for Christmas, birthday, etc..... or did you appreciate the surprise too much?
2006-07-08 15:59:37 · 32 answers · asked by Hot Lips 4077 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Only once... for Christmas. It was such a bummer. I unwrapped the gifts carefully, wrapped them back up, and had to act surprised Christmas morning.
2006-07-08 16:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by inkles1 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
well i know i snooped around and i think most kids did dont you.. i am even bad now about wanting to tell them what there presents are and my kids are grown now.. but i am still like a child at christmas now.. i had a husband for 23 years that would not let us have a tree or anything like that.. i am a baptist ministers daughter and we had trees as a child and happy memories.. i think my first husband was a absive scrooge...so i like surprises too but well it is hard for me to not really get excited over such little things and i am 53 years old.. i am not crazy in the least but i think those bad years had some affect on me..i am thankful that my children do let their children have christmas trees and happy memories of their holidays...
2006-07-08 16:06:29 · answer #2 · answered by sanangel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first year I began looking around for Christmas presents was when I was 8 years old. I was told (by my brother) that our parents were hiding our gifts somewhere in the house. I went to every single hiding place that I could think of without any sign of a present. Years later I found out that our Mother hid everything she got us in the trunk of the car. LOL!
2006-07-09 11:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by fallenmoonlight0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can honestly say to this day I don't like surprises but I still didn't snoop. I have actually never really been into Christmas.
2006-07-08 16:27:00 · answer #4 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a child I was the only girl so I had a room to myself. I also had the biggest closet in the house. All the gifts were stashed in the back of it. I not only knew what I was getting but my 6 brother's as well. As an adult it took many years before I could resist the urge to snoop.
2006-07-08 16:06:20 · answer #5 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I snooped around until I was sure I knew what I was getting, I shook boxes, and all that. Then one year, I thought for sure I knew what I was getting, and I was wrong on every package. I was so let down, so now I never go near anything I might be getting for christmas.
2006-07-08 18:16:12 · answer #6 · answered by ye_river_xiv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still do! I will tear the house apart trying to find the presents my boyfriend has hiding from me! When I was a kid my parents would wrap them the second they got home...but the would always wrap them in wrong boxes.....my playstation came in a box from a big waffle iron that my mom actually got for christmas....man was I bummed thinking I was getting a waffle iron for christmas.
2006-07-08 16:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by Tara G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My, God, no. I'm 45 and I still make my husband hide them all until after I've gone to bed Christmas Eve and put them out so I can see them for the first time Christmas morning. Anything else would be soooo devoid of magic.
2006-07-09 20:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by Rvn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom hid our presents in the attic which had a pull down set of stairs. It would have been impossible to go up there without her knowing about it. She didn't work and was usually home when we were.
As an adult, I find half of the pleasure is in the anticipation.
2006-07-08 16:03:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son and brother both. Never got to enjoy the spontaneity of the gift. I think instead with the snooping, myself and my parents instead get the satisfaction of maybe one that snuck by...
2006-07-08 16:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋