Worst Christmas Traditions for Dads
- Falling through the ceiling while rummaging in the attic for the decorations.
- Stepping in figgy pudding in a dark hall at night (Thanks, Rover)
- Sending out 200 Christmas cards and then hearing postage rates went up two weeks before.
- Fourthmeal at Taco Bell on Christmas Eve!
- Watching Rudolph, Frosty and The Grinch on fast-forward, so you can get them in on one night
- Gargling with eggnog before you open gifts Christmas morning
- Listening for the pitter-patter of the UPS driver’s feet on the porch.
- Everyone gathers around the fire Christmas Eve while dad reads the paper.
- Decorating saltines.
- The annual after Christmas dinner weigh in!
~ Written By Top 10 Correspondant, Brendan Bruce
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Definitely like number 5 the best.
My dad wins the record for “worst Christmas tradition.” One year he got this new sawdust vacuum for his wood workshop and decided to test it out on Christmas Eve by cleaning the ash out of our fireplace… but he forgot to cover the opening on the opposite end of the vacuum. He had his head inside the fireplace thinking, “Wow, this thing works really well!” when my little brother walked up and said, “Daddy, I can’t see in here!” The air was full of dust, and everything in the room was covered with a layer of it. We missed the Christmas Eve service at church that night… it took us til midnight to get everything clean. He still jokes each year about “cleaning the fireplace” on Christmas Eve (but is drowned out by a chorus of “nooo!”). Great family memories!