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Michelina627
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
We always got wrapped gifts from Santa, and Rudolph, and Mrs. Claus, and Frosty....my mom got a bit carried away with the gift tags, but it became a funny family tradition. To this day we still sign gifts with really weird Christmas characters.
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DaniJude
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Nope- I think I'm the only one here who didn't have it that way- uh oh!
My parents always wrapped the gifts (I never knew what they were but my Mom would tell me to go play b/c I couldn't watch her do it) and they would write "To: Danielle, Merry Christmas Love, Mom and Dad" Or Love, Grandaddy or Love, Grammy and Pop... etc. They never told me about Santa and never made me think that he existed... It was always from them. I knew that Santa was a part of Christmas and a symbol of it but I never thought the gifts came from him. My Dad always joked that he was just a marketing tool LOL...
Is this why I'm so screwed up now?! 
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:43 AM |
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AimeeE2006
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
He wrapped mine. And one year, I wrapped my own gifts and didn't know it. My parents said they were for my cousins, but they were really for me! I was so surprised on Christmas morning!
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:44 AM |
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joenick
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Yup...and that's how the truth behind SAnta came out!!
He had the same chicken-scratch handwriting as my mom.
I called her out on it and she said, "No. SAnta just BUYS the presents. I WRAP them for him."
Nice try ma, nice try! 
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:44 AM |
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dawnie
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Santa always wrapped them !
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:49 AM |
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krwm
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
yup, mine were wrapped in red tissue paper and my brothers in green tissue paper so we knew who's was who's. Wrap em up lazy...lol
Actually Dominic has no idea, wait until next year to wrap him.
When he sees all him un-opened gifts under the tree maybe he'll just stare in amazement like him mobile lol
Message edited 11/17/2006 11:53:42 AM.
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:51 AM |
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stickydust
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
I never realized this wasn't the norm - but no Santa did not wrap our gifts they were always displayed. It was actually kind of cool to walk in and have the living room look like a toy store. I think my mom was just lazy!
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:51 AM |
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saraH
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
always wrapped. my mom still wraps everything and signs the tag from Santa.
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:53 AM |
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DaniJude
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Posted by stickydust
I never realized this wasn't the norm - but no Santa did not wrap our gifts they were always displayed. It was actually kind of cool to walk in and have the living room look like a toy store. I think my mom was just lazy!
Did she say they were from Santa or was it written on a little card? Or did she make it like her and your father gave them to you?
Just curious- I feel like the only freak whose parents never told her about Santa!
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:54 AM |
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sirk1020
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Posted by stickydust
I never realized this wasn't the norm - but no Santa did not wrap our gifts they were always displayed. It was actually kind of cool to walk in and have the living room look like a toy store. I think my mom was just lazy!
My parents did the same thing...and I think it was great - there were four kids, so we walked down the stairs and didn't know where to look first
*we each had our own corners though :)
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:56 AM |
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NS1976
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Santa ALWAYS wrapped the gifts, signed them from Santa in his own special handwriting, ate all the cookies and drank his milk, would write a letter back to us and ALWAYS used his magic dust to get in our house.
I STILL am devestated to know there is no Santa...but my mom still creates miracles 
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:57 AM |
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paulandles912
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Posted by stickydust
I never realized this wasn't the norm - but no Santa did not wrap our gifts they were always displayed. It was actually kind of cool to walk in and have the living room look like a toy store. I think my mom was just lazy!
My parents did this and said Santa left them for us.
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| Posted 11/17/06 11:57 AM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Yup & still does!!!
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:08 PM |
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stickydust
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Posted by DaniRella
Posted by stickydust
I never realized this wasn't the norm - but no Santa did not wrap our gifts they were always displayed. It was actually kind of cool to walk in and have the living room look like a toy store. I think my mom was just lazy!
Did she say they were from Santa or was it written on a little card? Or did she make it like her and your father gave them to you?
Just curious- I feel like the only freak whose parents never told her about Santa!
Oh they were from Santa - there was never a card but we just knew they were. Gifts from my parents were wrapped.
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:09 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Posted by evenedan
Santa always wrapped the gifts—opening them is half the fun!! And he even had his own wrapping paper and gift tags, though oddly his handwriting was identical to my mom's. She always told me he didn't have time to fill the names in, so she helped him out and did it.
See, my parents were tricky, my mom would write Santa's tags because her handwriting is messy and she could make it look like someone elses. My dad would write out our tags in his nice handwritting.
Oh and our gifts were always wrapped in different paper and I plan on doing that for my kids.
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:12 PM |
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DaniJude
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Posted by stickydust
Posted by DaniRella
Posted by stickydust
I never realized this wasn't the norm - but no Santa did not wrap our gifts they were always displayed. It was actually kind of cool to walk in and have the living room look like a toy store. I think my mom was just lazy!
Did she say they were from Santa or was it written on a little card? Or did she make it like her and your father gave them to you?
Just curious- I feel like the only freak whose parents never told her about Santa!
Oh they were from Santa - there was never a card but we just knew they were. Gifts from my parents were wrapped.
Oh OK- I did not know until today that the way my parents did it was SO not the norm... I always just thought that was the way to do it  OOPS! Maybe this year when I give my parents their presents I'll write "From: Santa" and see what happens
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:12 PM |
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Jessica
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
nope my parents werent creative like that
but i will be with my kids.
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:13 PM |
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Briannasmommy
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
yup it was from santa
I still do on Dh stuff lol
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:18 PM |
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JRG71
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Always!
My parents would do a seperate gift from them.
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| Posted 11/17/06 12:18 PM |
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IrishTracy
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Never. I was shocked to hear he did it for others.
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| Posted 11/17/06 3:49 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Yep and he put up the tree too! My brother and I would go to bed with no tree and wake up Christmas morning with the tree decorated and tons of gifts underneath!
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| Posted 11/17/06 5:42 PM |
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megsm3
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
mine were wrapped and signed love santa
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| Posted 11/17/06 5:44 PM |
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Oh, yes, especially that I am the birthday girl.
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| Posted 11/17/06 5:45 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Yep, Santa wrapped all our gifts. My mom and dad tell us that when we were kids, they would be up to 5 a.m. wrapping and putting all the gifts under the tree, and then we would wake them up at 6 a.m. to unwrap them all! They said they wouldn't want it any other way!
I wrap for my kids now! Except the HUGE play kitchen Andrew is getting. That will be set up and displayed!
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| Posted 11/17/06 5:45 PM |
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CaMacho
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Re: Growing up did Santa...
Yes, always. Still does now.
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