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

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 01:45 PM

23 hrs ago

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 23 hrs ago OP

On Christmas Day wendyb-NC 23 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much, wendyb-NC, debm55 23 hrs ago #2

Early Christmas morning SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #3

HAHAHHAHHAH. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. debm55 23 hrs ago #5

Always on Christmas Morning BOSSHOG 23 hrs ago #4

HAHHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very BOSSHOG, My family hasn't given gifts as it is Jesus' birthday not ours. So I make a debm55 23 hrs ago #7

Excellent use of resources My Dear BOSSHOG 23 hrs ago #9

Thank you . debm55 23 hrs ago #11

After Santa delivers them. aeromanKC 23 hrs ago #6

Thank you aeromanKC. Christmas Day for you. debm55 23 hrs ago #8

Christmas morning Jilly_in_VA 23 hrs ago #10

That sounds wonderful, Jilly_in_VA. Thank you so much for sharing. debm55 23 hrs ago #12

Funny thing about Christmas presents. Lochloosa 23 hrs ago #13

Thank you Lochloosa for sharing with us, May you and Mrs.Lochloosa have kick ass birthdays. debm55 23 hrs ago #15

My cousin is a Christmas baby and Luciferous 22 hrs ago #22

Thank you very much for sharing that change to us, Luciferous. debm55 22 hrs ago #23

We always did it Christmas morning. EARLY Christmas morning. rsdsharp 23 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much rsdsharp. Sounds like you had your Christmas day packed full of activities. debm55 22 hrs ago #17

Christmas morning till all the kids aged out of Santa. yourout 23 hrs ago #16

Thank you, yourout, That is how it was here too. debm55 22 hrs ago #18

Both oberle 22 hrs ago #19

Thank you very much oberle. I like how your family did that. debm55 22 hrs ago #24

Christmas Day. When my kids were Luciferous 22 hrs ago #20

I did that too, Thank you Luciferous. debm55 21 hrs ago #25

Christmas Day. LoisB 22 hrs ago #21

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LoisB debm55 21 hrs ago #26

Christmas Eve,,,, FarPoint 21 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much, FarPoint. That sounds wonderful. debm55 21 hrs ago #28

I always cook the beef.... FarPoint 21 hrs ago #32

That beef sounds delicious, FarPoint. debm55 20 hrs ago #35

We opened our gifts on Christmas Eve Grim Chieftain 21 hrs ago #29

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Grim Chieftain. It must be hard to have your birthday so close to Christmas. debm55 20 hrs ago #33

My birthday is two days before Christmas Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #36

Thanks, Glad you are a Democrat. debm55 19 hrs ago #44

Christmas day after breakfast. My grandfather would always stall and have a 2nd cup of coffee just to irritate us kids Walleye 21 hrs ago #30

Thank you very much Walleye for sharing with us. And may the memories of your grandfather be a blessing to you. debm55 20 hrs ago #34

When I was little, Santa brought all the presents woodsprite 21 hrs ago #31

Thank you very much woodsprite for sharing with us . What wonderful memories you have of Christmas Day. debm55 20 hrs ago #38

Christmas morning. pandr32 20 hrs ago #37

Thank you, pandr32. the best of Christmas is the glow on the faces of our children on Christmas morning. Magical debm55 20 hrs ago #39

We got to open ONE on Xmas eve buzzycrumbhunger 20 hrs ago #40

Thank you very much buzzycrumbhunger. As my son got older we did this and as a teen he opened all Christmas Eve. debm55 20 hrs ago #41

Christmas morning, I guess after breakfast.... electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #42

Thank you electric_blue68 for sharing with us. I am so sorry they laughed at you. debm55 19 hrs ago #43