Boxing Day

T’was the day after Christmas,
We’ve survived another.
It’s a tough time of year to be a father or mother.

If I hear "open this toy" even just one more time,
I can't be held accountable for committing a crime.

The trash can is full, the lid closed with a clamour,
the get half of these toys out of boxes you need a jackhammer.

Where is my Advil? A headache is here!
But don't forget, it's a most wonderful time of year!


There are several telltale signs that it is the day after Christmas:

• places are wicked crowded because many people have the day off from work,
• parents everywhere are deafened from the ruckus of new toys,
• trashcans, at the curb awaiting pickup, are literally overflowing with gift bags and discarded wrapping paper, and
• neighborhood children everywhere are crowding the streets, tooling around on their new rides.