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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my husband's family, apparently gifts are opened one by one and everyone oohs and aahs over each gift. In my family, it has always been a free for all - when I was growing up there were 9 kids and double that in adults and there are now six kids and some large number of grow ups. Last year we invited MIL to join my family's Christmas and she spent the whole morning trying to make people go one by one and whimpering in the corner about all the mess and chaos.

We've invited her again this year and she is already proposing that she serve as "master of ceremonies" so that things can be more "civilized" in her opinion. Thing is - we don't want more civilized. We love the insanity of free kids tearing into their gifts and screaming with happiness and no one wants to be bored to pieces watching each and every gift opening. My husband is reluctant to tell her how it's going to be. I'm not. Do we address this ahead of time or just let her be overwhelmed by our uncouth nature again this year?[/quote]

If I were in your shoes, I'd have some fun just watching her get flustered over the whole scene.  :D [/quote]

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