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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree that you shouldn’t make a 4 year old wait while you make and eat pancakes! You should have grabbed a piece of cheese and continued with the presents.

Next year, have some pastries that can be eaten while she’s unwrapping stuff. [/quote]

A four year old can have enough self control to take a break from the orgy of unwrapping, especially when warned ahead of time. These responses are disgusting. No wonder at this time of year there are so many posts bemoaning how materialistic and ungrateful their families are. It starts like this - with insisting that unwrapping a pile of presents is sacred and comes before all else. [/quote]

It's that she set her dd up to have a tantrum, and then took it personally when her dd had one.  Her focus on the specifics of what the dd said about the food stands out, as does her insistence that her dd still loves her, as if somehow that makes what op did okay.  Something is off, and DCUM is picking up on it. [/quote]

What seems off to me is the insistence of so many people on this thread that a kid can act however she wants just because it's Christmas, or that making her pause for a few minutes in opening presents is damaging or ruins her day. Hyperbole and ridiculous. Four is not two. If she's old enough to get all these presents, she's old enough to act appropriately and be lightly disciplined if she doesn't. [/quote]

The child was not hungry! She was excited for presents and ONLY because OP's hippo ass was HONGRY did everyone have to stop Christmas to cater to her. There was no reason to do it. 4 year olds are not great at having expectations ruined, particularly HUGE ones like Christmas. You're missing the huge point which is OP, the adult, had full agency here to go cram her maw to stave off her shakes until her kid was ready for pancakes or just grab her own plate and bring it out to eat and watch presents. She set up a completely pointless fight and then made her 4 yo feel like a bad person for not being interested *that very second* in pancakes. It's ridiculous to expect that of a 4 yo who is opening presents.

Op is so clearly one of those people who loves ruining holidays and special occasions by pulling passive aggressive stunts like this.  [/quote]

How is a fancy family breakfast "stopping Christmas?" I want to make the day special, but I don't cater to my kids. They do what the family does. [/quote]

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