Every year we say, “We aren’t going to over do it. Our kids have everything, and way more than most. Let’s have a small Christmas.” Does this sound familiar to you?
And every year, we fail. Some years are worse than others. Ultimately, after the opening of the presents is over, I end up surveying the scene and remarking to myself, “What have we done?!” There were years where the kids opened so much stuff, six months would go by before they even finished unpackaging or playing with something they received.
