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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, we do the same. I was beginning to wonder if we were the only family that stopped to eat breakfast and then lunch mid-way through presents.

And, yes, this even worked when the kids were very little and impatient. We'd open a gift and let them play with it for an hour or so before going on to the next. [b]They grew up into appreciative kids who read the cards first and say sincere "thank you."[/b]  [/quote]

News flash...

We have a dozen kids in our combined family, and when we were kids, there were almost 20 kids/cousins.  We are of the tear into the gift traditions, because quite frankly, sitting for hours to watch 20-40 people open gifts one at a time is like nails on a chalkboard.

Guess what?

The thanks to the giver by these kids are very sincere and appreciative.  Most of them even--gasp--write thank you notes (or emails in this day and age).

Opening gifts over several hours one at a time does not mean that the kids have the monopoly on good manners, gratefulness and graciousness.  The patience of saints perhaps, but certainly not a monopoly on gratefulness or manners.   :roll: [/quote]

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