Every year we hear about “the true meaning of christmas.” I personally believe that a lot of things make up the meaning of Christmas. Heres a few of my favorites:

1. When your siblings eat the best Christmas cookies and you’re stuck with the crusty ones that your Mom ends up throwing out.

2. Finding half of your gifts before Christmas day.

3. When your mom shoots you death glares across the dinner table when she realizes you pregamed dinner.

4. Realizing how big of a loser you are when your family asks about your love life and your school life all in the same conversation.

5. Children basically RKO-ing each other to get their presents out from under the tree first like it’s The Hunger Games.

6. Someone throwing up eggnog.

7. Someone throwing up because they saw someone else throw up eggnog.

8. Meeting your third cousin twice removed and getting asked how the eighth grade is going when you're in college.

9. That one person who's afraid of the family dog.

10. When you ask your brother for a sweater for Christmas and he buys you a hermit crab (true story).

11. Putting on makeup so family thinks your life is as on point as your contour.

12. Your mom taking photos of you Christmas morning when you look like a cracked out Santa then posting them on Facebook.

13. Arguing on which Christmas movie to watch with the family (animated Grinch or nah?)

14. Your mom vacuuming the house, driveway and the Christmas tree so that guests think that no-one lives there.

(PSA: this is totally a joke, don't be a Grinch)