Santa Gifts
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Kids are older now. But we did gifts from us and in-laws Christmas Eve. Christmas morning was for Santa and stockings. Presents from Santa wrapped in special Santa paper.
In my mom’s family, Santa also decorated the entire tree. I guess they had a sparesley lit tree until Christmas morning?
I appreciate the pomp and wonder that provided on Christmas morning, but can’t imagine doing that as a parent today. But, the parents of the 50’s and 60’s weren’t up all night toiling over plastic toymageddon assemblages all night - so they had more time.
I appreciate the pomp and wonder that provided on Christmas morning, but can’t imagine doing that as a parent today. But, the parents of the 50’s and 60’s weren’t up all night toiling over plastic toymageddon assemblages all night - so they had more time.
My parents always wrapped my presents when I was a kid, or at least put them in a gift bag if it was something wouldn’t wrap well, like a stuffed animal.
To this day I still prefer my gifts wrapped. I like the joy of ripping off the paper lol.
To this day I still prefer my gifts wrapped. I like the joy of ripping off the paper lol.
When I was a kid my mom would write our names with her off hand so we wouldn't know it was her handwriting.
Handwriting is how I eventually figured out Santa wasn’t real. Parents handwriting on the gift tags was the same for presents from them and presents from Santa.
We did unwrapped from Santa, wrapped from parents growing up plus stockinged.
We were allowed to open one gift on Christmas Eve.
Living the bachelor life these days and I'm sick as a dog so I'm flying solo at home this Christmas. Sent all my presents so I am 100% stress free. Wouldn't want to do this every year but I gotta say, its nice to just sit back and relax and have to do nothing and go nowhere.
We were allowed to open one gift on Christmas Eve.
Living the bachelor life these days and I'm sick as a dog so I'm flying solo at home this Christmas. Sent all my presents so I am 100% stress free. Wouldn't want to do this every year but I gotta say, its nice to just sit back and relax and have to do nothing and go nowhere.
My wife and I would always buy a roll of Santa-themed wrapping paper that we only used on Santa's gifts and I would design the nametags on the computer and print them out.
Once the youngest didn't believe anymore, we didn't have to buy wrapping paper for a few years.
This here is Santa himself. Get your asses to bed and quit squabbling. It will all work out in the wash. Rudolph is on “leave”, pending Facebook confirmation. Prancer is considering transferring, but isn’t sure what he might transfer, so is in limbo until test results. Meanwhile, the team is practicing for the next challenge with vigor, gif(t) exchange. Feel free to join in.
There is a downside of putting on a show every Christmas...
it comes to every teenage kid who gets everything on their list; but does a visual post-mortem on their pile. They finally realize that they asked for clothes, boots, a weighted blanket, minifridge...no toys, no fun, no magic.
So the parent is left biting their lip, knowing that they spent (many) several hundred dollars on a kid who is pissed at the fact that the got everything they wanted. The kid in a malaise that they are beyond the age of Christmas hype and wonderment. Sad.
it’s all downhill from there, children. Buckle up.
it comes to every teenage kid who gets everything on their list; but does a visual post-mortem on their pile. They finally realize that they asked for clothes, boots, a weighted blanket, minifridge...no toys, no fun, no magic.
So the parent is left biting their lip, knowing that they spent (many) several hundred dollars on a kid who is pissed at the fact that the got everything they wanted. The kid in a malaise that they are beyond the age of Christmas hype and wonderment. Sad.
it’s all downhill from there, children. Buckle up.