. I’ve got one

Mine does do other jobs I prefer not to!

Aah well that’s reassuring I’m not on my own. I’m planning to come back as a man !
I’ve a feeling though our men wouldn’t get away with it these days.

I’ve always done all the present shopping - and thinking of what to buy. Dates back to when dh was always working v long hours in a v demanding job, and I was only ever part time. He wouldn’t have a clue what to get anybody anyway, though he does always get me something, and we do stockings for each other.

To save him racking his brains in the past, I’ve put a printout on his desk with size, style and colour clearly circled! Works a treat. 🙂
We’ve stopped all older generation presents now though - except for nice edibles!

Allira

Mine does do other jobs I prefer not to!

Well that’s about right. My DH is good at a lot of things. But, as for gifts and cards, he just can’t do it.
Also I remember when my grandmother died, my grandfather said well, nobody will get cards or presents any more. And we didn’t!

MissInterpreted

I also thought the OP meant a completely different kind of surprise for their OH!

I was thinking along the same lines 🤭

Grannynannywanny

A few years ago my son and Dil were joining us for Christmas Day at my daughter’s house. Before setting off from home on Xmas Eve my son texted to say they’d forgotten to buy a gift for my daughter’s parents in law. I said not to worry, I’d wrap a box of M&S biscuits and slip them to him.

By the following day that conversation seemed to have slipped his mind. Amidst all the excitement of arriving at my daughter’s house, children bursting with excitement etc I discreetly gave the gift to my son and reminded him why I had it.

After dinner we opened our gifts and my son duly opened the gift he was supposed to hand to my daughter’s parents in law. Then for good measure he thanked them and said they were his favourite biscuits 🙈

It must have been the wine …. 🤣

My husband has never bought a card or present for anyone (except me) in 44 years of marriage. He pays for it, though . If he outlives me, he'll just give everyone a bit of cash.

I have always done the lot, DH just wraps his presents to me. I give him the labels to sign, but he invariably misses one or two, to the huge delight of the grandchildren at receiving a present 'love from Granny and ' But this year I have only one hand, he will have to step up, and he is already panicking about stuffing the turkey!