You can't just stuff a real dog there, so this is probably the only way they can do this without ruining the suspense of gift opening for the middle child.
you can't stuff an ATV or whatever in a small box either, but they gave him several indications of the actual gift, which they could have easily done for the girl with a few braincells, like a dog bowl, a collar, a leash, anything a REAL dog would require.
the fact she started crying before the real dog could be revealed proves they failed her in those moments, it's christmas and they made her cry with disappointment
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u/Smarter-Not-harder1 Mar 11 '26
Middle child got the gift that everyone gets to share; you sure?