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
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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
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, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML
Today, I woke up to find our Christmas tree knocked over, unwrapped presents scattered everywhere, and my mom passed out on the sofa with a bottle of booze. Merry Christmas. FML
Today, it's my mom's birthday. I woke up at midnight to be the first to tell her happy birthday. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to bake her a cake. Little did I know my whole family was going out to lunch to celebrate. I wasn't invited. 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, 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, I got dressed up in my best attire and drove an hour to my family Christmas, only to find out it was canceled, and nobody bothered to tell me. FML
Today, it's my roommate's birthday. His friends were planning on a surprise birthday cake at midnight last night, and one of them told me about it, hoping to split the expense between us, which I was totally cool with. But I fell asleep before midnight and they didn't even bother to wake me up. 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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Slicer43 15
In the morning start lighting fireworks in the livingroom to celebrate New Years.
coming back in the future 30
Hmmmm, did you get presents?
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coming back in the future 30
Hmmmm, did you get presents?
Slicer43 15
In the morning start lighting fireworks in the livingroom to celebrate New Years.
coming back in the future 30
Doesn't everyone do that?
scyth3s 13
In the living room? you have exotic people surrounding you.
LanceGoodthrust 19
#FirstWorldProblems
HumanitysFinest 15
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What do you mean?! It's totally normal to open presents at midnight!
MoxleyCrue 17
Some people do it, but OP's family doesn't usually do it, hence a change in tradition.
Seabass_Chan 33
I think the issue here is that the family didn't tell OP, and that they were left out.
TripleDallas123 15
.I'm sure many people do, but I've never met anyone that actually does.
nicole1765 14
lol my family does. Its our tradition.
angelnursery 18
Isn't it usually one present at midnight and then the rest in the morning?
swanheart 35
That means in the morning they will need to sit and watch you open your pressies. They've used up all their excitement for the day and you still have yours!
RebeccaRFT 18
If they'd open presents without op, they most definitely aren't going to sit around and watch him open presents either
rachelthelime_fml 29
And they didn't wake you up? That sucks! Merry Christmas though OP
janfleury 19
I'm so sorry OP. Merry Christmas and I hope it gets better.
trellz17 19
Maybe they didn't want to disturb your rest. Merry Christmas!
Witchylady 18
There is always one member of the family that is taken for granted, forgotten about and ignored. Hope you got nice presents anyway.
Tr3yW33zy 10
Well I hope you got something! They still should've waken you up! That was a rude and immature move! Love and a merry Christmas from me to you! You deserve to have a good one!