tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post1041066462892391673..comments2024-01-17T19:11:06.286-08:00Comments on Orange and Silver: Traditions of the PresentTDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665343970056841693noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-77055685883972314292014-12-19T07:51:21.342-08:002014-12-19T07:51:21.342-08:00The only rule I've managed to enforce is, you ...The only rule I've managed to enforce is, you can only open your stocking and see what your "big" gift is before Mom and Dad get up. You can't open anything else. I was an only child and a girl, so I was pretty docile...Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-85766461720099089132014-12-19T06:01:36.554-08:002014-12-19T06:01:36.554-08:00Your parents didn't let you have any fun did t...Your parents didn't let you have any fun did they? I didn't know you could enforce any rules on kids on Christmas morning. Like you, I like to have all my gifts stacked up in front of me (it's so true about the M&M's. What a disappointment.) Fortunately for me my kids like to run down & gather up all their presents & make piles for everyone so when my husband & I come down everything is all set. My kids are still in the “rip everything open as fast as possible and look around for more” stage, too. I think they might always be. Merry Christmas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587376475449542545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-31000363427233108002014-12-09T11:37:09.406-08:002014-12-09T11:37:09.406-08:00Thanks! Yeah, the stuff my MIL would give could be...Thanks! Yeah, the stuff my MIL would give could be so strange, it was always a risk!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-76121477161702182222014-12-09T11:22:22.294-08:002014-12-09T11:22:22.294-08:00Funny and touching. I can relate. I never want peo...Funny and touching. I can relate. I never want people to see my face as I open their gift since I'm not sure my expression will match up to what they want to see and the pressure just makes it worse but I DO want to see others' expressions. I'm a hypocrite like that. My sister and I still play elf but it's fine. Most of my family except for Z are senior citizens so they either come by their inability to read naturally (Zoe) or they can't see too well, or move well either. Lizhttp://www.zoevstheuniverse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-84153978439551082212014-12-06T19:34:37.161-08:002014-12-06T19:34:37.161-08:00Right?!?? Being Elf sucks balls. I hated it and I ...Right?!?? Being Elf sucks balls. I hated it and I won't force my kids to do it. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-51214265863903341722014-12-06T18:50:15.140-08:002014-12-06T18:50:15.140-08:00That is a hilarious image and I hope you have ever...That is a hilarious image and I hope you have every intention of meme-ing it up. As for your post, I HATED being Elf because then you don't get to just sit and open your own gifts. It was Bull!Shit!Sarah (est. 1975)http://established1975.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-28786682184144347972014-12-05T14:42:31.341-08:002014-12-05T14:42:31.341-08:00Although to be fair to your brother, I can underst...Although to be fair to your brother, I can understand his disappointment. <br /><br />This is what they tell me--I'll have to wake them, and I'll have as many hours as I please to linger over my coffee and donut or whatever. If it comes to pass, it will be a wonderful present for me! :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-81498400232519616482014-12-05T14:40:09.137-08:002014-12-05T14:40:09.137-08:00This just reminded me of the year my brother begge...This just reminded me of the year my brother begged for a pair of boots. That's all he wanted. Come Christmas morning, he unwrapped a boot box...but it contained something else. He was so disappointed and angry (he was a teen, he hadn't learned gratitude). That's the only thing I remember about that Christmas.<br /><br />And yeah, it's true. One day you will be banging on the kid's doors yelling, "Get UP! It's Christmas!!!"<br /><br />On the plus side, at least you get to have your coffee in peace first.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-7060445973435915462014-12-05T13:23:44.953-08:002014-12-05T13:23:44.953-08:00I'd have been more shocked if she hadn't. ...I'd have been more shocked if she hadn't. Just further proof of our sameness. Yeah, my kids seem to enjoy it too. I hoard my own presents, and let them distribute theirs.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-70456502695640466272014-12-05T11:19:44.288-08:002014-12-05T11:19:44.288-08:00I am quite sure at this point that it won't sh...I am quite sure at this point that it won't shock you to hear that my mother also made me play elf and called it exactly that (and that I also hated it). My son now LOVES being the present distributor so I let him.Cassandrahttp://www.thenextdelusion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-55260185928620777402014-12-05T10:30:37.670-08:002014-12-05T10:30:37.670-08:00Yeah, at 12, 9, 9, and 8, they pretty much just ri...Yeah, at 12, 9, 9, and 8, they pretty much just rip into them. My efforts at slowing them down are pretty much futile. Maybe I'll try hiding half of them this year. When they've opened all of the ones that are out, I can say, "Hm, seems to me I bought more than that..." Might work! Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-5851981891241545082014-12-05T10:05:56.628-08:002014-12-05T10:05:56.628-08:00Our daughter is 3 so we like to open a few at a ti...Our daughter is 3 so we like to open a few at a time (2-3), then she (typically) plays with them for awhile and in another hour (or two) we start the process all over again.<br /><br />Well, that's how we did it LAST year & it worked, we'll see what happens THIS year. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-45531892150050507992014-12-05T06:49:58.555-08:002014-12-05T06:49:58.555-08:00It was horrible because I have NO poker face. Ever...It was horrible because I have NO poker face. Every emotion I have would plainly scroll across my face like a movie marquee. There are banner signs in Times Square that are less obvious than my face when I'm opening a completely weird gift. And my MIL could give some weird gifts, let me tell you! <br /><br />Thanks for reading!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-66051451121317016242014-12-05T06:40:20.139-08:002014-12-05T06:40:20.139-08:00That's funny about everyone staring as you ope...That's funny about everyone staring as you open the gift. That moment you must modulate your facial expression to one of gleeful delight is intense.Musings, Rants & Scribbleshttp://lauriestonewrites.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com