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post #1 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:19pm
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I think my parents did a mixture, but I remember some of my friends would get all their presents from Santa except from relatives.

I'd kind of prefer that Santa just bring one present, and the rest are from us or family... still undecided. :

What do you do?
post #2 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:20pm
Santa brings a few, we bring most.
post #3 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:23pm
Santa- 1 present and the stocking
The rest are from us.
post #4 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:30pm
Santa brings the big, expensive present plus the items in the stocking and we give an additional gift or two.
post #5 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:36pm
santa brings the presents that are so weird shaped they are near impossible to wrap with out giving mommy a migrine Santa doesn't wrap gifts so we find that a lot easier.

Deanna
post #6 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:37pm
santa puts stuff in the stockings. the presents are from us!
post #7 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:41pm
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Originally Posted by onlyzombiecat View Post
Santa- 1 present and the stocking
The rest are from us.
This is how it works with us too.
post #8 of 47
12/12/08 at 12:52pm
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Originally Posted by kittyhead View Post
santa puts stuff in the stockings. the presents are from us!
This is how it is with us as well. Santa sure has a thing for toothbrushes and socks!
post #9 of 47
12/12/08 at 1:00pm
we do 1 or 2 gifts, and the stocking.

DP also wraps his santa gifts, which I never did. He buys "special" wrapping paper that he only wants used on santa gifts.

IDK, I never wrapped, but whatever, I don't mind to wrap santa gifts.
post #10 of 47
12/12/08 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by onlyzombiecat View Post
Santa- 1 present and the stocking
The rest are from us.
:
post #11 of 47
12/12/08 at 1:10pm
i give them socks, underwear, and a single book. Santa brings the rest.

He doesn't wrap the presents here either,
post #12 of 47
12/12/08 at 1:16pm
Santa only brings one and fills the stocking with the candy and an orange.
post #13 of 47
12/12/08 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by kittyhead View Post
santa puts stuff in the stockings. the presents are from us!
That's what we do too!
post #14 of 47
12/12/08 at 1:24pm
Santa brings a few small things in a stocking or we've been using a pillowcase at the foot of the bed.
Our friends did all presents from Santa, and took all the tags of the gifts we had dropped off Christmas eve for her kids, so when I mention "did you like the ---- game" the kids were shocked, "How did you know Santa bought that?"
It pissed me off I spent time choosing those gifts and didn't even get a thank you.
So now I drop them when the kids are awake.
post #15 of 47
12/12/08 at 3:34pm
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Originally Posted by MCR View Post
Santa brings a few small things in a stocking or we've been using a pillowcase at the foot of the bed.
Our friends did all presents from Santa, and took all the tags of the gifts we had dropped off Christmas eve for her kids, so when I mention "did you like the ---- game" the kids were shocked, "How did you know Santa bought that?"
It pissed me off I spent time choosing those gifts and didn't even get a thank you.
So now I drop them when the kids are awake.
WOW thats really tacky.. (of them not you wanting them knowing the gift was from you).

Deanna
post #16 of 47
12/12/08 at 3:41pm
santa brings one present (or a couple if it has accessories) per kid and fills the stockings. His gift is un-wrapped, also.

the rest of the presents under the tree are from us (and extended family)
post #17 of 47
12/12/08 at 3:45pm
Oh gosh, I don't know, I can't even remember. Sometimes Santa brings all the unwrapped presents, but then lately he seems to bring one or two wrapped presents with his special paper and handwriting, and all the unwrapped ones are from the parents. It gets so confusing, I don't even know what comes from whom.
post #18 of 47
12/12/08 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by mamazee View Post
Santa brings a few, we bring most.
That's what we do. And Santa fills the stockings.
post #19 of 47
12/12/08 at 3:57pm
Ok, my DH and I just had a heated discussion about this a couple weeks ago. Growing up we were allowed to open ONE small gift Christmas Eve. The next morning, Christmas Day, we opened ALL the rest of the gifts, some were from Santa, some were from Mom, Dad, sister, etc.

On Dh's side of the family, when he was growing up he opened all his presents from his relatives, including his mom and dad on Christmas Eve. : WTH? Then he only opened his "Santa" gifts on Christmas Day. Well.......now we all truck over to his mom's house and open ALL our gifts at her house on Christmas Eve night. I HATE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think Christmas should be about CHRISTMAS DAY! So, I have refused to open any of my gifts there. I tell them I believe presents are for Christmas Day. They all laugh, but now with kids everyone expects them to open all their presents Christmas Eve night and ONLY the Santa gifts Christmas Day. I told Dh his mom can do what she wants, but at OUR house we are opening all our gifts on CHRISTMAS DAY. It is so frustrating. I just don't get it. Sorry to sound bitchy, but this is a sensitive subject to me at the moment.
post #20 of 47
12/12/08 at 4:18pm
Santa dosen't exist.
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