Yes. But on a limited scale. I lay it all so he can approve/add and I then do all the packing and organizing. I am a freak about this. I prefer carry-ons only and if I let him pack it would be at least 2 checked bags.
Nope DH does his own packing, if he needs to bring a specific short or suit I'll let him know or maybe put it with his bag but he's grown and he has enough time in the evenings to pack himself. I pack DD and my stuff.
No. He prides himself on being a super duper awesome last minute packer who barely needs to take anything and never needs more than a carry on bag.
Except for that one time he forgot underwear.
And that other time he forgot t-shirts.
Oh, and then there was the time he forgot a swim suit for our beach vacation.
And he forgot his hanging clothes 3 weeks ago because they were hanging by the door to the garage, not IN his magical, holds-everything-under-the-sun, bag.
But just trust him, he's an EXCELLENT packer, and if it takes you more than 10 minutes (his packing time), you're doing it wrong.
This is precisely why I do pack for my husband. Instead of starting our vacation straight away, we're having to hit up the local wal-mart or whatever to get what he forogt. It pisses me off. Plus he couln't really match clothes if his life depended on it so if I don't want to be embarassed to be seen with him I'm better off doing it.
No. Still won't do it.
He can dress himself, and if he forgets something, that's his problem, not mine. When he forgot his swim suit do you think I was in the Walmart finding him one? Hell no. I was on the beach, right where I belonged. The man is 33 years old, he can pack his own bag and fix his own problems related to sucky packing.
I'm paranoid about all my clothes being lost/delayed if we take a bag each so I split all our stuff in two bags. It sounds silly but this has saved us a couple of times already when one case took 2-3 days to make it to our destination.
He obviously selects his own clothes like a normal adult (though he might ask my opinion on this shirt or that one) and passes me the stuff to pack so I can split it in logical outfits. While I put things in the bag, he gathers toilettries and whatever else we need.
It sounds stupid but I'm known for my packing abilities, be it a fridge or a bag so I'm the one who physically fills it. This also allows me to pack a ridiculous amount of clothes and shoes which H would have never fitted in.
I make a list for myself so I don't forget anything, and I run down a verbal list with him when he's done packing to make sure he didn't forget anything.
We just went on a family vacation to Florida and I didn't even pack for the kids (6 and 8) - though I did review their choices and had the power to override if necessary. It's the first time in a long time that I only had to pack for myself.
H gets all of his stuff together and makes a pile on the bed and I pack it in the suitcase. That is the extent of it and that's only because I like the suitcase organized a certain way. He got sick of me unpacking to repack.
He puts what he wants to bring on the bed. I put it in the suitcase because the man cannot fold anything. He would need two suitcase for the same stuff that I can fit in a half suit case so we only bring one bag (for say a weekend). The guy has NO spacial planning or ability.
He has to put out his stuff though so if he doesn't have something he only has himself to blame. I learned that from my mom when I was 6, my dad (who just doesn't know when to STOP TALKING) bugged my mom because she forgot to pack his bathing suit for a hotel stay. My mom swore to never pack for him ever again and almost 30 years later, she hasn't. Not even once. And if he mentions that she won't help him pack she reminds him of that trip and that's it's his own fault. THIRTY YEARS!