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When you were a kid, did you go looking for your Christmas presents?
Posted on 12/23/25 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 6:49 pm
Obviously after you stopped believing in Santa.
Once I found out where my mom hid the presents, I always got a sneak leak of what I was getting.
She tried to change where she hid them, but I was quite wily.
My wife (no pics), though, said that she always knew where the presents were kept, but wouldn’t look at them because it would hurt her mom’s feelings.
Once I found out where my mom hid the presents, I always got a sneak leak of what I was getting.
She tried to change where she hid them, but I was quite wily.
My wife (no pics), though, said that she always knew where the presents were kept, but wouldn’t look at them because it would hurt her mom’s feelings.
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Posted on 12/23/25 at 6:53 pm to boxcarbarney
Yes, and then my brother and I found the biggest surprise gift of all, my dads Playboy stash. That was a great Christmas.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:03 pm to boxcarbarney
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Obviously after you stopped believing in Santa.
What nonsense is this you speak of?
Wait til I tell him about this.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:04 pm to boxcarbarney
The KB toys store in the Acadiana Mall.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:07 pm to boxcarbarney
I'm not stupid. Of course I snooped for them.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:09 pm to shutterspeed
Found the Easter candy in my mom's closet and realized it was a farce.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:10 pm to boxcarbarney
Yep, had an attic with 2 doors and there wasnt an easy way to get to the other side without crawling over insulation and joists and vents, it wasnt intended to be connected.
My parents put the presents behind one of the doors locked and never locked the other. I dont know how many times I thought i was falling through the ceiling going to check out my toys. Never got caught.
My parents put the presents behind one of the doors locked and never locked the other. I dont know how many times I thought i was falling through the ceiling going to check out my toys. Never got caught.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:27 pm to boxcarbarney
My brother and I would wait for our parent to go to sleep and then we would sneak downstairs and see what “Santa” had brought us. We would take it upstairs and play for a bit before putting it back. My parents couldn’t believe we would sleep in on Christmas but the two of us had been up all night playing with our new stuff.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:29 pm to boxcarbarney
Yep, Christmas 1983(the G.I. Joe year). My dad hid everything in the closet of the guest bedroom and I found it all. It was glorious. The next year I got about 30 stitches in my leg for climbing in and around said bedroom after a nasty fall on the corner of his work desk. Needless to say I learned my lesson after that, lol.
Then later when I went to live with my mom I found my SNES wrapped up. I wanted it so bad that when everyone went to work one day I xacto knife cut the tape on the wrapping paper and pulled the console, as well as my copy of Super Mario Bros out of their packaging and played it a little while. Carefully slid the console back in the box and re taped the wrapping paper with exact sized pieces of tape to hide my snooping. The trick part was the game. It was wrapped in a clear plastic wrapper which I replaced with some Saran wrap and I believe I had to use a little model glue to seal the plastic up to make it look believable.
It was so awesome getting it unwrapped Christmas morning and no one was the wiser.
Then later when I went to live with my mom I found my SNES wrapped up. I wanted it so bad that when everyone went to work one day I xacto knife cut the tape on the wrapping paper and pulled the console, as well as my copy of Super Mario Bros out of their packaging and played it a little while. Carefully slid the console back in the box and re taped the wrapping paper with exact sized pieces of tape to hide my snooping. The trick part was the game. It was wrapped in a clear plastic wrapper which I replaced with some Saran wrap and I believe I had to use a little model glue to seal the plastic up to make it look believable.
It was so awesome getting it unwrapped Christmas morning and no one was the wiser.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:39 pm to boxcarbarney
Hell no, I didn’t want to get whooped
Got that enough
Got that enough
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:48 pm to boxcarbarney
no
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:53 pm to boxcarbarney
Yes, I would find them and tear a small hole in the wrapping paper to try to see what it was and then spread the paper back. Success rate ran at about 50%
Posted on 12/24/25 at 6:10 am to boxcarbarney
I still do.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 7:12 am to boxcarbarney
Yes but at 5 when I still believed in Santa, I looked around before Santa came.. then when those presents I found in the garage under a tarp were the ones Santa brought... I knew 
Posted on 12/24/25 at 7:12 am to boxcarbarney
Yes, definitely and usually found some.
But somehow, I don’t remember ever finding the biggest/most impactful present for a given year.
But somehow, I don’t remember ever finding the biggest/most impactful present for a given year.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 7:15 am to boxcarbarney
quote:NORAD tracker says this is fake news Bozo
stopped believing in Santa.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 7:26 am to boxcarbarney
I for sure peeled some wrapping paper back far enough to reveal what was in the box, then tapped it back.
My dad loved hunting so he was always gifting me guns when I was young, (10-14 years old or so), 30-30, Model 11 Remington 12 gauge on and on.
It was too hard to wait when that long box was under the tree.
My dad loved hunting so he was always gifting me guns when I was young, (10-14 years old or so), 30-30, Model 11 Remington 12 gauge on and on.
It was too hard to wait when that long box was under the tree.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 8:11 am to boxcarbarney
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My wife (no pics), though, said that she always knew where the presents were kept, but wouldn’t look at them because it would hurt her mom’s feelings.
Women are so weird.
Of course I found where the presents were. I’m still trying to figure out where they hid my bike that one year.
This post was edited on 12/24/25 at 8:13 am
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