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Parents are hiding and using decoy gifts to keep Christmas morning a surprise for their kids: survey

The real challenge on Christmas for parents is keeping the joy of opening gifts alive on holiday mornings from persistent, ...
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Mom Refuses to Let In-Laws Come Over to Watch Kids Open Presents on Christmas Morning: ‘I Want It to Be Sacred’

The woman, 28, wrote on Reddit that her husband is now calling her “selfish and inconsiderate of his parents’ feelings” Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...
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Woman Gets Mad at Her Husband After He Lets Kids Open Christmas Presents Without Her

In a post on Reddit, the woman writes that she often struggles with sleep so her husband typically watches the kids until she wakes up Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...
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Mom Feels Hurt After Her Husband Let Their Kids Open Christmas Presents Before She Woke Up — 'I Don't Think I've Ever Been This Mad'

As a parent, one of the things you look forward to the most about Christmas is watching your kids open the gifts you so carefully picked out. Unfortunately, one mom didn’t get this opportunity because ...
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Parents are still sharing those Christmas videos displaying thousands of dollars worth of gifts

"I had a friend that grew up this way. She told me her and her brother would cry on Christmas morning and beg to stop opening ...
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Miss Manners: Must my kids wait for their visiting uncle wake up before opening their gifts on Christmas?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother-in-law just informed us, very last-minute, that he’s coming to our house for Christmas. Whenever he visits, he sleeps until around 10. My husband and I have three ...
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‘Selfish’ Mom Won’t Allow In-Laws to Watch Grandkids Open Presents on Christmas Morning

A woman on Reddit is feuding with her husband after he insisted his parents come over on Christmas morning to watch their little ones open their presents from Santa. Before having kids, the couple ...
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Miss Manners: Should children wait for a late-arriving relative to open gifts?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother-in-law just informed us, very last-minute, that he’s coming to our house for Christmas. Whenever he visits, he sleeps until around 10. My husband and I have three ...
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“I don’t feel like doing anything Christmasy today. I’m so disappointed in everybody.”

One of the biggest joys of giving gifts is seeing the other person’s reaction when they unwrap their present. Redditor u/germangirrl felt robbed of this experience after waking up on Christmas morning ...
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Miss Manners: Kids can only wait so long to open Santa’s gifts

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother-in-law just informed us, very last-minute, that he’s coming to our house for Christmas. Whenever he visits, he sleeps until around 10. My husband and I have three ...
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Mom Refuses to Let In-Laws Come Over to Watch Kids Open Presents on Christmas Morning: ‘I Want It to Be Sacred’

A woman and her husband are having a Christmas confrontation. The woman, 28, turned to Reddit’s popular “Am I the A-----?” forum to detail a recent argument she had with her husband, 27, sharing that ...