https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:42:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-454131 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:40:51 +0000 Running Elley 454131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We try to get a majority of the shopping done on black Friday (which we do together) but anything other than that is all me. He does all the wrapping because I'm horrible at it and my wrapping drives him crazy haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-454066 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:02:16 +0000 MsMini 454066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is a little help with shopping, but not a lot. He will wrap some presents and he does a decent job, but I do a better job so I usually take over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453834 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:44:49 +0000 purrpletulips 453834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is usually pretty good about wrapping whatever he buys. This year he did a ton of online shopping for DD and I will be instituting a "you bought it, you wrap it" policy just in case he tries to get out of it. Unfortunately he doesn't want to ruin the surprise of Christmas so he is making me wait until Christmas Eve to wrap anything. However since our LO goes to bed no later than 8PM we shouldn't have too much trouble getting things wrapped and under the tree rather early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453772 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:10:33 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 453772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He does all the shopping for his family and does some wrapping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453763 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:06:47 +0000 Springtime 453763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go shopping together and he will help with wrapping if I ask but I usually just do it myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453690 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:32:30 +0000 sera_87 453690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we agree on/shop together on presents for our parents &amp; then I shop for him &amp; he shops for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453620 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:54:33 +0000 dagret 453620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HA! </p> <p>He does shop for his dad, and I usually shop for everyone else. But his mom wants a toolchest this year so I'm all..."Your call, buddy." we exchange presents with them in 4 days and he has no gifts for them. </p> <p>His problem, not mine... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453306 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:01:09 +0000 JerricaBenton 453306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He doesn't do anything! He buys and wraps (sort of) the presents for me but that's it. I always say Christmas is for children and husbands! I don't mind though ;) I would do most of the shopping for my brother and my dad from when I was young so I'm used to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453305 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:00:21 +0000 mrs. wagon 453305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We take a day and do all the shopping together without the kids. Since WJ was born we do a "everything from one store" thing. One year everyone got books from Barnes and Noble, one year was Target, etc. We don't leave that store until we have something for everyone on our list. </p> <p>WS helps with wrapping, but not in actually wrapping since he's awful at it. He changes TV channels for me, gets me drinks, and brings me gifts to wrap / moves gifts to under the tree once they're wrapped. Like the shopping, it all happens in one night while the kids are sleeping. </p> <p>We are a well-oiled machine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453298 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:59:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 453298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope! he does nada. haha. he happily wraps when he buys for me, but I do everyone else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453293 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:57:49 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 453293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is completely 50/50. We do it all together!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453253 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:39:07 +0000 twodoghouse 453253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We shop together for the most part, but he does ALL of the wrapping. He's really precise about measuring and getting crisp edges, so as long as I label each box with who it goes to, he'll wrap all the presents. I usually wrap the presents for him from me though, and those are always the worst looking ones under our tree! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453247 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:36:14 +0000 Bao 453247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He goes shopping with me, and he helped wrap a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453242 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:35:27 +0000 Ash 453242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He shops and I wrap. Only because I don't want his bad wrap job to look bad on me. lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-453162 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:00:29 +0000 Alivoo01 453162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He'll shop, but doesn't wrap. If the package is large, he'll help put pieces of tape down to make it more manageable for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452975 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:13:44 +0000 heffalump 452975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I didn't ask him to. I'm sure if I asked he would. </p> <p>Next year when she is older and more aware of gifts his job will be to look after her while I'm out shopping. This year I did it all with her, and wrapped it all in front of her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452972 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:11:28 +0000 Sammyfab 452972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I pretty much do it all. I love shopping and buying gifts...and I have the time and energy for it, soot doesn't bother me. Plus, I like to find good deals and he would rather overpay than take the time to shop around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452961 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:59:32 +0000 blackbird 452961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I'm anal about it and I want my presents to look all purdy and stuff. Next year I will probably dump the baby on him for a whole weekend while I do this, as punishment :) Or we'll just bag up our presents instead of wrap them. Easy peasy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452957 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:54:31 +0000 T.H.O.U. 452957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: I am trying to at least implement this where I shop for my family and he shops for his family. So far my family all has presents under the tree and his family has nothing. We have talked about ideas for his family, but he hasn't taken action on anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452931 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:09:17 +0000 ValentineMommy 452931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really - I picked out gifts for the family (including his) and will probably wrap them all, as well. I'm sure he'd help with the wrapping if I asked, but he's not the greatest at it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452900 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:31:56 +0000 Sweet T 452900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went together to get almost everything this year (the exception being the gifts we bought for each other). DH wrapped the two gifts he got me but it was his first time wrapping! They aren't too bad. :P I usually do the wrapping. This year, it's all been done while LO was sleeping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452815 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:22:33 +0000 mrskc 452815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No help with shopping. He'll help with wrapping if I ask him to. Having a LO this year has made the holiday shopping more daunting. I think I've done majority of it online. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452789 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:55 +0000 T-Mom 452789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope get no help whatsoever! I would be at the mall tonight doing emergency last minute shopping by myself if the kids and I weren't sick.. Guess I'm just hoping those gifts just magically appear :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452774 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:50:28 +0000 SAHM0811 452774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He doesn't help with wrapping at all. With shopping, only if it's on the weekends and we are together and I ask him his opinion on something... That's his contribution, if that counts. </p> <p>Yup these days, I only wrap after the kids are in bed for the night! It's time-consuming! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452747 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:34:50 +0000 junebugmama 452747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do most of the shopping. He obviously shops for me and takes the oldest one to buy me gifts. He will sometimes also shop for his brother. </p> <p>He does however love wrapping :) so that's a plus </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452731 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:25:16 +0000 lovehoneybee 452731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. Years past he's helped some with the shopping, but I do like 95% of it. He's actually a better wrapper than I am but takes soooo long that I get impatient and do it myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452692 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:56:49 +0000 ALV91711 452692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I shop/wrap for my family and he shops/wraps for his family. Works out great. Although I love wrapping. I do write Christmas cards for both sides though as one year I left his for him to do and they didn't make it anywhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452646 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:32:14 +0000 msmay 452646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He helps shop- he wants to get it over with and I like to take my time so he's there to keep me focused. He tries to help wrap but anything he wraps tends to look like it fell out of the back of a moving vehicle so I usually end up doing his over again :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452637 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:28:59 +0000 lawbee11 452637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He goes shopping with me, but I do the wrapping (and I prefer it that way because he wouldn't even know where to begin). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-dh-help-with-shopping-and-wrapping#post-452631 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:27:21 +0000 Bookish 452631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, he's pretty helpful with shopping, and surprisingly, loves to wrap presents. He said his dad used to do all the wrapping, so thank goodness for role models ;) </p>