Comments on: GOOD MORNING, CHRISTMAS. http://www.dharbin.com/blog/good-morning-christmas/ :: COMICS BY DUSTIN HARBIN Tue, 08 May 2012 19:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DHARBIN! http://www.dharbin.com/blog/good-morning-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 DHARBIN! Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:59:12 +0000 http://www.dharbin.com/blog/?p=253#comment-1119 Yeah, we never opened any Christmas Eve presents--I always assumed that was something Catholics did. I will say that the forced few minutes of conversation actually makes it okay to buy people more banal, less spectacular gifts. That they'll get that small level of appreciation (as opposed to none at all) is actually a little encouraging. On the other hand, watching kids tear open the present that you spent half an hour in the toy aisle agonizing over--well that'll make stop believing in Christmas altogether. Yeah, we never opened any Christmas Eve presents–I always assumed that was something Catholics did.

I will say that the forced few minutes of conversation actually makes it okay to buy people more banal, less spectacular gifts. That they'll get that small level of appreciation (as opposed to none at all) is actually a little encouraging.

On the other hand, watching kids tear open the present that you spent half an hour in the toy aisle agonizing over–well that'll make stop believing in Christmas altogether.

]]> By: Robert Ullman http://www.dharbin.com/blog/good-morning-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Robert Ullman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:51:22 +0000 http://www.dharbin.com/blog/?p=253#comment-1118 There were three of us kids when I was growing up, and Christmas morning was like a wild free-for-all, a frenzied hurricane of wrapping paper and cellophane that lasted maybe four minutes before all the presents were open. When I spent my first Xmas with my wife (when we first started dating), the festivities transpired much closer to the manner you describe. The forced yet completely genuine three minutes of conversation once once gift is open is particularly spot-on. They also like to open gifts on Christmas Eve, which is nice for us grown-ups but not so great once you have a kid..Santy Claus and all that stuff. There were three of us kids when I was growing up, and Christmas morning was like a wild free-for-all, a frenzied hurricane of wrapping paper and cellophane that lasted maybe four minutes before all the presents were open. When I spent my first Xmas with my wife (when we first started dating), the festivities transpired much closer to the manner you describe. The forced yet completely genuine three minutes of conversation once once gift is open is particularly spot-on.

They also like to open gifts on Christmas Eve, which is nice for us grown-ups but not so great once you have a kid..Santy Claus and all that stuff.

]]> By: J Chris Campbell http://www.dharbin.com/blog/good-morning-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 J Chris Campbell Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:01:01 +0000 http://www.dharbin.com/blog/?p=253#comment-1117 I love hearing about how families handle Christmas. Thanks for sharing and I hope you had a great Christmas. I love hearing about how families handle Christmas. Thanks for sharing and I hope you had a great Christmas.

]]> By: missy http://www.dharbin.com/blog/good-morning-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 missy Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:43:26 +0000 http://www.dharbin.com/blog/?p=253#comment-1116 that was a wonderful recollection. we still open gifts that way at jason's mom's house ; each person takes a turn. ends up taking about 2-3 hours. we take a break midway and eat some cookies or shrimp cocktail. Grammy and Poppa are always really confused by this ritual and they always end up opening their gifts out of turn. Jason's mom makes everyone do this crazy thing where you don't put your name on the gift but you sign it from a puzzling santa. such as To: Krissy From: Santa from the Block ; and it would be a bottle of J Lo Perfume or To: Grammy From: The five letter word for fat guy in a red suit Santa ; and it would be a book of cross word puzzles. Its funny b/c you are never really sure who got you the gift. The only time you know it is a gift from Jason's mom is that she leaves the price tags on everything. happy holidays!! xo the truly bizzaros that was a wonderful recollection. we still open gifts that way at jason's mom's house ; each person takes a turn. ends up taking about 2-3 hours. we take a break midway and eat some cookies or shrimp cocktail. Grammy and Poppa are always really confused by this ritual and they always end up opening their gifts out of turn. Jason's mom makes everyone do this crazy thing where you don't put your name on the gift but you sign it from a puzzling santa. such as To: Krissy From: Santa from the Block ; and it would be a bottle of J Lo Perfume or To: Grammy From: The five letter word for fat guy in a red suit Santa ; and it would be a book of cross word puzzles. Its funny b/c you are never really sure who got you the gift. The only time you know it is a gift from Jason's mom is that she leaves the price tags on everything. happy holidays!! xo the truly bizzaros

]]> By: joanna http://www.dharbin.com/blog/good-morning-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 joanna Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:50:28 +0000 http://www.dharbin.com/blog/?p=253#comment-1115 Well I totally enjoyed that blog. Well I totally enjoyed that blog.

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