To think they all need to compromise?

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All teens in the household now.
T13 wants to get up at 6am for presents.
T16 and T18 want to sleep in for a bit.

T13 thinks that we all should and is saying they will go in and wake everyone. Other teens are saying they just wont get up. T13 thinks they are being reasonable as at their age the older one did get up at 6am. The older ones have wanted to sleep in ow for a few years and say they were getting up for T13 as they were so much younger.

Who is BU here?
Dh and I said a 7am compromise would be better perhaps?

6am is too early. I think 7am is too early!

But yes, I think the older children may need to wake up a bit earlier than they'd like, since they have a younger sibling. What time were they thinking?

While I can understand the you gest being excited still, I think they need to compromise and go with the majority. 7am is workable.

DS11 has been told in no uncertain terms he's not to be waking us up before 7.30am tomorrow. I've done my ridiculously early Christmas starts and now it's time for a lie in.

Surely 8:00 is early enough?

T13 is being v unreasonable, they're not a toddler and the world doesn't revolve around what they want. Tell them on no uncertain terms they are not to wake the rest of the house at 6am.

6 is too early. If you were talking about a 5 yr old then maybe, but at 13 they should be able to manage chilling out until 7:30 at least.

13yo is being unreasonable and needs to be told that 6 is too early.

My 5 and 3yo will be up at the crack of dawn however 😬😂

Our children had a stocking they could open at 6am - until this year. Now 15 and 18. Other presents are always when everyone is up, breakfasted and showered, so about 10am. I will be up at 6am due to having a puppy, but looking fwd to a couple of quiet hours before anyone else gets up… and dragging the kids out of bed at 10am this year!!

8am

Anyone can get up earlier and sit downstairs in the glow of the tree lights and watch something festive in telly.

But I am biased because that is my favourite way to start Xmas day.

13yo is crazy

T13 compromises at 7.00 and can open his stocking presents and have some toast or cereal. Older teens have to compromise too and be up at 9.00/10.00 whichever suits you, so you can get on with your family day, however it pans out in your household.

7 is way to early.

Imo sleep is more important for a successful day than dc getting to open gifts on demand.

They’re 13, not 5. Wanting to be up at 6am is ridiculous, can you throw some small things in a stocking and let them open that if they wake up but let everyone else have a reasonable nights sleep

If T13 wakes T18, are they going to make it to T14?

If I was T 18 they wouldn't.

I’m not getting up at 7 and I have a 4 year old and a baby. They’ll both sleep later than that. 6am is nighttime.

Everybody gets up at 8am

None of my kids have ever been allowed up for presents on Christmas Day before 7am, let alone as teens. Just say no. 8am is early enough.

Go the European way and do on Christmas eve.......everyone gets a lie in😊

Please have a word with T13 about not being a brat. They are 13 Fgs! Tell them to open theirs if they want but not to bother anyone else. Sounds very irritating, they aren't 3. Why are you indulging this?

Why ? Can't they wake up when they want to?

13yo waits until everyone else is up and everyone opens presents together unless there’s a stocking left on their bed. I agree with @VeniVidiWeeWee they wouldn’t have reached their 14th birthday if they’d wakened me up early on Christmas morning when I was 18. Do not indulge this OP it’s ridiculous from a 13 yo.

Pretty much what @ChristmasCracker23 says.
Don't allow a 13 yr old to call the shots.

We've told our 12 year old not to come near our room before his clock says 7. Your 13 year old needs to be told to be respectful

I'd have no problem with anyone getting up early and opening stocking presents quietly.

But with the youngest being 13? there would be mayhem if anyone woke me before 8am.