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When We Were Opening Christmas Gifts, My 5-Year-Old Shouted, “Yes! The Other Mom Kept Her Promise!”
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The living room was filled with wrapping paper and half-empty mugs. Simon bounced from one present to the next, buzzing with excitement. All the gifts under the tree were ones Mike and I had picked together.
Mike handed Simon a medium-sized box and smiled. “This one’s from Santa.”
I smiled too. We always saved one special gift for last.
Simon tore into the paper and froze.
Then his face exploded into joy.
