Over the years, many parents have found themselves cleaning up under the Christmas tree daily because their children and pets can’t fathom the idea of not tinkering with shiny ornaments.

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"Take my Christmas tree down with me because there's no point my kids don't have anything to open under my tree for Christmas morning," the TikTok video begins, showing the mom disassembling the tree.

Now that I’m older, my kids and I put up our tree a few weeks ... you may be unable to hang all the ornaments you love or have room under the tree for gifts. Trees (real and artificial) come ...