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broken2 (original poster member #16935) posted at 6:16 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
What do you put in the Christmas stockings for your
family/loved ones? I have a few things, but am becoming repetitive from years past.
So far I have jerky and chocolate. Need something else,.... they are some big stockings to fill.
nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 6:22 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Ever since I was a kid, stockings have ALWAYS included an orange in the toe.
Other suggestions:
New winter gloves
Earbuds
iTunes gift cards
gas cards (for DS)
decks of cards
Lifesavers story books (another hold over from my childhood)
gum
scratch off lottery tickets
pocket games (like Farkel)
You can call me NIK
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
LisaP ( member #15088) posted at 6:38 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
This year:
lottery tickets
bubble bath
lotions
favorite see's candies
dutch bros. gift cards
gum
mints
Good fillers:
trendy scarf (DD)
nike elites (DS)
Me BS
Divorced!
~Feel your emotions, but control your behavior~ Unknown
hemademesingle ( member #21281) posted at 7:11 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
goodies(chocolate, mints, peanut brittle)
new tooth brush
tooth paste
bath salts or bubbles
small tools
little kitchen gadgets
memo pads
funky pens or pencils
lotto tickets
things with their names on them
xmas tree ornament
cologne
perfume
GabyBaby ( member #26928) posted at 7:19 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Daughter:
Lip gloss
Nail polish (funky colors)
Perfume samples
Body sprays from Bath and Body
Book light
Cosmetic mirror
Purse sized nail care set
Amazon gift card
Son:
SF 49ers beanie, shoe laces, or other trinket
NASCAR trinket
Chapstick
Beef jerky
Earbuds
iTunes gift card
Husband:
Chapstick
Beef jerky
Pocket sized tool/gadget
Pocket knife
All:
Starbucks gift cards
Jamba juice gift cards
Flash drives
Cookies or other homemade edible treat
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
tushnurse ( member #21101) posted at 8:13 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Dang Gabby, do they get other presents too?
I do the same stuff year after year too.
Each family member gets an ornament specific to them and their hobby, that goes in the stocking.
Lip stuff for all, gloss for DD and me, and the boys get carmex stuff
Chocolate, the dark chocolate orange for me toberlones for the rest of the gang.
Pez for the kids, some fun dispenser, this year Cardinals stuff.
Ear buds for all.
some fun cheap dollar store toys for the kids like yo yo's or bubbles.
Me: FBSHim: FWSKids: 23 & 27 Married for 32 years now, was 16 at the time.D-Day Sept 26 2008R'd in about 2 years. Old Vet now.
Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 8:35 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
My dad always put those little metal puzzle thingies.. the ones you have to detach from each other? Loved those.
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
Crescita ( member #32616) posted at 8:54 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Every stocking gets; two magazines to help the stocking keep it's shape, scratch tickets, and candy. Then I just walk through the store and select little items that I think people would use or enjoy. Foodstuffs, toiletries, household gadgets, etc... You'd be surprised how many expensive little items are out there. If I'm not careful I will spend more on the stocking than the main gift 
“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Want2help ( member #20547) posted at 8:56 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Things going in stockings this year:
Husband:
waterproof matches
knife
compass
small book
chocolate
Little bro:
pocket knife
manly scented soap (from Scottish Fine Soap Company)
stickers I know he'll like for his work stuff
chocolate/candies
Sister in law:
Fuzzy socks
body scrub
lotion
chocolate candies
Daughter (4 yrs old):
Piggy Paint (non toxic nail polish)
Touchable bubble mixture
Semi-precious gemstones (she's a rock hound)
I like to buy little things throughout the year that I know they'll like, whether or not they're Christmas related.
FBS/WS- me.
F(serial)WS/BS- him.
Madhatters. More Ddays than birthdays, at this point. His OC, my OC...
UPDATE: Divorcing after almost 20 years.
lieshurt ( member #14003) posted at 8:57 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
My son is getting chocolate, ear buds and scratch off tickets. My bff and a couple of other friends are getting miniature bottles of liquor.
No one changes unless they want to. Not if you beg them. Not if you shame them. Not if you use reason, emotion, or tough love. There is only one thing that makes someone change: their own realization that they need to.
caregiver9000 ( member #28622) posted at 10:38 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Things going in stockings this year:
Husband:
waterproof matches
knife
compass
I read this as "things going in the stocking ... Husband...
BIG STOCKING... 
And from the rest of the list he's being transported somewhere remote and LEFT?
I always put new toothbrushes in the stocking and the easter basket. That gets the twice a year new tooth brush done.
Me: fortysomething, independent, happy,
XH "Stretch" (and Skew!) ;)
two kids, teens. Old enough I am truly NO CONTACT w/ NPD zebraduck
S 5/2010
D 12/2012
GabyBaby ( member #26928) posted at 11:49 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Dang Gabby, do they get other presents too?
LOL! They dont get all of it at once. Rather, this was a list of of the things that I've put in their stockings over the last few years.
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
Waiting4Daylite ( member #36213) posted at 11:57 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
OMG NIK so did ours, plus nuts.
Growing up we always had:
Orange
nuts
candy cane
and some small trinket
For my girls they got the usual:
candy
orange ( that always went back into the fruit bowl )
Then we would add little things that were age appropriate:
stickers
pencils
hair items
As they got older we just put in money and candy. We don't even bother with the orange anymore.
nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 12:38 AM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Waiting - when we were kids, we also got perfume/cologne from Avon in our stockings every year. The bottles were so cool. 
You can call me NIK
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
sadcat ( member #8637) posted at 3:34 AM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
candy
lots of candy
small bag of chips
lip gloss/balm
lottery scratch off tickets
fuzzy socks
gift cards
candy
did I mention candy?
hand sanitizer
scented lotion/body wash (those mini bottles from bath and body works are awesome)
nutella to go
small stuffed animals
novelty pen/pencil
mini perfume bottle
pokemon cards (or some such)
individual snack bags of beef jerky or nuts
basically any random crap that i can shove in there
Never let your fear decide your fate.....AWOLNATION
If this isn't what I consider soulmate crap, I don't know what is.
broken2 (original poster member #16935) posted at 3:45 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Thanks SI, these are all good suggestions.
lieshurt,
My bff and a couple of other friends are getting miniature bottles of liquor
Can I be your friend so that I can get a minature bottle of liquor in my stocking? Patron will do nicely,.....just sayin'.
[This message edited by broken2 at 9:45 AM, December 18th (Wednesday)]
Waiting4Daylite ( member #36213) posted at 4:11 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
OMG again NIK - The AVON canisters were awesome!
I had a pink "ice cream soda" one and an old fashion "dresser with the bowl/pitcher on top".
Sorry folks for the t/j 
spond ( member #41686) posted at 4:57 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Original Jelly Bellies for all!!!
BH(me) | fWW
2 Kids - Married 2002
D-Day TT & EA | D-Day #2 PA
Reconciling
ascian ( member #40304) posted at 5:37 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
We put in pomegranates instead of the huge bland apples a couple years back and both of my boys (7 and 5) loved them, to the point of specifically asking Santa for them in the following years.
Me - BH 41
Her - FWW 38
D-Day: 8/13
Reconciled
trying to smile ( member #9683) posted at 7:15 AM on Thursday, December 19th, 2013
Both of my kids ALWAYS receive:
Christmas hat
singing/dancing Christmas toy
decoration for the tree
bubble blowing solution
pez
then I add any other fun stuff I can find including chocolate
my kids are now 19 and 23 and I've heard them telling friends what their stockings hold and how much they look forward to them.
Good Women.
May we know them,
May we be them,
May we raise them.
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