Those of you with kids... - Page 5

TYEster · 12-23-2009, 08:10 PM

Ya I used to get some "big" presents that went unwrapped from "santa".

It was awesome in my later years because my sister was still little, I'd sneak out after my parents went to bed and see what I got right away, haha. Once a ninja, always a ninja.

I liked getting stuff unwrapped and in my stocking cause that was shit we got right away while my parents got up, we could be busy with that while they made breakfast or something.

Rangerscott · 12-23-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

My toy presents from Santa weren't wrapped, they weren't even in a box anymore. Santa always took everything out and set everything up. Batteries were charged and in the stuff, nothing needed to messed with because Santa had it all ready for you. I thought it was awesome to come into the living room and find all your stuff ready to be played with immediately. If I got clothes or something else like that, they were wrapped.

Once my younger sister found out there was no Santa, the presents became wrapped and from the parents.

Yup. Thats how you do it. Plus, who the hell wraps a bicycle?

Smittie61984 · 12-23-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I will continue with my parents tradition of unwrapped/assembled.

However, if you are just putting them out there unwrapped and still in the box, that's just lazy. In the case of some toys, unboxing/assembling is harder than wrapping the damn things.

I'd be oh so thrilled to have a 10speed all unassembled from Santa.

When the presents went from Santa to Parents those were wrapped.

Captain Morgan · 12-23-2009, 10:23 PM

When I was a kid, Santa always left the gifts unwrapped and under the tree. My parents wrapped the gifts from them.

My ex was the first person I ever talked to that had gifts from Santa wrapped up. Just different schools of thought.

marko138 · 12-23-2009, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Yup. Thats how you do it. Plus, who the hell wraps a bicycle?

A good parent, thats who.

was92v · 12-23-2009, 11:00 PM

As a kid the "Really Special" stuff came from Santa and they were never wrapped. Setup and ready to rock! It also gave the parents time to wake up, make coffee etc while we played with the Santa presents.
Later, when I had little ones of my own, I realized how important that step was, since I er I mean Santa had been up until 4 fucking AM trying put all that stuff together and make sure everything worked the way it was supposed to. And then was up again at 5:30 for the BIG SURPRISE! Hell, the surprise was that I was conscious. By the time it came to opening presents from mere mortals the adults were awake enough to enjoy the fun.

Rangerscott · 12-23-2009, 11:37 PM

I can't believe "parenting" has been thrown into this thread. Jeeez.

marko138 · 12-24-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I can't believe "parenting" has been thrown into this thread. Jeeez.

Believe it, guy. Parents who dont wrap gifts from Santa are horrible parents. Bottom line. They should have their kids taken from them.

CasterTroy · 12-26-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Believe it, guy. Parents who dont wrap gifts from Santa are horrible parents. Bottom line. They should have their kids taken from them.

At least they didn't raise kids that bought Buells

azoomm · 12-27-2009, 01:18 AM

OK, you people don't get it - our gifts were ready to go, just wrapped.

No, bicycles aren't wrapped. That's ridiculous. Who the hell wraps a bicycle? That's like robbing someone of the ginormous red bow on the new car they get.

Opening the gift is most of the fun.

Trying to remove Barbie from the torture chamber is a horrible thing to subject a child to...

And, no batteries is worse than water-boarding.

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12-23-2009, 08:10 PM	#41
TYEster With MORE TYEstosterone Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: TX Moto: '12 KX450F / 08 YZ250F #512 / 07 KX65 #1 Posts: 1,429	Ya I used to get some "big" presents that went unwrapped from "santa". It was awesome in my later years because my sister was still little, I'd sneak out after my parents went to bed and see what I got right away, haha. Once a ninja, always a ninja. I liked getting stuff unwrapped and in my stocking cause that was shit we got right away while my parents got up, we could be busy with that while they made breakfast or something.

12-23-2009, 10:23 PM	#44
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	When I was a kid, Santa always left the gifts unwrapped and under the tree. My parents wrapped the gifts from them. My ex was the first person I ever talked to that had gifts from Santa wrapped up. Just different schools of thought.

12-23-2009, 11:00 PM	#46
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	As a kid the "Really Special" stuff came from Santa and they were never wrapped. Setup and ready to rock! It also gave the parents time to wake up, make coffee etc while we played with the Santa presents. Later, when I had little ones of my own, I realized how important that step was, since I er I mean Santa had been up until 4 fucking AM trying put all that stuff together and make sure everything worked the way it was supposed to. And then was up again at 5:30 for the BIG SURPRISE! Hell, the surprise was that I was conscious. By the time it came to opening presents from mere mortals the adults were awake enough to enjoy the fun.

12-23-2009, 11:37 PM	#47
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I can't believe "parenting" has been thrown into this thread. Jeeez.