Those of you who celebrate Christmas

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Those of you who celebrate Christmas
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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:05pm

Do you put presents under the tree before Christmas, so that everyone can have the delightful feeling of anticipation for several days?

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:29pm

Same exact thing at our house too Evelyn, but with my kids, they have no impulse control and would be sneaking when I wasn't looking and it would spoil all the fun for Christmas morning.


I have had to even find better hiding places, because they just can't help themselves.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:53pm

Heck, we didn't even put up the Christmas tree til Wednesday night, decorated Thursday morning.

                                

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 10:01pm
LOL@ Heather.
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Registered: 02-24-2004
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 10:57pm

I put all the presents under the tree.

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Registered: 08-27-2007
Sat, 12-22-2007 - 2:42am

Haha I can relate to the wanting to get more of "their obsession." I let the kids open the presents that are mailed to us and just today as I was opening the box, I explained to him that Santa was bringing Transformers and the enjoy whatever "aunt so and so sent." Otherwise he has been known to freak if it was not a transformer in the past. He sometimes gets very obsessed with wanting a 1,000 of them.....


Since he already owns a million I bought him one Transformer, and a few bionicles for Christmas. Then the rest of the stuff was "different," I got him things that he has interest in, but won't buy due to his fear of not getting a transformer. Hope it does not backfire on me, but I am trying to "branch him out slightly."

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Registered: 12-16-1998
Sat, 12-22-2007 - 4:18am

No Way!!! Nothing under the tree here until just about time to open them!!!!


Addison (13yrs ASD, ADHD, TS, OCD)

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Registered: 05-28-2004
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 4:42pm
Well, we have some packages out. It is not really a problem, because we also have an electric train around the tree, so the kids couldn't care less about what is behind it! I think Santa better bring the train back to the North Pole for repairs so that we can get our presents open on Christmas morning!
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