Mother Gets Upset Over A Horrible Gift And Decides To Cancel Her Family's Future Gift-Exchanging Tradition
Being a part of holiday traditions allows us to feel that we belong to something bigger. It allows us to stay rooted in our origins.
Sharing meals with family and taking part in activities that keep the Christmas spirit alive keep the bonds strong. That's why practicing holiday traditions means a lot for most people.
There will always be an addition to the family as time goes by. Sons and daughters, who got married and have children, participate in the traditions.
With more people practicing celebrating Christmas in one gathering, a sense of continuity is achieved. Food will always be part of the traditions.
And since Christmas is a season of giving, gifts play a large role in these holiday traditions. So it's natural for some families to have a gift-exchanging event during their family gatherings.
Sadly, not all the Christmas practices of one family are bound to last. Take this mother we're looking at today as an example.
A user called MiakhodaOnihcram shared a bad experience that happened on a Christmas day on Reddit. The gift given to her was so cheap.
Not only that, the giver remarked that hurt the mom's feelings. With such a terrible gift, she is heavily considering making this year's gift-giving event the last one in the family.
Redditors weigh in on whether or not she's the a**hole in the situation. Let's take a look at their reactions.
First time celebrating Christmas with their sons and their sons' SOs
The awesome gifts that the sons received
The worst gifts
What made the gift even worse
The old couple have differing opinions about the gift the original poster received.
She ultimately wants to stop the gift-giving event, but her husband tells her that she's end up being the a**hole in the whole situation.
She had to further explain her side.
Something's fishy with the son's girlfriend.
The eldest son's situation
The real reason behind the absurd gift
Letting the girlfriend handle the gift purchase was such a bad idea.
The girlfriend even wants to cut all ties with the original poster because she is a stepmom.
No more gift-giving event. It's probably for the best.
A redditor had to hear more details about the story.
If only this user saw the updates.
There is a reason why she's odd. She hates the mom.
What the girlfriend did was absolutely rude. You can't even call that a gift.
Sadly, it was intentional.
The tradition deserves another chance for this user.
This is what you call a gift—something that's really useful.
Those were horrible gifts indeed.
Communication is key.
Sadly, he's head over heels for this girl.
With such thoughtless actions, being honest about how hurtful they are is important.
It's definitely odd if the previous ones were thoughtful gifts.
For others, it's best to solve the root problem first before letting go of the tradition.
Lowering the value of the gifts might be a good idea as well.
Other users want to exact the revenge.
But it's not ideal to stoop down to the level of the girlfriend.
What a n early '20s man should be buying as a gift.
the origina poster's husband needs to have a talk with the boys
This redditor agrees to drop the rope. If she'll end up with a thoughtless gift, then it's better to not receive anything at all.
Other redditors are wondering about it too.
The girlfriend really hates her boyfriend's mom
The clueless boys
The entitled girls
Ultimately, the tradition ends.
And it's understandable. Plus, with such thoughtless girlfriends, it's probably best not to receive anything at all.
The tradition can always come back once the situation improves. Grandchildren will always make these events happier, so it's probably best for them to hold it off until the new members of the family come.
