Mother Christmas . Any more out there?

Same here vampirequeen! Have to always brief my 2youngest sons on what card/gift etc 'we' gave before they ring up to give best wishes at birthdays/xmas.?

Another Mother Christmas here. I buy and write the cards, Idecide on the presents, order them, show him (though not much interest, looks over my head at the TV!) wrap them, put tags on that I have signed, just leaving them for him to add his name. The adult children take great pleasure in hunting for one that he has missed "Oh look, it's a Mum and..." and also tease him by asking him if he knows what is in something before they unwrap it. I buy the stocking fillers too (anyone staying Christmas Eve gets a stocking), but he does wrap and stuff them, complaining how exhausting it is! However he redeemed himself last year, we had no one staying for the first time in 45 years, and he produced a surprise stocking for me, stuffed with thoughtful little things he knew I would like, I was so touched I burst into tears, not quite the reaction he was expecting!

Nope definitely not, we both do it together.

Oh this resonates with me, the only gift my husband buys is mine! I also plan and cook whatever we’re eating, although he is a great sous chef and more than pulls his weight in the kitchen. I rarely cook Sunday lunch and if he’s in before I get in from work then he’ll prep veg etc for dinner.

It would be easy to think that men (in general) attach much less importance to cards and presents at any time of year but I believe they are downright lazy and, if we women get on with doing it, the men are happy to let us. I proved it in my own case, several years ago, by declaring one Christmas that I was not going to write or post any cards that year. My husband was shocked and scandalized even though he had never written or sent a card in all the time we'd been married! He helped that year!

Yes, I do everything. Even my own presents usually. He asks what I want and tells me to order it.

I am definitely Mother Christmas. I come from a large family but my husband only has 2 adult GC. We decided a few years ago to do Secret Santa for the adults in my family. Of course I then have to buy for my husband’s chosen gift receiver. Yesterday we got our Secret Santa and My husband got me as his gift receiver so I will have to buy myself a present and as he always says buy something for yourself at Xmas for our own exchange of presents. Looks like I’ll get no surprises this year!

I was Mother Christmas and bought every single thing. Presents, food, did all the wrapping, etc. My ex husband would of left me putting up the tree and said he was going shopping for my presents. He used to sit in his mum's drinking tea until he thought I'd be finished! I even sorted everyone's presents for my mum, wrote all her cards cos of her arthritis in her fingers and wrapped and gave the gifts out. Miss her dreadfully at this time of year, it was just me and her at Xmas when my marriage split. She was a darling.x

My Dh said this morning, I think next week we’ll get all the presents down and start wrapping, what he means is he’ll hold the sellotape ? how does he know there are any to wrap ! Mother Christmas has already called of course ?

When our children were young I'd sort out all their Santa's presents and budget for months too. On Christmas Eve hubby would want to help setting them out, then would start questioning why I got this or that, and even say I hadn't got enough. It really used to p me off.

I buy the presents and wrap them . I buy the food and cook it . I wait on everyone hand and foot . I put the decorations up and take them down . Then my husband says I think every body got what they wanted and everyone had a good Christmas . I really don't think he understands the time and effort it takes , to make Christmas happen . I wouldn't have it any other way though .

My DH asks whether I have got all the presents on 23rd Dec.
Can't remember the last time he bought anything for anyone.

Hahaha - yes, I did/still do the buying of Christmas presents. I have always organised my GC in regards to buying presents for their Dad and Mum, and their Granddad and Grandma and for each other, cards as well. My ex son in law was always 'too busy' to take them shopping. I knew my DD would find time to help them pick a present out for me. Since s-i-l left them I have continued to organise the presents for him, his new partner, three step siblings and two half siblings they have now, plus, of course, Granddad and Grandma. Will be posting them off this weekend to make sure they arrive in plenty of time. I also organise the birthday presents and cards and make sure they too are posted in ample time. My GS will be 18 next July and I have warned him he will have to do his own shopping for gifts after his birthday Heaven help them - he has the oddest taste in presents bless him!

We do ours together and the writing of Christmas cards.

Yes Witzend Yiayia is Greek for grandma.
I don’t have much enthusiasm for Christmas this year as like many others we will not be celebrating with our family.

I have trouble stopping my DH. He loves buying presents and at the moment there are many packages arriving which he has secreted upstairs. Sometimes I wish he wouldn't as I really do not need any more stuff!

I’m sure that if I weren’t around, nothing much would happen here either, @Yiayia4 - (that’s Greek for granny isn’t it?)
However I rather like doing it all - I’ve always loved Christmas - so I don’t mind.
One thing dh will always do, though he doesn’t cook, is load the dishwasher and clear up all the mess in the kitchen - I’m a messy cook - and not just on Christmas Day, either.

Actually Himself is very good about buying gifts at Christmas. I think it’s his way of showing he loves us all as he’s not a tactile person - very rarely gives a ‘proper’ hug unless we ask for one!

Mother Christmas is my name and I live in a grotto. I have always sorted presents out wrapped them sent cards out too. My husband also asks me for wrapping paper Christmas Eve. I think in fact I know I have gone over the top this year but that’s me love to spoil people.

Same here, and worse this year as so much of the present buying has had to be done on line. “Well, I don’t know any of the passwords for these things and you do......”. Oh well that alright then! Will he choose and write cards? Don’t be silly! But he does make me a nice cup of tea while I’m doing it!

I have always bought all the presents, wrapped them and written the cards. I set up address labels years ago so just have to print them off. When the offspring were at home they would write the cards for me. OH buys my presents from a list provided by me. I also do the stockings and plan the menus.

And me! I always have to tell my husband what presents "we've" bought. I send all cards to his family too.

I also decide what we're going to eat and how the family will be entertained when they come on Boxing Day (although no need for any of that this year )

I sometimes feel the pressure to make sure everyone has a good time which is probably why I never look forward to Christmas

Another Mother Christmas here.DH not interested at all,I often think if I wasn’t around Christmas would be cancelled.

Mother Christmas here as well except my husband is brilliant at wrapping presents especially the awkwardly shaped ones. We don't have many to wrap now though as most of my presents are are sent direct. My husband has a large family and sometimes complains they don't keep in touch, when I suggest he could make the first move it takes days of nagging prompting to get him to do it,

Yes, I’m Mother Christmas, but only because I want to be. I’ve always enjoyed the present planning and buying, card writing, getting on with the Christmas wrapping in front of a weepie film on TV or with carols in the background. I love it all.