Poll: Admit It, You Looked Under The Tree/Peeked At The Gifts...
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I didn't look this year, though I have done in previous years. All I know I'm getting is a Toblerone. This is because when I was at my grandmother's house yesterday I did a few odd jobs, including cleaning upstairs, and she had presents for me, my brother, and my parents, in four seperate plastic bags on a bed. I didn't sneak a look, mainly because they were all already wrapped, but in each bag I noticed an unwrapped Toblerone bar among the other presents, so that's the only guarantee. Otherwise, I have no idea.
Then again, all my presents were wrapped before I got home from university, and since I'm 19 the childish urge to sneak a peek has gone now. Though I'm particularly annoyed at my dad, since he insisted on buying my mom and brother's presents for me. He seemed to think that because I'm a student and because I had to ask for financial assistance from my parents a few weeks ago (for the first time ever, I've always got by fine until now) that I can't afford to buy Christmas presents for my family. I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, and I should be grateful, and I am, but I can still afford to get presents, all this means is that I can't afford to get myself nice things (which I don't do anyway, except the occasional gig ticket or £3 DVD that's been pre-owned and sold more times than Paris Hilton's credibility...).
Then again, all my presents were wrapped before I got home from university, and since I'm 19 the childish urge to sneak a peek has gone now. Though I'm particularly annoyed at my dad, since he insisted on buying my mom and brother's presents for me. He seemed to think that because I'm a student and because I had to ask for financial assistance from my parents a few weeks ago (for the first time ever, I've always got by fine until now) that I can't afford to buy Christmas presents for my family. I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, and I should be grateful, and I am, but I can still afford to get presents, all this means is that I can't afford to get myself nice things (which I don't do anyway, except the occasional gig ticket or £3 DVD that's been pre-owned and sold more times than Paris Hilton's credibility...).
I haven't looked, but I've already been given another year for XBL Gold.
and I know I'm getting a grey greatcoat and Kevlar vest...
and I know I'm getting a grey greatcoat and Kevlar vest...
I opened a present I got off my best friend and I got a tshirt, a belt and a purse.
from my family,
SO FAR,
i know of:
a digital camera
ipod touch 64GB
a new touchy-but-slidy-with-qwerty-keyboard-type phone
'wet to straight' straigteners
assassins creed 2
ross noble's new dvd
an Enter Shikari ticket
and theres more ive had no hints at or anything...
from my family,
SO FAR,
i know of:
a digital camera
ipod touch 64GB
a new touchy-but-slidy-with-qwerty-keyboard-type phone
'wet to straight' straigteners
assassins creed 2
ross noble's new dvd
an Enter Shikari ticket
and theres more ive had no hints at or anything...
over the years our christmas degraded into no tree and no wrapping we just hide our gifts in various places and give them out on christmas...
Pikmin 2, a Japanese phrasebook, and a crapload of books on WWII. Thank you, mother, for the scathing reminder that I don't have any current-gen consoles.
Well one year me and my sister got up so early to go to the tree Christmas morning to see what we got from santa that every year after the gifts were wraped so our parents would know if we got to them at 3 in the morning. Oh and I think it was the year we got our Gameboy Colors and Pokemon Yellow. Man that was a great Christmas. As far as this year goes I know for a fact I'm getting the Gran Turismo PSP bundle and thats all I know.
We are not having Christmas this year. Not even putting up a tree. Why celebrate when we really cannot afford to? Makes the holidays more depressing.
I sadly can't find my gifts. Someone got sneaky this year and changed up the hiding places. I hope of Borderlands and L4D2. Oh but I know what my boy friend is getting me for x mas and my birthday in February. Assassin's Creed for x mas and Assassin's Creed 2 for my birthday. yay Sadly the PC version because my family thinks all you need it a Wii and won't get an Xbox or PS3.
Typically, our tree goes up on the 24th, the day we do/finish all our Christmas obligations. Presents don't get put under the tree until dinner time, so there's not much time for package-shaking. Some can be found earlier, before they are wrapped, and often advice is required upon purchase...so gifts aren't always a surprise. But my mom does try her darndest.
This year however, no one is getting anything. Aside from my mom, because my dad now sees her as the only person worth spending any money on (new laptop, multiple expensive leather jackets, etc), while complaining that having 3 college-aged kids is bankrupting him.
This year however, no one is getting anything. Aside from my mom, because my dad now sees her as the only person worth spending any money on (new laptop, multiple expensive leather jackets, etc), while complaining that having 3 college-aged kids is bankrupting him.
We don't even have a tree up and nobody would put presents under it until the night before anyways. But you have to understand, at this stage of my life I look forward to getting socks, so I wouldn't bother playing games of deductive reasoning with the presents even if they were visible.
I have no need to peek. I told my family what I wanted for christmas so I wouldn't be surprised when they get me it.
So far I'm getting Brutal Legend and Assassins Creed 2 as well as a new TV for my room.
So far I'm getting Brutal Legend and Assassins Creed 2 as well as a new TV for my room.