An Addendum to the Ruination of Christmas

[greenlion]

Jim helped Jimmy write his letter to Santa while I helped Jack.

"What do you want to say to Santa?" I asked.

Jack said, "I want to ask him when I can take my Go-Bots out of the plastic."

*sigh*

Comments

[liralen]

*giggles*

I feel for you. I do. But it's pretty funny, too.

What I would do were I in your position...

[aquamarcia]

Take back all the presents I'd purchased and buy different things. Properly sequester them this time. On Christmas Morning when the kids open presents and get things they didn't expect and start asking, tell them I received a letter from Santa speaking of how clever my kids are and that he and I should do something to out-clever them. All the stuff about the Go-Bots and the earlier slips of the tongue were all just part of the plan, I'd tell them.

[drastic]

If your kids are temperamentally suited for it (and if budgetary concerns allow it), howzabout this:

Sequester the accidentally-known gifts, but don't take them back. However, don't put them under the tree either, in lieu of other stuff. Include the flustered-Santa-made-a-mistaken-early-delivery letter tack.

While the lads are distracted with other loot and family activities, sneak, ninja-like, into the relevant bedrooms to put the wrapped-up presents that were already seen on their beds--this time, include an even more flustered letter from Santa in which he realized that it wasn't a mistaken delivery after all, and he was going to put these back under the tree but everyone was already there so he had to detour to their rooms instead.

[greenlion]

This comment and the one above remind me that last year we'd considered a deal with a Santa-shaped friend of my brother-in-law's to swap a Santa suit for a Santa visit. I'll have to see if he's still up for it.

I am a bit concerned about making Jack cry on Christmas morning if the present he's waited so very patiently for isn't there. It's something he really wanted. :)

(Heck, it's something I'm kinda interested in getting out of the box. The perils of being toy-oriented parents.)

Available for parties and bar mi...waitaminit

[magnus205]

I'm available to dress up in the santa suit, as I already have the bowl full of jello.

Re: Available for parties and bar mi...waitaminit

[arunthol]

I sense a career opportunity!