Christmas Manners: The Unwanted Gift

If you get a Christmas gift that you didn't want, like the "Tammy" doll, then politely set it on the piano bench and play with something else.

Suburban Chicago, December 24, 1962. We're opening presents because it's the evening of Kūčios. Mom and my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, clean up the wrapping paper mess. I've set aside the toys that I don't like: the Tammy doll and a "Little Play Nurse" set.