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14. We always did it Christmas morning. EARLY Christmas morning.

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 01:45 PM

Dec 2025

When my older brother was little, Mom was concerned he’d be so excited about his new toys that he wouldn’t eat breakfast. She had some bananas on the counter, and made him eat one and drink a glass of milk before opening presents.

That became a tradition. We’d stand around the kitchen at 6 AM eating a banana and drinking milk. Then Dad would go into the living room and plug in the tree lights, and the orgy of greed was on. Oddly, I can no longer eat bananas.

My wife’s family opened Christmas eve, so after we got married, we’d go to her parent’s house on Christmas eve, and open after we got back from the midnight service. Then we’d get up Christmas morning and open at our place, and then drive to my Mom’s house and open again.

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Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. When did you open your gifts? [View all] debm55 Dec 2025 OP

On Christmas Day wendyb-NC Dec 2025 #1

Thank you very much, wendyb-NC, debm55 Dec 2025 #2

Early Christmas morning SheltieLover Dec 2025 #3

HAHAHHAHHAH. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. debm55 Dec 2025 #5

Always on Christmas Morning BOSSHOG Dec 2025 #4

HAHHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very BOSSHOG, My family hasn't given gifts as it is Jesus' birthday not ours. So I make a debm55 Dec 2025 #7

Excellent use of resources My Dear BOSSHOG Dec 2025 #9

Thank you . debm55 Dec 2025 #11

After Santa delivers them. aeromanKC Dec 2025 #6

Thank you aeromanKC. Christmas Day for you. debm55 Dec 2025 #8

Christmas morning Jilly_in_VA Dec 2025 #10

That sounds wonderful, Jilly_in_VA. Thank you so much for sharing. debm55 Dec 2025 #12

Funny thing about Christmas presents. Lochloosa Dec 2025 #13

Thank you Lochloosa for sharing with us, May you and Mrs.Lochloosa have kick ass birthdays. debm55 Dec 2025 #15

My cousin is a Christmas baby and Luciferous Dec 2025 #22

Thank you very much for sharing that change to us, Luciferous. debm55 Dec 2025 #23

We always did it Christmas morning. EARLY Christmas morning. rsdsharp Dec 2025 #14

Thank you very much rsdsharp. Sounds like you had your Christmas day packed full of activities. debm55 Dec 2025 #17

Christmas morning till all the kids aged out of Santa. yourout Dec 2025 #16

Thank you, yourout, That is how it was here too. debm55 Dec 2025 #18

Both oberle Dec 2025 #19

Thank you very much oberle. I like how your family did that. debm55 Dec 2025 #24

Christmas Day. When my kids were Luciferous Dec 2025 #20

I did that too, Thank you Luciferous. debm55 Dec 2025 #25

Christmas Day. LoisB Dec 2025 #21

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LoisB debm55 Dec 2025 #26

Christmas Eve,,,, FarPoint Dec 2025 #27

Thank you very much, FarPoint. That sounds wonderful. debm55 Dec 2025 #28

I always cook the beef.... FarPoint Dec 2025 #32

That beef sounds delicious, FarPoint. debm55 Dec 2025 #35

We opened our gifts on Christmas Eve Grim Chieftain Dec 2025 #29

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Grim Chieftain. It must be hard to have your birthday so close to Christmas. debm55 Dec 2025 #33

My birthday is two days before Christmas Grim Chieftain Dec 2025 #36

Thanks, Glad you are a Democrat. debm55 Dec 2025 #44

Christmas day after breakfast. My grandfather would always stall and have a 2nd cup of coffee just to irritate us kids Walleye Dec 2025 #30

Thank you very much Walleye for sharing with us. And may the memories of your grandfather be a blessing to you. debm55 Dec 2025 #34

When I was little, Santa brought all the presents woodsprite Dec 2025 #31

Thank you very much woodsprite for sharing with us . What wonderful memories you have of Christmas Day. debm55 Dec 2025 #38

Christmas morning. pandr32 Dec 2025 #37

Thank you, pandr32. the best of Christmas is the glow on the faces of our children on Christmas morning. Magical debm55 Dec 2025 #39

We got to open ONE on Xmas eve buzzycrumbhunger Dec 2025 #40

Thank you very much buzzycrumbhunger. As my son got older we did this and as a teen he opened all Christmas Eve. debm55 Dec 2025 #41

Christmas morning, I guess after breakfast.... electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #42

Thank you electric_blue68 for sharing with us. I am so sorry they laughed at you. debm55 Dec 2025 #43