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Dec 24, 2024
11:02:44pm

Baron Sovereign User

I hope they know to expect less.

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Baron

Previous username: jarocho
Bio page: Baron
Joined: Sep 1, 2006
Last login: Dec 25, 2024
Total posts: 99,675 (34,685 FO)

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Sitting here wondering if Santa and Mrs. Clause did enough for the kiddos

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

Dec 24, 10:48pm

Magneto definitely does.

Longseason

Dec 24, 10:51pm

Was just thinking the same thing!

Dec 24, 10:52pm

Yep. I hope every parent does. A few years ago we started spending Christmas mornings at the homeless shelter

byujacob

Dec 24, 10:52pm

that is very awesome you do that, if I am being honest that sounds horrible to me

JOPE

Dec 24, 11:19pm

No, horrible is when your kids open their gifts and are not grateful for what they got.

byujacob

Dec 24, 11:22pm

Awesome. If you had ungrateful kids that was a great move by you guys

JOPE

Dec 24, 11:24pm

Agree completely. Ingratitude is one of my pet peeves. I had a lot when I was

8:38am

We downsized Christmas a long time ago. There was a year or two where I heard

gwalker

Dec 24, 10:58pm

Cousins are the worst braggarts…

8:42am

How old are your kids?

gaffer

Dec 24, 11:00pm

What I’m curious about too. Do they still believe in Santa?

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Dec 24, 11:13pm

Not after this year they won't 😉

Dec 24, 11:16pm

we had some good friends many years ago that felt similarly, they decided to

BYUFBDAD

Dec 24, 11:00pm

Literally laughing out loud

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Dec 24, 11:15pm

I hope they know to expect less.

Baron

Dec 24, 11:02pm

I'm wondering the exact opposite. Parenting is hard. I'll get it right some day

Dec 24, 11:05pm

I worry about this every year. We have always focused our big gifts on family events that will create memories.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Dec 24, 11:09pm

no, we try to downsize and never can do it

JOPE

Dec 24, 11:14pm

I worry about keeping a roof over my kids heads, food in their bellies and

JohnnyC

Dec 24, 11:16pm

My wife would have it this way. I’m the other extreme and want to give Santa all

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Dec 24, 11:22pm

I have never had a problem with this. Set the bar super low at the start

Jericho

Dec 24, 11:58pm

Totally feel for you. The kids will certainly feel a little disappointed, but

jtm0001

1:22am

We moved into a very small house a few years ago, literally a third the size of our previous home. Our first Christmas

Black Diamond Bay

3:19am

Please return and report how it went! I'm betting your kids will be fine!

runnincoug

7:10am

Report: Christmas morning went fine!

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

8:31am

What it tells me is you’re a great dad that cares about his kids. They are

Tuskaloosa Cougar

9:28am

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