I came across our socks, sat down and cried last week end. I chose to put my STBX's stocking on the mantle. It has always been a family thing for us. I will even fill it up this year. But, the choice is yours.

Well, it dont say husband, and he will always be her daddy.

I hung everyone's stocking, including my stbx. He dose not live here now, but the kids want every stocking hung for Santa. My son's 8 - so Santa is the one who fills the stockings. :-)

I did not hang his, i put it in the shed with the rest of his things. My son asked, I told him where i put it.

i recently had to go thru all of 'our' decorations and sort thru them. gave him what was 'his' and kept the rest . i gave him 'our' stockings. i want to start anew. going to buy the kids new stockings too. it's not easy looking at all of these decorations and ornaments and remembering our past memories together.
but to answer your question: i agree w/#2...he will always be daddy. if it makes your daughter feel better to see the stocking, then i say put it up. atleast for this christmas.

I bought new stockings for us. There's four hanging on the fireplace mantel, mine, two kids and our dogs. the old ones were left in the garage for teh ex to take, they're still there.

Oh, if your daughter asked to hang daddy's you have to decide if is best for your child to see daddy's stocking, or bad for you to see it. Can he take the stocking to his place and get another one for his daughter?

I agree with JT kids need to enjoy the holidays. I know it is hard. I am glad my stbx at least put my stocking up at the house.

I'll give him back his stocking.

And the "his" and "ours" ornaments - he can have them too.

My bet - he'll just tell me to throw them out. He won't want them.

I would hang it

If your daughter wants to hang it up I would. This will be our last Christmas together and then i am taking all the decorations after the holidays are over. I am the one who bought them all and I am the one who put everything up so I am not leaving it to be wasted. Plus will use in my new house.

Well,
if you do hang it up. Be sure to secure it well.
Coal is heavier than gifts.
;)

Make it part of your daughters GIFT to her daddy for christmas.

That way, she gets to give HIM something 'special', and you don't have to deal with it in your world.

Very good answer Persephone!
That would be a really nice gift for you little girl to give her daddy for Christmas!

go with how it makes you feel if you were to see it everyday...
base what you do on that feeling?
or try it on a trial basis and see how it feels?