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[quote=Anonymous]OP, yes, you are right, this is awkward and the gifts that your father receives from clients are not meant to be opened on Christmas in front of the family. I also think it's wonderful that you are so concerned about the comfort of the other guests and worrying about reducing the awkwardness of the situation. Try asking your parents to change the approach to opening gifts.  But if they don't want to change, then work on letting it go.

What I'm about to say fits our individualistic society so feel free to reject it but you are taking way too much responsibility for "fixing" the awkwardness. The odd gift opening style of your parents reflects on them, not you, and it sounds possible that they may have no interest in changing what they do so in that case you'd be better off sitting with your discomfort and reminding yourself that this is about your parents and not you.

OTOH, I know that it's easier for me, a Westerner, to say this and I know that in the Middle East many people find their identity through their family much more so than many Westerners so I don't know if this advice is useful to you or not.  Good luck! Hope things change the way you want them to.[/quote]

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