Christmas shopping for my son is fun!

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I wanted to open it up and inspect it further to be sure it works correctly, but my wife saw through my cunning scheme to play with it for myself and said no.
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:lol: So many times when we're out and about in town, or when my wife is doing one of her customary shop-fests, I will unconsciously steer us (the children and myself) towards the Toy Store/Video Game Store section of the mall. I must admit that I enjoy watching my children’s enthusiasm towards examining each and every toy and new video game title but truth be told, I also enjoy examining these toys almost as much as they do. And the funny thing is after my wife does her thing and us "kids" have done ours, everyone feels refreshed and generally in a good mood even thou us "kids" almost never get anything – of course unless it's B.day or Xmas time.

Unlike most parents, I let my kids pick out their presents. I’ve always hated getting presents that sucked when I was a child and didn't want to impose that restriction on them during the holidays, so I let them pick their present usually a month and a half before the incident and their anticipation grows. I know surprising them is also fun for some parents, but that's simply not my style - except for that one present "Santa" drops off for each "good" child ;) .