Scotty and I don't always see eye to eye on things. You would think a married couple would just know what the other is thinking from time to time; and therefore, a consensus should be easily reached, especially for the dumb, little things. But not so. It seems like we have to consult one another about everything.
Like, everything.
Because if we don't, we end up dividing into "his and hers."
It seems to happen mostly with the kids. For example, I let our kids walk from our house to the corner pretty much every day. Then on Scotty's day off, when the girls walk to the corner, he's all, "Where are our kids? Why are they that far away? I only let them walk to the brown fence!"
And I'm like, "Uhhh... well, I let them walk to the corner. EVERY DAY."
So then it's his rule vs. her rule. Do we let them walk to the the brown fence or to the corner? Must we sit down and have a two-hour family meeting over this dilemma?
Oi!
One of the things Scotty and I disagree on is how to handle the opening of Christmas gifts.
One of us loves the idea of everyone tearing in to everything all at once - flying bows, paper cuts, and joyous screaming simultaneously.
The other wants the children to take turns opening gifts as to experience the love or hate of each present one at a time.
(Can you guess who's who?)
So today I'd like to ask how Christmas gifts are opened at your house. Do tell!
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We take turns. I like to see them open their presents but with that said our Santa presents are unwrapped so when they come out they see them first thing! Super fun. Then we unwrap the presents from the family. Stockings are always last.
(This might be a duplicate comment...I'm sorry if you get two! My google account was wonky!)
"Must we sit down and have a two-hour family meeting over this dilemma?"
Story of my life.
At our house, we do it both ways. For things that are similar (like...socks, or jeans, or sweatshirts) the kids open at the same time. For unique things, they open one at a time. This is one of the very few Christmas traditions that haven't required a two hour family discussion. :)
We do stockings first thing and Santa wraps everything!
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