I snooped. Once. and I found about half my presents and my folks pretended they didn't know. And on Christmss day there were almost no surprises and it sucked and I never did it again. I was either 8 or 9 when I snooped, and haven't liked having my surprises destroyed since then.
As for the kid you reference, OMG!! What does an 18-year-old need with *that* many gifts anyway? Do people not budget anymore? Sheesh! In what world is it acceptable to rent storage space to store gifts? I'm particularly bothered by the word "ransacked", which carries very strong overtones of destruction and disorder. A little harmless snooping and peeking is one thing, destruction means extra chores, coal in the stocking, and the gifts get returned to the store or given away to someone else who would truly appreciate the *gift*.
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Date: 2006-12-20 05:15 pm (UTC)From:As for the kid you reference, OMG!! What does an 18-year-old need with *that* many gifts anyway? Do people not budget anymore? Sheesh! In what world is it acceptable to rent storage space to store gifts? I'm particularly bothered by the word "ransacked", which carries very strong overtones of destruction and disorder. A little harmless snooping and peeking is one thing, destruction means extra chores, coal in the stocking, and the gifts get returned to the store or given away to someone else who would truly appreciate the *gift*.