To not let DH open all his presents today?

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DH is 4, was delighted with his Santa presents, then as is the way opened a few other presents from under the tree from friends and family before had to leave the house to go to inlaws for lots more opening of presents. We nipped home again briefly and he's asked to open another present, which I refused, telling him he could open the rest tomorrow. He accepted this without discussion but DH has now said I was being mean....was IBU?

Yup mean

Slightly concerned your DH is 4 :/

Someone has been at the sherry...

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It's Christmas Day, why would you not let him open his presents on Christmas Day?

He's 4? Hmm I think opening presents is the least if your worries

your DH is 4 ???? Anyhoo yes YABU and mean to not let your DH open his gifts on Christmas day. You are supposed to open them as soon as daybreaks when you are 4

Yes, you should have let a 4 year old open all his Christmas presents on Christmas Day. Yanbu to have a 4 yr old DH

Sorry DS is 4. He was busy playing with his new toys b4 we left the house and were literally home for 5 mins today then got home late, and straight to bed.

Still mean

It's christmas day . If a child can't open his presents on Christmas day when can he open them

YABVU you big meanie.

It's Xmas day you should have let him stay up and open his present.

yabu

It's Christmas Day, the day when presents are opened!

I suppose he's got more to look forward to tomorrow but ywbu, sorry.

We had our presents eked out and it made Christmas last longer. I don't think it's mean. YANBU, against the general opinion.

If he's not fussed YANBU. Better to have MORE CHRISTMAS tomorrow than rushed present opening before bed.

Yabu, why be a control freak? The presents are his are they not?
Not surprisingly he wants to open them, they're his presents.
I'm confused, you may like delayed gratification but a 4 year old doesn't understand that!

Yabvu don't be so mean

I think it's a good idea to stagger presents if possible, but it might have been better not to let your DS see the presents you didn't want him to open. 18 month old DS only got 1 present today, he's going to get 1 a day until we see DSC's next week & do Christmas properly. I can't see that working when he's 4 though!

Yabu. You should have let him take them.

Yabu.
Why not let him open them and go to bed a tiny bit later? It's Christmas after all. If its already late, a few minutes wouldn't make a difference.

My mum used to save presents from friends until boxing day, it was nice as it meant there was something to look forward to the next day.

yanbu x

yanbu as it wouldnt have just been a few minutes as no doubt he would have wanted to play with them all too!
it might have been better to not let him see them and surprise him tomorrow, but its not the end of the world!

I'm surprised! He was becoming a little overwhelmed and it had just turned into a lot of tearing off the wrapping the tossing the gift aside, ready for the next 1. InI my defence today was busy and we didn't have time to sit and show him the less obviously exciting presents. Also he had fallen asleep in the car on the way home, otherwise I may have reconsidered 1 more gift.
Thanks for the feedback, maybe in future I'll hide some things to open Boxing Day Hate at the thoughts of him being spoilt! Which is where this has all come from.