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The Christmas ornament I eventually gave to my mom, albeit late.

Title: The belated Christmas ornament I finally delivered to my mom
After weeks of promising to deliver the hand-painted ornament I made in December, I finally arrived at my mom’s house—two weeks after Christmas. I walked in with the ornament wrapped like it was a precious piece of art. My mom, confused but excited, unwrapped it only to find a mismatched assortment of holiday colors and glittery designs that clearly showed my last-minute crafting skills. “A masterpiece!” I declared, trying to dodge the ‘why so late?’ questions.
What made it even more hilarious was that while everyone else was busy regifting their holiday decor or returning ugly sweaters, my mom proudly hung my craft blob on the tree, which still had the remnants of her Christmas cookies dangling from it. She told me that she was going to wait until next year to put it out, creating new competition for an already ugly ornament. So there it was—a unique reminder that I’m not just late, but also potentially starting a new family tradition: “Awkward Ornaments of 2023.” Only my mom could turn my slightly tragic procrastination into a heartwarming holiday legend!

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TerpBE • 1,029 points
I hope you’re 34, but I suspect you’re 35 and added wrong.

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TysonTesla • 548 points
Oh…. oh no….

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yougotyolks • 319 points
Six toes and you couldn’t even count how many Christmases you’ve had???

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Cogwheel • 35 points
It was an off-by-one error

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hitlersticklespot • 15 points
Hey, to be fair, there was probably a while where he could only count up to 21!

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podracer1138 • 6 points
He had to account for the leap-toe.

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vitium • 23 points
you’re not late for 2025, you’re waayyy early for 2026. Easy Peasy

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Inner_Inspection640 • 10 points
Too late for 2024

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ProjectDv2 • 4 points
2027 is right out.

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mazzarellastyx • 0 points
Not too late to sneak over, sharpie that 5 into a 6, and say its for Christmas 2026

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gentleman_true • 92 points
Close! Math was done under holiday pressure 😅

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TysonTesla • 26 points
I love this reasoning.

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Michalclark123 • 7 points
Hahha

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Causerae • 1 points
“holiday math”

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Mad_Girl_Marty • 38 points
My SIL made the same mistake over Christmas and I didn’t have the heart to tell her 😅

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TysonTesla • 26 points
Mine did too. At least they’ll match.

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SuperSecretMoonBase • 41 points
I’m missing something here. Why can’t he be 35 with this still accurate?

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FuckitThrowaway02 • 128 points
The baby’s first Christmas is before they are 1 year old. The “zero year” has to be added as well

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SuperSecretMoonBase • 7 points
Of course. Thank you. It was like 2 in the morning, haha.

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breeresident • 4 points
Could be born on Christmas I suppose.

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amioth • -12 points
Unless baby was born in the first few months of the year

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militaryCoo • 20 points
No, even if they’re born on December 26th they’ll still be zero when December 25th rolls around

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amioth • 2 points
Omg I’m so dumb 😂😂😂😂 my brain was mixing up gestation and birthdays for some dumbass reason 🤦🏻‍♀️ this is why you shouldn’t comment on Reddit immediately when you wake up. I swear I’m normally not this stupid.

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Nesman64 • 8 points
OP counted on their fingers and toes.

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AussieManc • 4 points
Ha. Came here for this

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Casual_hex_ • 2,259 points
You seem to have… Six toes? Nice 👍

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TysonTesla • 995 points
Can’t everyone count to 21?

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I_can_pun_anything • 242 points
I can only count to four

–Snap– • 120 points
I can only count to 4

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Dzyu • 154 points
I can only count to… FOOUURR!!! 😫

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