My kids will fight like they do everyday. I’ll probably drink some (a lot) of wine on Christmas day. And we’ll be woken up by the pitter-patter of feet well before 6 a.m. wrapping and assembling and laying out gifts. This year, I’m 110% sure my husband and I will be up on Christmas Eve until 2 a.m. This year, I eagerly await what I’ll see on Christmas morning-and if they’re bear paws, that will be okay with me. A few years later, she got to choose again-this time they were black slippers (slightly less obnoxious, but they were still sparkly!) and those died just a month ago. And you can be sure that I wore those babies with pride until they fell apart. So, you can imagine that I obviously opened bright purple slippers with a giant hot pink flower on them on Christmas morning. When my daughter was a little bitty (probably around 3 or 4), my husband let her pick them out. I can relate, Matt, as I personally ask for new slippers every couple years. We love these gifts the most, because they’re from our kids. But the truth is, we don’t have to pretend. Yaaaaaay.Īnd it also includes that fun “no fighting on Christmas because you all just got 82 new toys and should be grateful!” rule that you know all kids follow (Hahahaha! *sobs)īut perhaps the best part, the part that rings the most true, is the awkward gift you get from your kids that you have to pretend to love (in Matt Damon’s case, it’s giant bear paw slippers). The skit also ties in the joys of hosting family, including complaints about traffic, criticisms about weight gain, and awkward political debates. And then remember stumbling downstairs in a fog and barely getting a sip of coffee before packages were torn open in shrieks of excitement.Īnd of course, Dad was up most of the night before, happily (and not all at swearing up a storm and chucking his tools at the wall) assembling his daughter’s playhouse. And it’s just you and your husband, sitting on the couch, peacefully sitting by your tree and a roaring fire, reminiscing about how perfectly joyous the day was.Īs the couple (hilariously played by Matt Damon and Cecily Strong) look back on their day, they recall being awoken by crazed jumping monkeys before 6:00. The skit starts off with the classic scene that we all hope to have on Christmas night. And last Saturday night’s SNL skit about “the best Christmas ever” is so realistic it made me cry (both with laughter, and mommy tears). Or, more accurately, the day they jump on our necks at 5:34 a.m., tear open 12 hours worth of wrapping in 11 minutes, and mom sneaks a little extra wine in order to cope with the noise, the mess, and Uncle Joe’s obnoxious jokes at the dinner table.Įither way, it’s Christmas in parenthood.
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That day full of laughter and squeals of delight when they see all that Santa brought.
Eight days until that magical day of joy and Christmas spirit.
And also when they handed you their “updated list” last night, I know you frantically checked your phone to see if there were enough Amazon Prime days left to get it all done. I know you know this, because I know your kids reminded you this morning when they were fighting over whose turn it is to open that tiny door on the advent calendar.
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