Today, I waited anxiously until midnight to open my Christmas presents. As the clock struck midnight, I ran out into the living room, super-excited to open them, only to discover that everyone in our house had already opened theirs, and had all gone to bed. FML
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Today, my family decided to break tradition and wake up at midnight to open presents. I didn't find out until I went downstairs to get a glass of water in the middle of the night, and found wrapping paper and empty boxes everywhere. FML
Today, I wrapped all my Christmas gifts at midnight. In my exhaustion, I forgot to label them. On Christmas morning, everyone will open presents while I try to remember who was supposed to get socks versus who was supposed to get a coffee maker. FML
Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening gifts right now. Instead, my mom is holding our gifts hostage until we clean the house. Apparently, "The presents aren't going anywhere." FML
Today, I stayed up until 4 am. I was waiting for both my cats to fall asleep, so I could play Santa and stuff their stockings in secret. FML
Today, after spending hours wrapping the presents for Christmas, I came back into the room to find that my dog had lost his toy, knocked over all the presents, and was frantically ripping at everything to find it. FML
Today, my boyfriend decided to give me my Christmas present early because he's going to his grandparents' house for Christmas and won't see me. I was excited, until I unwrapped a sweater that I left there a month ago. FML
Today, I came home after doing some Black Friday shopping for Christmas presents. I told my husband I got the must-have toy our daughter has been dying for. As soon as I said it, I heard squealing and turned around to see her standing right behind me. There goes the surprise. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML
Today, I sat for 3 hours at my boyfriend's Christmas celebrations. He has 22 cousins. They open presents one at a time. In silence. I got nothing. FML
Today, I was wrapping Christmas presents while watching a terrible Netflix Christmas movie to get into the holiday spirit. Halfway through, I realized I had wrapped my scissors and tape inside one of the gifts. Now I’m sitting here with unwrapped gifts and a deep annoyance at Christmas all together. FML
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MagneticGuitar 0
Meg Griffin, is that you?
darkblue_13 0
is there no communication in your house? don't you open presents together? why would you open presents at midnight by yourself?
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Comments (54)
NotNegativeNews 0
What. What a horrible Christmas tradition and family. Jeeze, wait til morning, and wait until everyone is awake.
purplewatermelon 0
we open ours on christmas eve xD
collegekid13 0
Why weren't you with your family?
foxtrot_uniform 0
my family open ours together in the morning and we always have done... even if we've just gotten home from midnight mass and it's one in the morning on christmas day we always go to bed, wake up and do it in the morning. =]
Coccinelle_fml 15
Why were you and the people in your house spending Christmas Eve in different rooms? You live with lame people.
sk8ergirl553 0
no offense but i official hate your stranger family
sk8ergirl553 0
my fam wakes up at 6 am. just so we can c the pretty lights
The_Anwser 0
wow well they cheated opening them before christmas thats unethical
xNephilim 19
In some countries Christmas is celebrated on the 24th. Obviously not in the US, but where I come from (Germany) we always celebrate Christmas on the 24th. With gifts and all that jazz. The 25th is mostly a family day... Just spent together having fun with the gifts and eating goose.
Jedawg 3
what do you mean i live in america and most people around me celebrate christmas on the 24th. well i guess majority doesnt though
_Amber_16 3
How messed up must your family situation be if you can't do a simple thing like spend Christmas together properly? My family has a rule that everyone has to be awake and unwrap presents in turn so that we can all appreciate and/or admire each other's presents. It's kind of tedious, but it gives us all time to be together and enjoy Christmas. I don't understand how some families let their kids run downstairs and open all their presents immediately without waiting for anybody else...
22cute 17
they should have a "who cares" vote on here