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I had an empty stocking last year. While I was working my butt off hosting my parents, his parents and his sister. I mentioned to DH recently that I expected him to fill my stocking this year and he got really mad at me for making him feel shitty. Oh boo hoo. We caught this clip a couple days later and I think he really got it. My stocking was full this morning.

@periwinklebee: so funny, and so true. I made DH watch it.

@lindseykaye: I started doing this a few years ago. It honestly makes the day so much better for me. DH is bad at gifts -my gifts would be things I didn't want or like and my stocking would be only candy and lip balm. I would always be disappointed and annoyed. When I do it myself our stockings all appear more equal and I get exactly what I want. It doesn't work for everyone but it works for us.

I totally do my own stocking each year. DH and I exchange gifts but I guess it never occurred to me that he could also do my stocking. This year I took it as an opportunity to buy myself Glossier lip balm and a new little pouch for make up, so I'm totally fine with it
@lindseykaye: and @catgirl: I had a few things on my holiday wishlist that I didn't get that I really wanted (DH's family mostly buy off this and insist that we make them), so i just asked DH if i could just buy myself a couple of things for my birthday next month instead of him getting me anything. His gift giving is very hit or miss, so I figured this way I'll get exactly what I want.
@periwinklebee: do you get DH gifts from you?

I am firmly in the “get things you want however works for you” camp for this! I also don’t do adult stockings because I can’t deal with more little stuff to do and would definitely have to do my own. My MIL always did her own stocking when she was still with us and I found it so depressing. But I guess her total gift obsession (she had a buying compulsion) did help DH see he should do something, at least for Christmas. I totally send him a list with links and request one from him, because he can’t plan ahead, even though he has good intentions, so if I don’t I will get very little or it won’t be useful things. I think he’s learned something though because I guess FIL wanted to give me a pan and he told him you should only give a woman a pan if she specifically asked for it. So he put a check in a card instead, which was great and easy for everyone!