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I'm so sorry your Christmas was such an ordeal. You are not being unreasonable at all. Next time you know to not participate in events at the Aunt's house because she is more worried about herself and her house than providing a memorable event with family. Just don't go there again.
I for one can not imagine putting kids in one room and adults in the other for a meal. Everybody sits in the same room and eats and sometimes it means I get the bar stool and no table, but it's my house and I don't mind. It's all about giving the kids those memories of being with family and interacting with them. It builds life long relationships with family.
I personally think it is cruel and unusual punishment to open presents one at a time. What's the point of that anyway? Nobody likes it except an adult who likes to control everything. Christmas should be about being a like a child and having joy. There is no joy in watching one person at a time open presents. Is there possibly any other way to make a kid hate Christmas?
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I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ-Mohandas Gandhi
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