Stockings

[Waaii]

Do you still put stockings up for Santa, even if you hav'n't got kids at home AND are over 18? Own up

[raysparx1]

Hello waaii,

Of course we do, Santa is magic, and the stockings are allways full of lovely things,I don't know how he does it,he is brilliant !!!!

[Waaii]

PS ...........and have Advent calendars?

[sleepyj]

i hang my stockings up but no one feels them lol

[cascarelli]

Well, I'm embarrassed to say our cats have stockings and advent calendars........


nothing to do with me I hasten to add!

[Waaii]

pps...............and put out a mince pie and glass of sherry for Santa and something for the reindeer?



Are we very sad?????

[raysparx1]

love advent calendars, the ones with little bits of chocolate in them,

[~Floella~]

My daughters (aged 26, 22, 20, and 18) all still have advent calendars and stockings.
They were horrifed last year when I suggested they might be too old for them now.
Looks like Santa will have to carry on visiting them for a few more years yet..

[raysparx1]

Santa got to have a drink, I leave him a tot of whiskey and a mince pie and some peanuts for the reindeer.

[~Floella~]

its not sad at all... its part of the magic of christmas. I use my 9 year old grandaughter as an excuse to put out food for Santa and rudolph, but I'm sure we'll still do it when she no longer believes. Although if she's anything like her mum (see previous answer) then it might be a while.

[Waaii]

................course the cats have one too, mine would be very upset if they didn't . They send prezzies to my neighbours 2 little scottie dogs that I take out too!


Gets worse doesn;t it?

[devilwoman]

you all sound crazy, but lovely people, i would put a stocking up for santa, but cant find one big enough for all my prezzies. lol, my two teenagers have a chocolate advent calendar every christmas, they always write to santa asking for special gifts, but they like surprises too, i love christmas, especially if it snows, but thing is , where did all the carol singers go? they dont seem to come anymore.

[wonderwoman1]

Hi Waaii,
I go home to my parents at Christmas and we do the lot, stockings, advent calenders and i still leave out a can of diet coke and a mince pie for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph!! My Dad bless him, drinks half the coke, takes a bite out the mince pie and eats half the carrot and leaves cotton wool round the fire place(Santa's beard) and footprints. I still have difficulty sleeping the night before and get up at 5am and act like a complete child!!! I love it!!!! have i mentioned i am 29???!!!!
It sounds daft to a lot of people but its out family's tradition and i love it and will continue to do it until i have a family of my own.

xxx

[yinyang]

We all have chocolate advent calenders but only the children get stockings now.
Rudolph gets a carrot and Santa gets a mince pie and a glass of milk. No alcohol because he's driving!

[raysparx1]

Hello wonderfullwoman,

Never grow up, I have no intention of ever acting my age, my two lads will be over for Christmas and will hang stockings up,they are 31 & 28 they will also be over on the 1st dec for an advent calendar, I love it. xx

[wonderwoman1]

Hey Sparky!!! I have no intention of growing up!!! i love it!!

hope you are well

xxx


oh ps...your lovely son invited me down for Christmas dinner so get an extra place set!!!!! xxxxx lol

[raysparx1]

Any time you want sash, no kidding, he likes you, so I lose out again, mail you later XX

[sleeveless]

We used to put a stocking up and fill it for my mum every year... she loved it :o)

[chicklin]

My daughter puts a stocking up for santa and I'm pleased to say I've finally convinced her that the reindeer prefer to be left Cadbury's Turkish Delight instead of the boring old carrots everyone leaves!! Yum!

[Eve]

Yes in a fashion haha.

My parents have the more "practical" approach to stockings in that it's for "useful" stuff. Like at Easter, they would buy us something useful rather then chocolate and ration any easter eggs we did have.

After a while they decided that we could only have them if they got one too so we usually always open them together, well whoever's there as we're not often all around. Saying that my brother would often stay in his room for his.

My brother was being a mardy sod a few years back and decided he didn't want one. My mother took this a sign not to me one either without asking me and was gutted on Christmas Day when I found out there wasn't one for me.

I still use the little santa sack which was bought for my first christmas :)

As regards cats, i often get birthday cards from them, often one from each!