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murielm99

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3. I was seven.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:55 AM

Dec 14

It was the first year in a house for my family, not a mobile home. The presents were modest but good for me and my little brother. We had what we wanted. I did not believe in Santa any more, but that was okay. I understood why we had a Santa. For some reason, that Christmas stands out as one of the best of my childhood. My mother had a way of ruining things for our family, but my dad seemed to be in charge of things that year.

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What was the best Christmas you can remember? [View all] True Dough Dec 14 OP

yup lapfog_1 Dec 14 #1

And they paid by check! True Dough Dec 14 #2

I was seven. murielm99 Dec 14 #3

Can you tell us which presents you recall, Muriel? True Dough Dec 14 #4

I had books and puzzles. murielm99 Dec 14 #9

Amazing Polybius Dec 14 #5

Mine had nothing to do with gifts... LuckyCharms Dec 14 #6

K-Mart sucks! Niagara Dec 14 #7

What a terrible system True Dough Dec 14 #8

It was a terrible system, True Niagara Dec 14 #10

I think it has to be our first Christmas with our daughter. yellowdogintexas Dec 15 #11

"Children just make Christmas" True Dough Dec 15 #12

Can't think of a good Christmas Marthe48 Dec 15 #13

We had the Sega. My wife worked at a circuit board Emile Dec 15 #14

What an advantage, Emile! True Dough Dec 15 #15