Fuck their parents. I understand why you feel the way that you do but you have to draw the line somewhere. Trying to be the "coolest" parent will get you in a lot of debt and our kids still won't appreciate it. I'm learning less is more.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

My girls have kinda figured it out but my son thinks I print money. In the end it is up to us to set expectations. Especially when the kids don't believe in Santa Claus.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

....says the guy who has 13 children

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GO BEARS!!!

Agree 100%.

Our 13 year old daughter is using her money she has saved to buy little presents this year. Our 10 year old son is getting one gift. Granted it's a 3DS XL with 2 Pokemon games but it is technically one thing.

Set expectations at $400 and call it a day. Also no believing in Santa is a $200 deduction. Boom you are at $200. That is easy.

It's honestly so easy to enjoy Christmas. If you don't you aren't trying.

Put up lights.
Head downtown.
Drive around and look at the other lights.
Find a Christmas festival.
Watch movies.
Do family activities.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

All that shit sounds boring.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

There's no place like home for the holidays Spaulding.

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Some of us can have good clean fun.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I put up way more lighting than I should. Every year I say no I am not going to do it next year but I always do. Co-workers and friends drive by and take pics and comment how much they enjoy it so every Christmas I do it again.

Didn't know you were an Allman Brothers fan.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

You're a good man Scooter. Happy holidays.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Post some pics on the board for Spaulding please.

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MANY of these can involve drinking. For Scooter, even the driving around to look at decorations does.

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Back at ya Brick

Happy holidays Frank

I think it was pretty clear there. Perhaps you need to try reading left to right like others here in America do.

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Ok dick.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Here you go, dolphin.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Not a problem. Let me know if you need anything else.

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Are you're sure you're not upset at something else and you're taking it out on me here?

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No. You said that people that don't like Christmas are crazy or murderous dopes. That's a ridiculous statement. Christmas is an over-commercialized holiday. I don't fault anyone for hating it. I think spending time with the family is great and sharing gifts are also great. I just don't need two months of people shoving the holiday down my throat. And what about Jewish people that are forced to eat Chinese food for Christmas?

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Is this a new rule?

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They are the lucky ones. I'd rather have Chinese food than any traditional Christmas-related food...but that's because we have the same stuff as Thanksgiving...and I don't like turkey in the first fucking place.

Hoffy is right about the 2 months of solid Christmas related everything. Fuck. These shitty radio stations that start playing the same terrible 12 Christmas songs on repeat would start doing it before Halloween if they could. Fucking stores with their Christmas displays starting at Labor Day. Goddamn. I like Christmas, and it's even more fun now that I have kids, but fuck this shit.

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I love Christmas.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I have always liked Christmas. It's a nice distraction from winter weather.

The consumerism is insane, though. This is the first year our kid will even somewhat understand Christmas, and that should be fun, but we are already having to tell our parents they can't get her like $1,000 of stuff each. I don't want to start that precedent and make her one of these selfish little brats who gets mad when they don't get every single thing they want. Of course, they disagree with that and want to outdo everyone else in terms of money spent. That's the one part I dislike about Christmas.

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