Family Got Upset With Teen Redditor When They Found Out That They Didn’t Like The Christmas Gifts And Would LIke to Return Them
Have you ever opened a gift and your face involuntarily scrunched up because of your internal cringe? Then you get so conscious because everyone’s eyes are on you and you wonder if they saw how much you hate the presents.
In a ‘Am I The A**hole’ subreddit post, a Redditor recalled how they opened their gifts during Christmas and visibly cringed. Their father and stepmom saw their frown, which ended in a conflict.
Hear them out though, OP asked for specific gifts from their parents. They asked them multiple times.
The gifts were a bit on the lavish side but OP said their parents were a bit well-off and it was promised that they were going to buy them for OP.
What happened instead was that on Christmas day, OP’s younger stepbrother got everything he asked for which consisted of a PS5, a bike, designer clothes, and a tablet. OP on the other hand received clippers, a bag that wasn’t fit for them, and perfume that she might be allergic to.
When the parents saw that OP was upset, they confronted them and OP admitted that they didn’t really like the gifts and would like to return them. Words like ungrateful were thrown into the conflict and the parents plus the family members on the dad’s side were upset at OP.
Which begs the question, is OP the a**hole in this situation? Scroll down for more information.
At first glance, OP might seem like a spoiled brat but further storytelling from OP revealed that there was a history of them being treated like the lesser child. One example is that although their family goes on trips often, OP gets left behind.
OP was given the cheaper alternative of what they asked for, even the bad games. Their brother even laughed at what they got.
They had hoped that because they promised OP the gifts they asked for that their parents might treat them equally this time. But hope faded and now there’s tension in the family.
OP provided a summary of why they think they’re the a**hole in this situation
OP’s dad might’ve had no hand in buying the gifts and took the cue of of the stepmom when they looked hurt
OP pointed out that buying the gifts wasn’t the issue so the disinterest of their parents was very obvious. It wasn’t an excuse to not care what his child wanted altogether though.
It’s not that OP is ungrateful but it was hard to excuse the multiple times that they were treated as the “lesser” child
Also, let’s talk about how this way of giving is really common
Feels like a fair trade
Redditors wonder if their father’s side of the family really knows what’s going
If their brother already knows how different they were being treated, wouldn’t it be more obvious to adults?
The gift giving was done in front of people with the parents expecting for OP to take this kind of treatment in a stride
He knew that they screwed up but of course they had to be the right one or ‘respected’
OP was right calling them out or else they would always think that they aren’t doing anything wrong
It could be because of how they identify
But this could also be the main reason why they would show constant disinterest to OP
There was some things that OP did that people find rude but it came from a place of understandable hurt
OP shouldn’t be treated as a mere obligation but an equal to their stepbrother
In this scenario, OP didn’t deserve to be excluded not only during Christmas but most of the time. They were treated as someone they think would just swallow the blatant favoritism and keep shut.
Majority of the Redditors agree that OP wasn’t the a**hole and wish that things would look up for them. The other family members should also look into the real reason why things got out of hand instead of judging.
Do you think OP deserves an apology? Let us know in the comments.
