Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 There is a book for dd under the tree. Dd knows it is a book. She knows it is for her. She doesn't know what book it is. She is begging me to open the book. She is out of new things to read and is making me a bit bonkers with the wanting to open this gift. Nothing else under the tree has caught her attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Advent is about waiting. :lol: I don't really have an opinion but it gave me a little laugh. Will she have books to open come Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm really big on the excitment factor for Christmas. I LOVE when my kids are so excited for their gifts, so....for me.....I'd make her wait :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarleneW Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I would make her wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CarolineUK Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 It's a book. Let her open it, definitely. I wouldn't say that for anything else though, not even chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Advent is about waiting. :lol: I don't really have an opinion but it gave me a little laugh. Will she have books to open come Christmas? Yes, there will be a couple others. I'm really big on the excitment factor for Christmas. I LOVE when my kids are so excited for their gifts, so....for me.....I'd make her wait :) I might have to bury it in the stack somewhere so she doesn't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Take it away for now and hide it in a closet. Then go to the library and get her a bunch of new reading material! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Take it away for now and hide it in a closet. Then go to the library and get her a bunch of new reading material! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm odd-woman out...I never hold back books...for me they are like air!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm really big on the excitment factor for Christmas. I LOVE when my kids are so excited for their gifts, so....for me.....I'd make her wait :) :iagree: Excitement is huge for me--it's currently her most anticipated gift. Why take away the excitement and anticipation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Take it away for now and hide it in a closet. Then go to the library and get her a bunch of new reading material! Unfortunately, I owe the library over $100.00 in fines. Long story short, this is the first place I've lived in over 10 years that charges late fines. I thought late fines were a thing of the past. I'm odd-woman out...I never hold back books...for me they are like air!:lol: See, that is how I feel. I've got 4 books going right now. Sadly for her dh came home to get his lunch and put his foot down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Does she have any friends who may want to do a book exchange? Maybe she can find another place to borrow a book :0). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'd make her wait! I really liked the suggestion to go pick out a bunch of reading material at the library in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm a bad one to ask... I just let DS open his main gift yesterday. He is a great kid. Never asks for anything, until this one thing he really wants this year. We have had a terrible year with DH unemployed, several deaths in the family, surgery, then too much employment for DH, etc. If it was any other time of the year, I would have just bought this item for DS. But it is Christmas - and his birthday - so I was making him wait. DH and I have talked about it for weeks - why are we making him wait? It is just torturing all of us. We don't believe that the real meaning of Christmas is wrapped up in receiving gifts. Anyway. DH had yesterday off - a rare treat these days. So I caved and gave the gift to DS. DH and DS had a wonderful day playing together with the item. I'm glad, for us, that I didn't make him wait. Your mileage, obviously, may vary. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm a bad one to ask...I just let DS open his main gift yesterday. He is a great kid. Never asks for anything, until this one thing he really wants this year. We have had a terrible year with DH unemployed, several deaths in the family, surgery, then too much employment for DH, etc. If it was any other time of the year, I would have just bought this item for DS. But it is Christmas - and his birthday - so I was making him wait. DH and I have talked about it for weeks - why are we making him wait? It is just torturing all of us. We don't believe that the real meaning of Christmas is wrapped up in receiving gifts. Anyway. DH had yesterday off - a rare treat these days. So I caved and gave the gift to DS. DH and DS had a wonderful day playing together with the item. I'm glad, for us, that I didn't make him wait. Your mileage, obviously, may vary. ;) Aww. what a sweet thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Eh, make her wait. Let her discover the joys of reading books multiple times. Besides, if you let her open it, won't she just read it immediately and be in the exact same situation a couple of days from now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Another vote for letting her wait. If your house is anything like our house, there has to be at least a book or two on the shelf that haven't been read yet, or an old favorite to return to. If not a friend probably has something she hasn't read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 How great that she so loves reading that she can't wait to unwrap a book. My son would say, "Ugh, you got me a book? Thanks a lot!" :D I'd let her open it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Unfortunately, I owe the library over $100.00 in fines. Long story short, this is the first place I've lived in over 10 years that charges late fines. I thought late fines were a thing of the past. I just paid over $100.00 in fines due to having been so ill and not being able to manage our books. I now have "manage library books" as a daily task on my to do list. I can do it online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Now you know why we don't put anything under the tree until Christmas morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairytalemama Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 If a gift comes from anyone other than us, we let them open it so it's not so overwhelming on Christmas Day. If it's from us, we make them wait. Wait a sec---do you put all your gifts under the tree before Christmas Eve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Now you know why we don't put anything under the tree until Christmas morning. Oh, I wish. You should see the photo I posted in the tree photo thread. Most of the mess is from my parents. The 4th box from them arrived today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CarolineUK Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Just seen the photo on the Christmas Tree thread - I don't think one little book will make much of a dent in that pile :tongue_smilie:. Let her open it :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yep! ETA: I was agreeing w/ the waiting to put gifts out comment. I would definitely let her open it, especially if she has a ton of other stuff to open, but I am of the mind that you shouldn't wait until a holiday to give a gift that you know someone will love. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) If a gift comes from anyone other than us, we let them open it so it's not so overwhelming on Christmas Day. If it's from us, we make them wait. Wait a sec---do you put all your gifts under the tree before Christmas Eve? No, there is a Santa stash down in the basement. Probably half of what is there now. The gift from dh's mom hasn't arrived yet. It is only one thing. My mom said she sent 5 boxes so there is another one in the hands of the Postal Service. I've tried in the past to curb my parents enthusiasm. That was the year I requested only three gifts because the Baby Jesus only received three. My dad sent her a set of triplet baby dolls as one gift. The second gift from him was a box of accessories for these triplets. The third was a cradle they could all get in. Then my mother (yes, they have been married for 45 years) send three gifts of her own. That was also the year mom's sister sent dd a big box of gifts. I can't fight that so yes, grandma gifts get put under the tree as they arrive. Other wise dd would think Santa brought all that stuff. Edited December 13, 2010 by Parrothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Can we borrow grandma and grandpa?? I'm trying really hard to teach my IL's that 5 gifts from the Dollar Store are not better than 1 $20 item. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Can we borrow grandma and grandpa?? I'm trying really hard to teach my IL's that 5 gifts from the Dollar Store are not better than 1 $20 item. Sigh. Sure. Dd is the only grandchild so that has a bit to do with it to I think. It seemed okay the first couple of years. We were not inundated with stuff. Yesterday I had to clean out her room to make room for everything. Thankfully quite a bit of it feels like clothes this year. Hopefully that trend will continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Okay after seeing that pile of presents....absolutely let her open it! I know dh has said no, but really, she will enjoy it soo much more now that in the mix of all of the holiday hoopla! I know some people like to hold out on any new items for kids from summer to winter, just because of Christmas but for us, I would rather spread the enjoyment out. We are going to have some days off together as a family the week before Christmas. I am seriously contemplating letting everyone open their part of our 'family' gift, Rock Band 3 and all new instruments, so they can enjoy it over this break. My kids have a week off before Christmas and then a week after. I would like for them to have it for the week before Christmas :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Oh, it's not from you and dh or Santa? I change my answer to let her open it, lol. I do let the kids open gifts that get mailed, IF they are not going to see the giver in person to open it anyway. I'd say, if you write the thank you note today, you can open it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Haven't read all the responses, so perhaps this is redundant: I'm a big MEANIE! I'd take that book (fully wrapped) and put it in a bigger box with cans of soup! She'll have no clue what happed to the book, but imagine her surprise when she sees it in the other weighted-down box! mwahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 This is why I put my kids' gifts under the tree on Christmas Eve after they go to bed. :) No fondling the gifts. I would let her open it. I remember begging and pressuring my mom to let us have an early gift one year. I still remember it- Pictionary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 There is a book for dd under the tree. Dd knows it is a book. She knows it is for her. She doesn't know what book it is. She is begging me to open the book. She is out of new things to read and is making me a bit bonkers with the wanting to open this gift. Nothing else under the tree has caught her attention. Oh, wait. Take her to the library to tide her over! I didn't read the other responses so you may have given it to her already. Waiting will make it "taste" even better, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I say wait.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Just seen the photo on the Christmas Tree thread - I don't think one little book will make much of a dent in that pile :tongue_smilie:. Let her open it :D. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm really big on the excitment factor for Christmas. I LOVE when my kids are so excited for their gifts, so....for me.....I'd make her wait :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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